Gran Canaria - 2 Houses In An Idyllic Mountain Village

Property Description

Just 25 minutes from the airport or from the beach of Arinaga, the little gem of Temisas lies on the edge of the island's rich and lush, protected mountain scenery. For sale here is a ten-year-old architect-designed detached house with an exciting patio, two large terraces and additionally; a rehabilitated traditional canary house.
The detached house is approx. 120 sqm on two floors with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large living room with open kitchen, balcony, and a gallery library in a corner of the living room with 6 meters of ceiling height. The house is exceptionally solidly built, well drained, and all doors and windows are custom made in Germany. The old Canary house is approx. 40 sqm, has toilet, bath, kitchenette, living / sleeping area and a small bed loft. Supporting beams of beautiful eucalyptus beams are visible, and the roof surface between them is rehabilitated in traditional technique with bamboo and local red clay. An Ethernet cable has been stretched between the two houses.
The plot is 400 square meters, has fantastic views over the port city of Arinaga and further southeast towards Africa. The houses are on a slope just off the church and community hall, and the plot has three plateaus. The new house, and an original sculpture-decorated and planted 60 sqm patio with an automatic irrigation system is located at the bottom with an entrance from the small main street of the village. The mid-level plateau is the roof terrace of this house, a small breakfast terrace with sea views, and a terrace with room for a big dining table under a bamboo pergola. The upper plateau is the Canary House with large grass terrace, olive trees and several planted fields with oranges, mangoes, avocados, apple, pear, almond, grapes, bananas and spice plants. There is also a barbecue, and behind the house is a small shed / hobby room. At the very top there is an entrance towards the upper road.
Temisas is a peaceful and beautiful village with lush vegetation, its own olive press and a new public swimming pool. There are about 200 residents there, barely tourists, four bars / cafes, church and a community centre, post office, elementary school, library, youth cafe, a women's club, an old cemetery and a popular astrological observatory on a nearby mountain top. The village is a perfect starting point for hiking in the mountains, where you can go for days in strikingly beautiful and varied landscape. Nearest shops are 10 minutes to St. Lucia or 12 minutes to Agüimes by bus or car on newly paved roads. Las Palmas is approx. 45. min away and it is approx. 40 min to "South", ie the area where the largest sandy beaches and most tourists are.