A timeworn Galician farmhouse with beams still holding court, thick stone walls that refuse to quit, and its very own hórreo — the sort of elevated grain store that screams “heritage chic.” Throw in barns begging for reinvention and a sunny valley view, and you’ve the makings of a rustic revival worth bragging about.
Price: €50,000
Location: A Pastoriza, Lugo, Galicia
Special features: Traditional hórreo, stone farmhouse with original beams, barns to restore, panoramic valley views, large sunny plot, mains water and electricity
Close to: 6 km A Pastoriza; 7 km Muimenta; 11 km Meira; 40 km Lugo
Don’t be fooled by the modest façade. Behind it lies a roomy Andalusian home with a hidden garden big enough for a shady siesta, or even a plunge pool if you’re feeling ambitious. All it needs is a makeover (and perhaps a machete).
Price: €54,000
Location: Moclin, Granada, Andalucia
Special features: Large secluded garden, traditional village setting, grapevine patio, three bedrooms, barbecue potential, mains services
Close to: Bars, shops, pharmacies, regular buses to Granada and nearby villages
An Asturian giant with nine bedrooms, a dovecote tower and a hórreo, not to mention a 20 metre tunnel that slices right through the house. Add chestnut wood benches, a wine cellar and thick red slate walls, and you have history begging for restoration.
Price: €69,000
Location: Argul, Asturias
Special features: Nine bedrooms, Asturian kitchen, wine cellar, dovecote tower, traditional hórreo, 20 metre tunnel, stone courtyard
Close to: 5 km Pesoz, 25 km Navia, 60 km Cantabrian coast, Navia Historical Park and Celtic hillforts nearby
A traditional Galician farmhouse waiting for a bold hand, with a barn so sturdy it could upstage the main house. The flat, walled land is generous, the wells are ready, and Lugo’s UNESCO charms are just down the road.
Price: €75,000
Location: Coeses, Lugo, Galicia
Special features: Traditional stone house, two storey barn in excellent condition, flat buildable plot, two wells, remains of outbuildings
Close to: 10 km Lugo, easy access to Santiago de Compostela and its international airport
A townhouse plot in the cobbled heart of Almuñécar, complete with its very own protected cave. Think wine cellar, yoga den or Bond villain lair. Modern comforts can be added later, but the history is built in.
Price: €79,500
Location: Almuñécar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia
Special features: Protected cave to integrate into the house, old town cul de sac setting, potential for modern design with historic character
Close to: Beaches of the Costa Tropical, shops, restaurants, historic town centre
A pocket sized cortijo with two bedrooms, three thousand square metres of land and views that stretch for days. Perfect for anyone who fancies swapping traffic for birdsong, with Málaga temptingly close when civilisation calls.
Price: €86,900
Location: Riogordo, Málaga, Andalucia
Special features: Two bedrooms, three thousand square metre plot, panoramic views, rustic charm, privacy and tranquillity
Close to: Less than one hour to Málaga city and Costa del Sol beaches
Ten thousand square metres of Mallorcan countryside, four hundred trees and a legal well gushing twenty five thousand litres an hour. There is even a tool shed for shade when the farming fantasy gets too real.
Price: €95,000
Location: Porreres, Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Special features: Ten thousand square metre rustic estate, legal well with reservoir and pump, plantation of 400 to 500 trees, two access points, tool house with porch
Close to: Porreres town and Mallorcan countryside, easy reach of Palma and the island’s beaches
A sturdy farmhouse with three bedrooms, a clutch of outbuildings and over seventy olive trees. The land is irrigated, the paperwork is in order, and with a pool permitted, you could swap vegetable patches for poolside martinis.
Price: €105,000
Location: Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia
Special features: Three bedroom house, over seventy olive trees, irrigated land of 15,070 square metres, multiple outbuildings, mains water and electricity, pool permission available
Close to: 3 minutes La Estación village, 10 minutes Puerto Lumbreras and Lorca, 30 minutes Águilas and the coast
A crumbling 1940s townhouse with mountain views, a garden and permission to add another floor. Think traditional tiles mixed with modern design, and a chance to make your mark in one of Andalusia’s most artistic villages.
Price: €120,000
Location: Gaucín, Málaga, Andalucia
Special features: Garden space, mountain views of El Hacho, potential for additional floor, traditional features to restore, full rebuild opportunity
Close to: 30 minutes to the coast, 1 hour Gibraltar airport, 1 hour 30 minutes Málaga airport
Three stone houses, two outbuildings and a classic Galician granary, all tucked behind a two metre wall. Some buildings cling to their dignity, others are barely more than outlines, but together they promise a rural tourism empire in waiting.
Price: €140,000
Location: Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia
Special features: Three stone houses, traditional granary with three sections, two outbuildings, enclosed plot of 1,900 square metres, charming corners throughout
Close to: 5 km Lalín, 35 minutes Ourense and Santiago, just over 1 hour to all Galician capitals, near Camino de Santiago and Ribeira Sacra
Two country houses, one clinging on by its stone walls, the other standing a little prouder. Together they could be fused into a 260 square metre home with inner courtyard and pool. The views are glorious, the supermarket reassuringly close.
Price: €140,000
Location: Sorbas, Almería, Andalucia
Special features: Two country houses totalling 398 square metres, draft architectural project, potential for inner courtyard and pool, mains water, electricity and sewerage, beautiful views
Close to: 3 minutes to bar and supermarket, 10 minutes Sorbas, 30 minutes Mojácar beaches, 45 minutes Almería city and airport
The roof is done, the ground floor is habitable, and the top two floors are blank pages waiting for your imagination. Add a terrace with valley views and a private garden, and you are halfway to a Mediterranean idyll.
Price: €157,500
Location: La Vall de Laguar, Alicante, Costa Blanca
Special features: Fully renovated roof, habitable ground floor, two open plan upper floors, terrace with valley views, private garden, wood burning stove
Close to: Hiking trails of La Vall de Laguar, easy access to Alicante city and Costa Blanca beaches
Five bedrooms, 250 square metres of stone and a generous plot begging for gardens, pool and long summer lunches. At present it is little more than walls, but in Teulada even a blank canvas feels Mediterranean.
Price: €215,000
Location: Teulada, Alicante, Valencia, Costa Blanca
Special features: Five bedrooms, 250 square metres to renovate, 1,500 square metre plot, scope for landscaped gardens and pool, countryside tranquillity with town and beaches nearby
Close to: Teulada town, Moraira and Costa Blanca beaches, amenities and services within easy reach
Two houses joined as one, five bedrooms, a rooftop terrace with sea views in waiting and the beach five minutes away. It needs everything, but the reward is a seaside home with Andalusian soul.
Price: €265,000
Location: La Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia
Special features: Five bedrooms, two kitchens and living rooms, rooftop terrace with sea view potential, interior patio, storage room
Close to: 5 minutes to the beach, shops and restaurants of La Herradura, Costa Tropical coastline
A twelfth century castle with two towers, Gothic windows and courtyards both inside and out. Semi restored, pre wired and waiting for finishing touches, it could be your private fortress or the chicest rural hotel in Catalonia.
Price: €750,000
Location: Camos, Girona, Catalonia
Special features: Twelfth century castle, two defence towers, Gothic windows, inner and outer courtyards, partial restoration with modern pre installations, scope for hotel or multiple homes
Close to: 5 minutes Banyoles, Girona countryside, easy reach of Costa Brava and Girona city
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