Villa Djebel Musa Gaucin

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Gaucín
Villa Djebel Musa Gaucin

A beautiful haven with incredible views in the hilltop village of Gaucin near Ronda, Andalusia. "The best view we have seen in Spain," said one travel company.
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Romantic, Private, Peaceful Villa With Breathtaking Views To Morocco in Gaucin village near Ronda. The villa is at the southern edge of Gaucin village, near Ronda, Andalucia, Malaga province, Spain with an infinity pool set amongst exotic palms & rocks in 2 acres of mature Mediterranean garden. Gaucin is 600 metres above sea level and the villa affords spectacular open views down the Genal River v

alley to the Mediterranean and North Africa beyond. Djebel Musa is a romantic, colourful, beautifully maintained architect-designed Spanish-style villa. The garden is a mixture of mature palms amongst rocks and shrubs as well as wild olives and carobs filled with song birds on a hillside at the very edge of the pretty 'white village' of Gaucin. "A truly stunning property with 'wow factor'!"

It is maintained and equipped to a high standard. The double-height open-plan living room with minstrels' gallery leads to a large covered veranda. There is an archway through to the large dining room which leads to its own covered dining terrace.

4 of the bedrooms and the main living rooms have French windows onto their own terrace or balcony. The 4th and 5th bedrooms are set up as a studio apartment that can be let separately outside the summer season. There are other terraces around the garden. Terracotta floors, bright rugs, Moroccan pots, comfortable seating inside and out, Satellite TV, WiFi, flowers, views, birds, sunshine! For prices, please see the following link:
http://www.spain-holiday.com/28170

02/10/2024

As Autumn arrives, its worth checking the view from the bedroom window at dawn as there can be spectacular skies.

27/07/2024

The summer months are when the bigger and most spectacular butterflies are seen in the garden. Two different species of Swallowtail, the Monarch and Charaxes (two-tailed Pasha). All photos from the garden.

05/06/2024

Summer is already here.

Perfect temperatures (4C/9F cooler than the coast) of around 24-28C (75-82F). The pool is very pleasant with the heater we run from end April to October powered by solar panels (to offset heat loss at night).

18/05/2024

View from the terrace - Griffon and the Rock... the rock being Gibraltar with the Morrocan hills in the background.

12/05/2024

A spring morning from the villa - Gibraltar and Djebel Musa in the distance

12/05/2024

The Booted Eagle pair are back for the summer. These were taken a week ago as they patrol the skies looking down at the ground in the farm below for things to eat!

04/05/2024

Wild Peonies - one of the highlights of April is the walk up to the shoulder below Sierra El Hacho (25 minutes on a GR path from Gaucin's gasolinera - gas station/petrol station or the cafe, Venta La Serrania).
In an oak woodland, the peonies thrive in the damp soil at the foot of the north face of El Hacho. Best to visit mid week as it can attract enthusiastic groups at weekends.
Along the path, there are giant globe fennels, intense mauve vetches and wild sage.

04/05/2024

This week in Gaucin... wildflowers are in full bloom. Taken from a large meadow below the village looking back. To get here walk down the Camino De Gibraltar from the village.
There is a red dot under Villa Djebel Musa and a green dot under its sister, Villa Estrella.

14/04/2024

April, May and June are when Gaucin becomes a paradise for spring flowers and butterflies. All these pictures are either from in the garden or within a few hundred metres.

16/03/2024

For spring visitors to Gaucin, the spectacle of the migration of birds from Africa to Europe is an almost daily occurence (depends on wind direction in the Straits of Gibraltar). It had been very wet for 3 days and on the Sunday morning there were showers and clouds but favourable weather for crossings. This 'column' had 50 to 100 Black Kites and a few Griffon Vultures which headed up the Genal River valley before the used the 'hill' of Gaucin with upcurrents to give them height to continue their journey. Several other 'columns' came through during the morning.
It had probably taken them an hour to fly up from Gibraltar and many of the birds were visibly wet - but Black Kites are robust and highly successful birds of prey. Despite their name, they are not very 'black' at all - but look like it when viewed from below. These pictures were taken from Villa Estrella, next door to Villa Djebel Musa last weekend but the views are the same.

08/03/2024

Wet Spring morning in Gaucin. Inspiring views from the villa aided by being 600m/2000ft above sea level. Rain in March will bring wonderful wild flowers in April and May.

03/03/2024

February and March are cooler months but sunny days bring the feeling of summer with flowers and butterflies.

20/02/2024

Some evenings the whole sky is on fire. Being up at 2000ft/600m the views of the sky and landscape are breathtaking on evenings like this.

19/02/2024

A view across the village showing Villa Djebel Musa ringed in green and its 'sister' villa next door, Villa Estrella ringed in red which can be rented from April this year.

31/01/2024

Villa Djebel Musa's neighbour is nearing completion... Villa Estrella.

21/01/2024

Winter solstice full moon setting over Gaucin from the villa.

21/01/2024

Some recent winter skies from Gaucin.

14/01/2024

To those guests who are early risers in autumn, winter and early spring, before dawn you may hear the deep hooting of an Eagle Owl. This is what it sounds like: https://xeno-canto.org/837563

There is one that lives 300 metres from the villa (quite close to the vultures' nests) but sadly lost its mate just over a year ago. This is a picture of the bachelor owl taken last year. It required sitting hidden for a couple of hours before sunset and just when the light had almost gone, it appeared... difficult to photograph in such poor light with a big lens but still very satisfying to see this gorgeous creature. Its a an impressively big bird.

Dirección

57 Calle Arrabalete
Gaucín
29480

Página web

https://www.spain-holiday.com/28170

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Videos

Booted Eagles showing off their aviation skills - from the villa

From end March to June, Nightingales invade the valley just below the villa. This morning's walk of 1km counted 11 singing... with one truly spectacular. Listen to the video clip...

Nightingales on the Camino de Gibraltar

Less than 10 minutes walk from the villa, there are 2 Nightingales singing in competion and continuing along the path there are at least 3 more singing to defend their territory. Sorry that there is so little to see - the birds are well hidden in the trees

Spring birdsong

From the villa terrace, spring birdsong - this is likely a Sardinian Warbler or Black Cap but there are also Serins, Goldfinches, Blackbirds, Blue Rock Thrush and Nightingales