Holiday apartment for rent in Castell de Ferro

Three bedroom apartment with communal pool and balconies with sea views within a gated Complex. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and sitting room. You can lie in bed and listen to the sea.

Castell de Ferro is a pretty Mediterranean fishing town with access from airports at Almeria, Malaga and Granada. It has narrow, winding streets clustered around a main square surrounded on three sides with shops, bars and restaurants and the beach on the fourth. The town was named after the castle that stands behind, which was built to defend the natural harbour that it overlooks.

Water sports available at Castell de Ferro include sailing and sub-aqua diving. The Los Moriscos golf course lies 20 kilometres along the coast to the west.

Like nearby Salobreña, Castell del Ferro has a castle of Arab origin at its heart, and was one of the many villages occupied by the Moors in this area. Indeed the castle was an important part of the Arab defences and one of a chain that stretched along the coast. The next village to the east, Castillo de Baños has a new centre for the Interpretation of Granada’s coastal defences (Centro de Interpretación de las Defensas de la Costa Granadina) which details the history of these costal forts. To the east the Arab defences stretch as far as La Rabita, the easternmost town of the Costa Tropical.

Within Castell del Ferro itself most activity centres around the main square or in the summer around Castell's beach and promenade which stretches 2 miles along the sands. There are a number of good bars and restaurants both around the square and along the sea front, along with three supermarkets stocking all the usual items. For fresh fruit and vegetables and a taste of Spanish life the weekly market takes place each Saturday.

A further taste of local life can be had by trying a plate of 'migas de harina' soft fried breadcrumbs with 'pulpo seco' dried octopus and fresh sardines (sardinas frescas). The sardines and octopus will almost certainly have been caught locally and is likely to be no more than a few hours old by the time it reaches your plate!

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Name   Sharon Malloy Phone +353 599147715 Mobile  +353 (0) 872789738 Language spoken  English Advertised since  12 January 2012