Casa Azul is our lovely old stone built home in the village of Albunuelas in the Lecrin Valley (Andalucia) just south of the beautiful city of Granada and the Alhambra and Sierra Nevada ski centre. Casa Azul was 2 traditional village houses that we purchased in 2002 to enable us to retire from a hectic self employed working life. We converted them into a small B&B so that we still had a reason for getting up in the morning and to continue meeting interesting people without the daily 10 hour grind of our past life, rush hour on the M1 and cold wet winters in England.

To ensure that we keep in touch with home we installed a T/V in the lounge which receives all English free to air programs such as BBC and ITV and all our favorite radio stations. BBC1,2, 3, 4, Five live and Mary Anns favourite Classic FM. With cheap flights from Granada airport we are now only 4 hours from our home in Northamptonshire. To look after all creature comforts we have had the 2 houses professionally converted into 1 without loosing any of the original character.

There are now 2 en-suite twin bedded rooms that are reserved for our b&b guests which both have showers, radiators, fans and tea and coffee making facilities.
On the second floor we have a self contained twin bedded apartment for 2 people. This consists of 3 rooms, the bedroom with views over the Sierra Nevada mountains, the kitchen/living room with sink, cooker, microwave, fridge and comfy seating and a shower room with wc. This apartment has direct access to the roof terrace which is shared with your resident hosts Mary Ann and Ken Silverlock and any other guests.
On the roof terrace there are plenty of chairs, a table, sun umbrella, a splash pool, BBQ and many flowering plants. This is a wonderful place to breakfast under a cloudless sky with birds every where including eagles soaring overhead on many days throughout the year.
On the ground floor we have the guests lounge with T/V and music centre, plus a selection of books and board games. Off the lounge there is a shady, enclosed courtyard with many plants and seating which is the perfect place to relax in the heat of the afternoon.
Downstairs there is a guest lounge/dining room with music centre, television and radio with English stations and for those cooler evenings a wood burning stove.
Outside we have a shady courtyard with direct access to a cool sitting room. On the spacious roof terrace we have a plunge pool, barbecue for your own use and loungers with sun umbrellas. Reference books with places of interest to visit are available in the lounge together with a selection of local maps.
We offer traditional English or Spanish breakfasts which include freshly squeezed orange juice (in season) local baked bread, fresh fruit and English tea or freshly ground coffee.
Packed lunches are available if required. Prices from 5 euro
An extensive dinner menu is available and can be served at a time of your choosing. Prices from 7.50 euro
Should you require it Mary Ann is quite happy to baby sit for you
Mary Ann is happy to serve dinner for any guests that require it either in the dining area or the courtyard and as a frustrated granny is more than happy to baby sit.

Andalucia is simply one of the most beautiful corners of Europe. Its a land where the excesses of the 20th century seem not to have taken root and where travellers are genuinely welcomed as honoured guests, rather than as tourists.
This is the land immortalised by the writings of Ernest Hemingway and beloved by Orson Welles. Its the real Spain of Carmen, Figaro and Flamenco. Rich with the legacies of the Moors and the Romans, its charm and sheer delight will captivate you.
The Valley de Lecrin (Arabic translation “The valley of happiness”) is at the heart of your holiday home. The village of Albunuelas is just a short drive to the picturesque banks of Lake Beznar and its unbelieveable head of wild carp. The area is surrounded by orange and lemon groves, vineyards and almond orchards.
The magnificent views are framed by the imposing Sierra Nevada mountains which give the area its wonderful climate by sheltering it from the cold northern European winds.

Activities in the valley include Angling (we have all the tackle that you require)