Buildings
The first written info we explored is that the Cortijo was built by the mayor of Sevilla in 1900. Also there was a breeding area built for pata negro and 5 pastorales houses with courtyards for each 200 pata negro. These pastorales houses are possible future house building locations.
The Cortijo was completely rebuilt and extended in 2001, designed and its construction supervised by the eminent Sevillian architect professor Manzano. The Cortijo is an outstanding and highly artistic palace on top of a mount, the highest point in the middle of the Estate, with marvelous views of the lake and the surrounding Andalusian Sierra.
The built area covers 3.000 square meters and comprises various sections linked to one another by Andalusian courtyards. Excluding the keepers and other staff lodgings there are 15 bedrooms with adjoining bathrooms, a dining hall, a game room with bar, a guest lounge, several covered terraces, a swimming pool with pool house, an extensive professional kitchen, a utility room, a laundry room, a wine cellar, an engine room and so on.
All is fully equipped and furnished for over 30 guest.
Some distinctive features of the Cortijo :
- The Cortijo is very well maintained. A major paint and maintenance job was done last year.
- All of the bedroom windows have mosquito screens.
- All of the bedrooms have their own bathrooms.
- All of the windows have the traditional iron cast bars.
- There are three big fireplaces in the dining hall, game room and guest lounge.
- There are three fireplaces in the private house.
- There is one big fireplace, which may also be used as a barbeque, outside at the end of the covered dining terrace.
- The main house is equipped with air-conditioning in the living, library and in the owner suites.
- The 2 personnel houses are equipped with air-conditioning.
- The administration office and its conference room are equipped with air-conditioning.
- All efforts were made to keep the typical Andalusian style of the Cortijo intact.
- As the Cortijo is situated on the highest point in the middle of the Estate the views of the lake and its surrounding Andalusian Sierra are unparalleled.