luxury houses with terrace for sale Vélez-Málaga, Spain

~The Castle of the Velasco or better known as The tower of Lezana, is of exceptional importance for the seigniorialization of the villages of the Mena Valley from the middle of the thirteenth to the fifteenth century. At that time a small local nobility was consolidated to which Menese lineages belonged such as the Ortiz, Vivanco, Vallejo, Gil and Angulo. The latter were the ones who built it in 1397. ~Due to the constant struggles between Muslims and Christians at the time, the construction has an offensive profile.~The Velasco family was gaining power throughout the territory of the north of Burgos and in the fifteenth century they took ownership of the Tower. ~~Completely reformed in 1850, according to cadastre data, but in the last decade it was reformed again and adapted to the present times. ~With a height of almost 20 meters, walls of great thickness, with regular ashlar stone, masonry and marked on its flanks and in the center of its canvases by cubes and towers that protect and isolate it from the outside. ~In this area, between the wall and the tower, also in recent years a HEATED POOL WAS MADE, with waves to swim against the current, and with a very special design.~The access to the patio is through a pointed entrance opening, located in the south tower of the wall, and with a second access from the east where we find a TXOKO with fireplace and bar, and two distinguished services among gentlemen and ladies. ~~On the ground floor of the tower were the stables and for security it was not connected to the rest of the floors. It is currently used as a warehouse, it is where the GEOTHERMAL system, CENTRALIZED VACUUM and other machinery are located. It is a diaphanous space with many possibilities since it was joined to the rest of the floors of the tower by the ELEVATOR.~~Through an external staircase you access the floors of housing, this leads to a beautiful terrace that allows you to look out over the wall and the drawbridge, currently fixed but retaining its character, It connects the keep with the east tower of the fence. ~~On the first floor we find a spacious living room with two fireplaces, gazebo with seats and high ceilings, kitchen, and a toilet. ~Despite the types of defensive construction of the time the tower has very good luminosity.~~Going up the stairs we find a mezzanine, with a charming living area and library overlooking the living room below, a very special design bedroom and a bathroom.~~On the fourth floor you can enjoy a beautiful master suite, With an impressive carved wooden entrance door, two gazebos with stone table and seats, fireplace, jacuzzi next to the bed, bathroom and dressing room, which is accessed through a staircase as it is in the mezzanine.~This floor also has a laundry room and a second bedroom en suite, This with bathroom, fireplace and loft.~~On the top floor the staircase leads to a large living room, and two more bedrooms with their respective bathrooms.~~Finally, crowning the construction, is the ROOF from where you can see with totally unobstructed views, among others, the passage of the Magdalena and the Montes de la Peña.~~It is located on a PLOT of almost 25,000 meters of which 18,000 are urban. With a large outdoor LAKE, watchtowers of the entrance preserved... In short, a unique space to enjoy nature and HISTORY.~~The CASTLE is declared of cultural interest, and could not be located in a better area than the Mena Valley, which is characterized by its mountainous landscape, forests and rivers, mycotourism area for mushroom use, and the first municipality in Spain declared by Unesco Stellar Park – Star Park.~~