€ 3,550,000
There are two places at Ca Malva where you could happily lose an afternoon. One is the hammock in the courtyard. The rock face is almost within reach, and you can hear water trickling through the planting. The other is the living room sofa. Settle in and the view takes you over the pines and the rooftops of Jávea to a sliver of sea in the distance.
Here in Castellans, on the slopes of the Montgó, the villa has two quite different sides. On one side, the rooms wrap around a sheltered courtyard cut into the mountainside. On the other, the house opens south towards the valley. From the terrace, the hill of Santa Lucía feels close enough to be part of the garden.
Architect Raúl García García designed the house, with interiors by Jessica Bataille and landscaping by Noemí Antón. The living room is a lovely place to see how their work comes together. The white sweep of the staircase frames the sofa. Woven pendant lights hang over the dining table, and beyond them, daylight brings out the grain of the wood in the kitchen. Slide back the glass doors and the conversation carries on outside.
Lunch tends to run long here. The outdoor kitchen and barbecue are beside the covered dining area, with the pool on one side and the valley on the other. The infinity pool has a swimming lane over 20 metres long, so there’s room for a proper swim. Afterwards, some will head straight back to the table, hair still wet. Others will take a book to the hammock.
Ca Malva has five en-suite bedrooms. Four are in the main house. The fifth is in a self-contained guest apartment with its own terrace. One of the suites has perhaps the most private spot of all: its bathroom opens onto a courtyard with an outdoor bath tucked between the rock face and the palms.
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