Villa Ventura Spain

Located within Mondrago National Park within a few minutes walk along pine scented pathways to the beautiful award-winning S’Amarador beach, is the three-bedroom Villa Ventura.  
This delightfully converted stone-built farmhouse is comfortably furnished in local style and has the benefit of dual air conditioning in all bedrooms as well as the living room.  The rooms are airy and light, with use of neutral or light pastel wall colours, very much in keeping with the modern Mediterranean style.  But vibrant coloured paintings and bright splashes of colour in the form of knick-knacks, provide the artistic finishing-touches to this beautifully secluded home.
Upon entering you are welcomed into the very well equipped and airy living room, with the central focus on the built-in stone fire-place. The kitchen and utility room are located directly ahead, and lead through to the outside terraced area with pergola, and to the shimmering blue swimming pool at its centre.  There are two bedrooms on the ground floor, slightly off-set to the left.  The bigger double room has its own private shower room, whilst the Twin bedroom has a family bathroom located next door, with a separate WC.  However, the show-piece of Villa Ventura has to be the Tower.  Located immediately to the left, as you enter the house is the circular shaped dining room, with stairs winding up to the first floor; here is located the slightly smaller but unusual circular Master double-room with its own private shower room and inviting sun-terrace.  
The covered poolside dining terrace is ideal for relaxing after an alfresco lunch, whilst watching the children enjoying the pool.Occupying a privileged position slightly inland from the coast, next to the Mondragó National Park is the golden sandstone, medieval walled town of Santanyí.  You don’t have to look far to see marks from Santanyí’s pirate-suffering past. The fortified city-wall and Porta Murdada (gate) still stand as symbols of past generations’ fear of the constant threat of attacks which plagued this town. Moorish invasions got so bad in Santanyí that many people took to sleeping in the locked church!
Today, the streets are safe and the pace of life is gentle yet welcoming.  It’s a superb place to shop, with increasing numbers of boutiques selling high quality goods like tableware, linen and delicately painted ceramics.  There are a few buzzy cafes and restaurants, and even a decent live music scene thanks largely to the Sa Cova Galeria Bar, which hosts popular music and jam sessions.  Arts and Crafts seems to play a central role in Santanyí, and you can find galleries and independent workshops hidden within the golden sandstone buildings, and down the narrow lanes.  Be sure to meander at leisure through these winding lanes, most of which lead to the main square, where the Church of San Andreas and the Town Hall are located.  Take a moment to admire these buildings, both of which were built with the same golden coloured sandstone, quarried locally, as that of the Cathedral in Palma.  Market Day is on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when these same sleepy lanes around the church square come alive with the buzz and excitement of traders selling their goods, and buyers haggling for a bargain.
A short drive east of Santanyí’ lies the second largest National Park in the Balearics. Mondragó (Catalan for Dragon) National Park may only cover an area of about 8km.sq, but it is a small piece of heaven on earth, with its glorious stretch of protected coastline, offering wonderful walking/hiking trails with wide range of wildlife to spot, along the way. And all set against the back-drop of the sandy white beaches that melt into the shallow turquoise blue sea.