Country House for sale in Estepona

Price reduced from €4,995,000 to €4,500,000 for this 452,000m² country estate near Estepona, with the main house reached via an asphalted road from the Ctra de Cadiz, approximately 6km or 7 minutes from the Hotel Kempinsky. The land shares the same planning restrictions once applied to the coast's most exclusive area, La Zagaletta, before it was rezoned from "Completo Serrano non Urbanisable" into a development now home to hundreds of palatial residences. Currently, permitted uses include hotels, farming, rural tourism, sports facilities, schools, universities, hospitals, clinics, mining, cattle, camping, nature and recreational retreats, among others.
There are no other houses visible for as far as the eye can see, and thanks to the topography, certain spots on the estate offer views of Gibraltar that have remained unchanged for centuries, creating the illusion that only forest, sea, Gibraltar and Africa lie between you and the horizon. The property has its own helipad. The farmhouse has been refurbished and redecorated in keeping with its character, offering 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large kitchen/breakfast room, a double drawing room, dressing room, swimming pool, sun terraces, 4 garages and a vegetable garden. A separate guest cottage includes a double bedroom, kitchen, lounge and shower room, while there are also 4 out-houses, several abandoned houses and ruins ideal for horses, and a hamlet with a kiln.
Water is abundant: there are one small and two large water deposits, access to 40,000 cubic metres of free river water, and a well on the land. The Rio Velerin flows year-round through the property, never drying up, with numerous waterfalls and rock swimming pools along its course. Some 5km of existing internal roads cross the finca, making the estate easily navigable.
The estate is equipped with digital TV, mains electricity, its own well, and air conditioning. It also includes a private forest home to wild boar, partridge, and deer, ideal for mountain biking and other outdoor pursuits. At the centre of the plot lies 100,000 m² of flat land, once used for growing wheat and a mango plantation; at one point, a prospective buyer even considered using it as a runway for a light aircraft.
Scattered across the estate are numerous ruins suitable for rebuilding, alongside an orchard and an abundance of fruit trees. Most of the land benefits from both water and electricity connections. Additionally, there is the option to purchase two further plots: one of 95,000 m² (The Eagles Nest, Protection 2) for an extra €995,000, and another of 72,000 m² (The Amphitheatre, Protection 2) for €700,000.