Sax, Valencian Community

Reference: JBYV-T767. We are proud to offer for sale this lovely 4-bed, 2 bath villa for sale, close to the town of Sax. Sitting on a plot of just over 14, 000m2, there is plenty of space to fit a below-ground pool here if you wish. The land is fenced in, and with tarmac access, you don't need a 4x4. The land looks over the town of Sax and has great views of the castle. A lovely glass of wine can be enjoyed in the evening with these lovely views; this would make a great location for a pool. There are also some outbuildings, making good storage. As you enter the main house, you are greeted with the master en-suite on the left-hand side. The bathroom here would benefit from some finishing or a refit to make a more luxurious room. The main door also leads to the living room, with the kitchen to the side of the dining room area. There is a family bathroom to the side, and the remaining three bedrooms are in a corridor, all being a good size. Although the house would benefit from a little extra finishing, it's a solid house, very livable and in a great location. Why Sax? There are no traffic lights, it has a 13th-century castle, one of seven on the castle route but ours is the best and there are no traffic lights, parking meters or fee paying car parks. What? That isnt enough? Sax is so popular because it is far enough inland to be inland yet it is only 30 minutes to Alicante Airport and 35 minutes to the beach. Access is by the A31 Dual Carriageway Alicante to Madrid Autovia (Motorway to you) which runs just outside of the town, by rail and coach from Alicante so you can go to the beach and not have to take your car, and now we are only eight minutes drive away from the AVE station at Villena. The AVE is the high-speed train from Alicante to Madrid which has only four stops. From boarding the train will have you in Madrid in 2hrs 9mins for as little as 9 if you are lucky enough, but around 25 if not. Let us stick with the town of Sax for now rather than escaping to the beach or Madrid. Sax is dominated by its 13th-century castle known as the Headlight And Guardian Of The Border a landscape of history and rock. When driving back home to Sax after daylight the sight of the castle, fully lit, and seemingly floating in the air is one of the most welcoming sights I have ever experienced. Its a sign we are almost home. Commercially, Sax was only affected in a minor way by the economic crash as it is the home of three major international businesses selling persianas y toldos, window blinds and sun canopies and a shoe industry that means if you recently bought a pair of shoes in Debenhams, for example, the chances are they could have been made in Sax or nearby Elda and we now supply 60% of the footwear used in all Spains hospitals. It is an incredible feat. Both Sax and the smaller town of Salinas just eight minutes drive away have close to full employment and lots of opportunity which means our crime statistics are very low and both towns are safe in a way that is hard to imagine if you have arrived from the UK or Holland. Walking around whatever time of day or night is a pleasure rather than something to fear. What about safety? Full employment reduces crime to very little and Sax is small enough for everyone to know each other and a family who has a son or daughter who is a criminal brings shame on the family. I suppose its like when I was growing up in the North West during the 60s. Recently we have seen the opening of a Consum supermarket, the equivalent of a Waitrose or Marks & Spencer Food Hall whilst there has been a Hiperber and Dia, both excellent supermarkets for as long as I can remember, and if that isnt enough there is a Carrefour (Think Tesco) eight minutes drive away within a shopping mall complex that has two cinemas one of which shows films in English with Spanish subtitles. There is also six gyms in Sax and a superb one in the shopping Mall and Ten Pin Bowling etc. Sax is served wonderfully well with schools, our son was eight when we moved here and reluctantly, we put him into a state school, he always went to a private school in Manchester, and within six months he was fluent in two languages and following five years in a secondary school went on to study Pharmacy at Complutense in Madrid one of Spains most famous and prestigious universities. However, he didnt like the idea of going into pharmacy as a career so he is studying law and working as my business partner. He already has a diploma in Spanish Property Law. For health, Sax and Spain, in general, is far superior to the UK. In the town, we have a brand new Health Centre with eight doctors, two nurses, a diabetes clinics and a 24/7 Emergency Walk/In Centre. Ten minutes away in Elda is the remarkable award-winning University Hospital El Virgen De Salud where the surgeons are second to none and the food is atrocious, well it cant all be good!! Newly opened is the Fibromyalgia centre offering support and therapies for those suffering from acute pain. There are now three Language Schools in the town and the town hall ran a scheme for language swapping that may be run again. Learning Spanish is a lot less difficult than it may seem and there are new ways of learning that concentrate on conversational Spanish. There are restaurants and bars aplenty with prices that are at first beyond belief and a three or four-course lunch of good quality can easily be found for 13 or less. For a special occasion, there is Casa Mami and El Fuente restaurant at the hotel of the same name which are a little more expensive but great food experiences can be had. Nearby Villena, ten minutes or so up the A31, has some excellent restaurants including the very fashionable Titas Gastronimo and the stunning, in my opinion, Condumio. Coffee and toast for breakfast will cost no more than 2, 50 and the coffee is possibly the best in Europe. Our biggest challenge these days is finding properties as opposed to selling them as Sax and Salinas as both have become incredibly popular and there are no building permits left in either of the towns and yet they are growing. So, come look around and enjoy.