La Sella – Villa – €1.495.000 -TAPED5391

Some gardens you walk through. This one you get lost in.

Somewhere between the palm garden and the lemon trees, the morning slips away. The light comes low across the lawns, the irrigation has already done its quiet work, and Montgó rises over the treetops. This is Finca Tres Palmeras, a private country estate in the green valley between Pedreguer and La Sella. Behind its gates, everything has been arranged for the long, slow pleasure of being outdoors.

The land is the headline, and it is remarkable. The grounds are fully fenced, and they’re easy to get around and genuinely usable from one end to the other. That’s a rare thing in the Marina Alta, where so many fincas step steeply down the hillside. The garden unfolds as a series of rooms: a palm garden with the three mature palms that give the finca its name, a raked Zen garden for stillness, a citrus grove, and an orchard of olive, fig, carob, avocado and even lychee. There are raised vegetable beds, towering Paulownia empress trees and climbing luffa. It is the kind of garden that takes decades to grow and cannot be bought ready-made anywhere else. You’ll be picking your own oranges in February, figs in late summer and avocados when the neighbours are buying theirs.

The main house is built in classic Mediterranean style and was completely renovated in 2022, from the electrics and flooring to the bathrooms and the heating. It has four bedrooms, a home office, and generous, light-filled living and dining rooms with a separate fully equipped kitchen. When the evenings turn cool in January, a wood-burning stove takes over the living room. The rest of the year, a Panasonic heat pump and split air conditioning keep every room exactly as you want it.

Outside, the estate is made for gathering people. A covered summer kitchen has a wood-fired pizza oven and a barbecue grill, so lunch for twenty is as easy as lunch for two. Shaded terraces sit beside the swimming pool, which is warmed by its own dedicated heat pump. That means the swimming season starts well before Easter and runs long after the summer crowds have gone home, all with Montgó as the backdrop.

Across the garden, a separate guest house gives family and friends a home of their own. It has been newly renovated and furnished, with a bedroom, living and dining room, kitchen, shower room and a large covered terrace. It is already registered for holiday rental, so it can earn its keep between visits.

The finca is also a genuinely self-sufficient home. A large solar array feeds substantial battery storage, so the house runs on its own sunshine for most of the year and switches over automatically if the grid goes down. Generator connections are already in place. Irrigation water comes from the agricultural supply and is stored in a vast underground cistern, then distributed through a twelve-zone automated system. Every pump runs on a schedule, which also protects against leaks. Drinking water passes through multi-stage filtration with UV sterilisation and a water softener. Starlink satellite broadband and a mesh Wi-Fi network reach out into the garden, so working from the terrace is a real option.

Add a double garage, generous parking inside the gates, and the coast just minutes away, and Finca Tres Palmeras offers something increasingly rare on the Costa Blanca North: real land, real privacy and a garden that feels like its own small world.

An accessible, fully landscaped country estate near La Sella, with a botanical garden, a heated pool, a guest house and a high degree of energy independence, minutes from Dénia and Jávea.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Location: countryside between Pedreguer and La Sella, beneath the Montgó, Marina Alta, Alicante province, Costa Blanca North
• Main villa: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, home office, living and dining room, separate fully equipped kitchen
• Separate guest house: 1 bedroom, living and dining room, kitchen, shower room, fully furnished, newly renovated, registered for holiday rental (NRA)
• Views of the Montgó massif
• Fully fenced, private plot with accessible, usable grounds
• Plot: 6,000 m²
• Total built area: 493.25 m² (main villa ground floor 294.38 m², upper floor 87.30 m²)
• Usable area: 307.66 m²
• Guest house: 55 m² living area plus 22 m² covered terrace
• Swimming pool: 10 x 5 m, chlorine system, dedicated 6 kW pool heat pump
• Covered summer kitchen (40 m²) with wood-fired pizza oven and BBQ grill
• Shaded terraces throughout
• Botanical gardens: palm garden, Zen garden, citrus grove, orchard (olive, fig, carob, avocado, lychee), raised vegetable beds, Paulownia trees, luffa, private composting
• Heating, cooling and hot water: Panasonic Aquarea 12 kW air-to-water heat pump with radiators, 300 L hot water tank, 300 L buffer tank
• Air conditioning: 8 split units
• Wood-burning stove: 10 kW, in the living room
• Solar: 21.6 kWp photovoltaic array, 3x Huawei SUN2000 inverters
• Battery storage: 40 kWh, with automatic switchover to battery during a power cut; generator connections pre-installed
• Water: agricultural water connection (Regantes), 200 m³ underground cistern
• Irrigation: automated drip and spray system across 12 zones, with scheduled pump control for leak protection
• Water treatment: multi-stage filtration with UV sterilisation, Water2Buy softener
• Connectivity: Starlink satellite broadband, FRITZ! mesh network with outdoor access points
• Smart home: local, non-cloud hub for energy monitoring and automation, plus smart switching of pumps and lighting
• Drainage: three-chamber biological treatment plant with seepage field
• Parking: double garage (43.45 m²) plus multiple parking spaces within the gates
• Renovation: complete renovation in 2022 (heating and cooling, bathrooms, flooring, electrics)
• La Sella Golf: approx. 10 minutes by car
• Pedreguer village approx. 5 minutes, Dénia approx. 15 minutes, Jávea approx. 15–20 minutes, beaches approx. 15 minutes by car
• Alicante Airport (ALC): approx. 1 hour; Valencia Airport (VLC): approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
• Price: €1,495,000
• Reference: TAPED5391

AREA GUIDE

Where is Finca Tres Palmeras?
Finca Tres Palmeras sits in the countryside between the town of Pedreguer and La Sella, in the Marina Alta comarca of Alicante province on the Costa Blanca North. It lies beneath the Montgó massif, inland from the coastal towns of Dénia and Jávea.

What is La Sella known for?
La Sella is best known for La Sella Golf, a 27-hole championship course designed by José María Olazábal and opened in 1991. It sits at the foot of the Montgó Natural Park near the village of Jesús Pobre. The resort also includes the five-star Denia Marriott La Sella Golf Resort & Spa, with its restaurants, spa and practice facilities. The surrounding valley is green and agricultural, with orange groves, vineyards and old country houses, which makes it one of the most sought-after rural settings on the Costa Blanca North.

What is Pedreguer like?
Pedreguer is a traditional Valencian town in the Marina Alta with an authentic village centre, local shops, restaurants, healthcare services and weekly markets. It is close to the AP-7 motorway, so it is quick to reach the coast and both Alicante and Valencia. That mix of real Spanish town life and easy connections makes it popular with families and year-round residents.

What amenities are nearby?
Supermarkets, restaurants, pharmacies and healthcare services are all minutes away in Pedreguer. Dénia, about 15 minutes away, adds a full range of shopping, a hospital, a marina and ferry connections to the Balearic Islands. Nearby Jesús Pobre holds a popular Sunday farmers’ market, the Mercat de la Terra.

How far is the property from the airport?
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is about an hour away by car and Valencia Airport (VLC) about an hour and a quarter, both mainly along the AP-7 motorway. Between them they offer year-round connections to the UK, across Europe and beyond.

Can you fly to the Costa Blanca North from the United States?
Yes. From June 2027, United Airlines will run three weekly services between Valencia and Newark, a United hub with onward connections across the United States. Air Transat already runs a year-round service between Valencia and Montreal. Valencia Airport is about an hour and a quarter from the property.

What towns are close to Pedreguer?
Dénia and Jávea are both around 15 to 20 minutes away by car. The villages of Jesús Pobre, La Xara, Gata de Gorgos and Ondara are closer still, and Moraira, Benissa and Calpe can all be reached comfortably along the coast.

What is there to do nearby?
Golfers have La Sella on the doorstep. Walkers and cyclists can explore the trails of the Montgó Natural Park. The beaches of Les Marines and Les Rotes in Dénia and the Arenal in Jávea are a short drive away, and the coves of Jávea are ideal for snorkelling and kayaking. Dénia is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy and is famous for its red prawns. From Dénia port, ferries cross to Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca.

Are there international schools in the area?
Yes. Xàbia International College in Jávea follows the British curriculum from Early Years to A-levels. Lady Elizabeth School, at its Benitachell campus in Cumbre del Sol, teaches the British curriculum for ages 1 to 18. Both are a reasonable drive from the property.

Who buys around La Sella and Pedreguer?
The area attracts an established international buyer pool alongside Spanish purchasers. Typical buyers are families looking for space and privacy, golfers, people relocating for year-round life, and those who want land, gardens and self-sufficiency within easy reach of the coast.

What is the climate like?
The Costa Blanca North has a mild Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers, gentle winters and plenty of sunshine all year. That climate is what lets a garden like this one, with citrus, avocado and lychee, thrive.