Sometimes it happens that you dream of having a house in the countryside, a real refuge. And the years go by between weekdays in Madrid, weekends in shopping centers and summers in increasingly crowded places. You keep looking at houses online, they all seem the same, all with the same neutral decoration. And in the end, you keep putting it off for "later". The risk of not deciding now is that you continue feeling that you lack your own place to breathe deeply, truly disconnect and have a corner of nature that is yours, not rented or borrowed. The solution can be as simple as choosing a place that allows you to completely change your pace as soon as you park the car. This rustic property in Piedralaves, in the heart of the Tiétar Valley, between the Sierra de Gredos and the Montes de Toledo, is designed for that: so you arrive with the fatigue of the week and leave it on the porch, so you wake up listening to birds and not traffic, so you feel that, finally, you have a second residence with soul, surrounded by nature and with space to create your own rest routines. For many foreign buyers, this type of property is exactly what they are looking for when they imagine "a house in the countryside in Spain": authenticity, landscape and tranquility. The property sits on a plot of more than 2,700 m² with approximately 278 m² of construction. You access the property through a side metal gate and as you approach the house, stairs lead you to a spacious porch that spans the entire façade. It is a wide, very livable porch, with a pergola area that provides natural shade in summer and becomes the heart of outdoor living: long meals, endless lingering over coffee, chairs facing the sunset. Around it, fig trees, productive olive trees and fruit trees constantly remind you that you are in living land, with a well that facilitates irrigation and property maintenance, and a pine forest and wooded surroundings that embrace the house and reinforce the feeling of being in the middle of nature. Inside, you are greeted by a large open-plan living room with windows overlooking the porch that let in the valley light. The windows are aluminum with double glazing and security bars, offering comfort and safety. The heating from an old wood stove, the rustic ceramic floor in reddish tones, rural-style lamps, wooden furniture and decorative details: ceramic plates, clay pots, antique glass demijohns, paintings by the owner herself who is a painter, create a warm and very personal atmosphere. It is not a house with standard decoration, it is a lived-in space with character. One of the bedrooms has an en-suite bathroom. And the overall layout can be adapted to your needs. Currently, it is organized into 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, one of them integrated into a bedroom. There is also a spacious storage room on the exterior. This house is for you if you are looking for a different second residence, if you value personality over catalog perfection, if you are excited about having productive olive trees, a pergola-covered porch where you can spend afternoons, a pine forest around you and open views to the Tiétar Valley. It is ideal if you live in Madrid and want to be at a reasonable distance but feel, upon arrival, that you are in another world. Or if you come from abroad looking for an authentic Spanish countryside experience, with a rustic property, trees, a well and starry skies. It is not for you if what you want is a residential community with a communal swimming pool, neighbors very close by and a completely neutral and modern house, with no trace of life or history. If after reading this you feel that this house is speaking to you, the best thing you can do is come and see it. Contact us and arrange a visit: when you sit on that porch, see the olive trees and look towards the mountains, it is very likely that you will be surprised… and that you will not want to miss this opportunity. We do not charge buyer fees.