Finca Son Salas

In the beautiful Soller valley and surrounded by olive grove, this large and very impressive old stone farmhouse with its 50 acres, situated two kilometers from both the Port of Soller and the town itself. Dating from the 17th century as an olive oil producing farm, Son Salas has been the home of Axel and Kristen Ball and their large family for the last twenty-five years. There is a fruit garden with oranges, lemons, grapefruit, apricots, grapes and more. The house is built around a wonderful interior cobblestone courtyard with palm trees, platanos and kentias and a dining area for summer evenings. The open plan kitchen has a traditional fireplace corner for the autumn and leads out to terraces and a lovely large swimming pool with tooled stone border of 16 x 6.5 m surrounded by lawn with carob and olive trees. Above the pool, another very complete outdoor kitchen with stunning views over the pool and a large barbecue area with dishwasher. Within the holiday house, there is a bright double living room area leading to more terraces and a very impressive dining room has been created from the old olive press (tafona). Son Salas has many spacious bedrooms, all with poster beds and with their own en-suite bathrooms and can accommodate up to 17 people comfortably. There is a very lovely master suite with large bedroom (and communicating room if necessary), library and complete marble bathroom leading out to the garden. The interior features of many valuable Spanish antiques and paintings of local artists. There is separate home cinema with automatic full wall sized screen with a selection of over 500 DVDs, video games console and satellite TV. The house is equipped with digital satellite television in six different areas, and of course there is WiFi throughout the finca. The property has an excellent tennis court a short walk through the olive grove with spectacular views over the valley and town of Soller. The town of Soller offers many bars and morning coffee as well as a market square, post office, newsagent, and many small shops. There is a lively open-air market on Saturdays. Also, there is the Port of Soller for swimming, boats and restaurants and the picturesque Cala Deya with authentic seafood restaurants.