Special prices from the bank Only available for July and August 2011
Officially Los Olivos de Mosa villas have bank valuations from €811,206 to €944,905 but via spanish home 4u buyers able to complete quickly can secure up to, and in one case over €684,000 off the bank valuation prices! Type A villas are now available from €214,240, type B from €207,400 and type C from €227,820 - up to 100% mortgages available These special prices include IVA and all other costs, please ask for details.

Introduction
This is one of those very special developments. It is true that spanish home 4u specialises in luxurious well priced properties set in wonderful locations, but even so Los Olivos de Mosa (The Olive Trees of Mosa) has that ‘certain something’ that immediately struck a chord with us. This is a wonderful little oasis that is 100% complete and ready to move into. Many of the villas are already sold.

The savings available through spanish home 4u are amazing! On the few remaining villas savings of over €684,000 off the bank valuation is available for buyers able to complete quickly!

Los Olivos de Mosa, also called Residencial Los Olivos de Mosa Trajectum, or simply Los Olivos to the locals is a tiny development of just 27 detached villas set within the large 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort, built on a small hill in the style of a small pueblo, front line golf to one of the three golf courses and with a backdrop of mountains. Wild flowers are in abundance here and birdsong fills the air, yet this is not ‘in the middle of no-where’ as the main dual carriageway is just a few minutes drive away that links the beautiful beaches of the Mar Menor (25 minutes drive away) to the regional and vibrant capital of Murcia (just 17 minutes drive away).

Our Personal Opinion
Los Olivos de Mosa is a delightful little development of just 27 detached villas, each one is unique in its own right, each painted a different colour and each is built slightly differently from its neighbour, making Los Olivos de Mosa a real treat and something that is truly different from the standard ‘Spanish villa’ fare. Los Olivos de Mosa villas each have a larger than average plot size and, unusually for this part of Spain, each villa has its own garage. The 27 Los Olivos de Mosa villas are spread out over 13,000 square meters and are built in clusters of 3 to 6 villas in each cluster. Each villa faces into and has direct private access to a large communal swimming pool, so the 3 or 6 villas in each cluster each enjoy a larger pool than would be the case if the pool was their own private pool built in their own gardens. This way each property owner has use of a much larger pool than would otherwise have been the norm but with (for most) just 1/6th of the running costs yet with all of the socialising advantages and sense of community that communal swimming pools create.

History
The area surrounding the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is now called ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ and it is an area rich in culture and history. It is located in the area of ‘Banos y Mendigo’ in the Region of Murcia. ‘Banos y Mendigo’ was originally known as just ‘Banos’ and this is how it appears on the ancient maps. Abderraman and his Arabian successors used Banos as the location of several important Arabian Baths over a long period spanning the year 825 right up to 1248; specifically up to 22nd December 1248, a period when the Arabic Region of Murcia successfully defended itself from various Christian invasions and ultimately an invasion led by the future Alfonso ‘El Sabio’. On 22nd December 1248 the Region of Murcia became a Christian area once again and the name of ‘Banos’ was replaced by ‘Los Banos’, a name that continued throughout the Middle Ages. Later the area became ‘Banos y Mendigo’ and it is here that the country house of ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ was built.

Legend tells the tale that in the Middle Ages a pilgrim arrived in this area (pilgrims travel, even to this day, from all over Europe to various sites in Spain as in Spain are 3 of the 5 Holy Cities of the World). He sheltered in a cave and only managed to survive due to the kindness he received from the local people as he was very poor indeed, really a beggar in today’s terminology. The pilgrim dedicated himself to San Esteban, always keeping images and medallions of the Saint close to him. The pilgrim became considered as a Saint by the local people, but one day he disappeared without trace. This legend is the basis of the current name of the local area ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ as ‘Mendigo’ means beggar. It is here, in the area of the cave, that the ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ country house is built.

The family that throughout generations owned the ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ country house first moved here during the 17th or 18th centuries, building first the main house for themselves and then later some smaller houses for the farm workers in their employ.

Some time during the 19th century, on the penultimate Friday in September, a very strange phenomenon took place. As strange as it may sound for an area normally enjoying temperatures in the high 30’s and sometimes into the 40’s, an intense snowfall occurred. To mark the event the owners of ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ decided to build a chapel. They crowned the chapel with an effigy of the Virgin Mary, naming the chapel the ‘Virgin of the Snow’. Since then every Friday of the penultimate week in September a religious pilgrimage has been celebrated. The entire village plus people from the surrounding areas come to celebrate this event. In front of the chapel on the flat land that also fronts the country house the ‘Virgin of Rosario’ heads a possession with the ‘Virgin of the Snow’ also proudly on display. Hundreds of people then offer their prayers in an open air Mass. This chapel is open to this day for worship, and nowadays the country house has been turned into a luxurious parador forming the central plaza at the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort. The plaza is a short walk from Los Olivos de Mosa.

Location and Communications
• Los Olivos de Mosa is located within the gated and secure 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort.
• Located 25 minutes drive inland just off the main San Javier to Murcia road.
• Los Olivos de Mosa is 30 minutes drive from Murcia San-Javier airport.
• Los Olivos de Mosa is 55 minutes drive from Alicante airport.
• When the new Murcia airport at Corvera opens in 2011 that will be just 15 minutes drive away.
• Los Olivos de Mosa is 17 minutes drive from the regions capital city of Murcia (for more information click on the highlighted text).
• 20 minutes drive from the ancient sea port city of Cartagena (for more information click on the highlighted text).
• 15 minutes drive from the Balsicas railway station with its high speed train links to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia etc.
• 22 minutes drive from the main Mediterranean north-south AP7 motorway.
• 15 minutes drive from numerous small Spanish towns; Roldan, Balsicas, San Cayetano with their cafés, bars, restaurants, shops, chemists, Churches etc.
• The Mediterranean is 30 minutes drive away, and the warm inland sea of the Mar Menor is 25 minutes drive away (for more information click on the highlighted text).

Developer
Built by Zafiro Golf Resorts SL, a Spanish construction and promoter company who are part of the EDASA Group, a sound and well respected company whose quality and attention to detail is evident throughout the entire development. Los Olivos de Mosa has been well built by a Spanish builder who cares, where there appears to be a real depth of quality and not just a superficial gloss to the finished product.

Price range - see header as these prices below were effective from 2010 untill Mid July 2011
Officially Los Olivos de Mosa villas have bank valuations from €811,206 to €944,905 but via spanish home 4u buyers able to complete quickly can secure up to, and in one case over €483,000 off the bank valuation prices! Type A villas are now available from €416,911, type B from €406,111 and type C from €442,143 - amazing value!

SENIOR properties available?
The Los Olivos de Mosa villas are all built and ready to move but some of the villas might be perfectly suitable as SENIOR villas built just as they are.  

Availability
All Los Olivos de Mosa villas are Key Ready, 100% complete and ready to move into.

Value for money?
With such massive savings off the official bank valuations absolutely! Remember spanish home 4u is the ONLY agent selling these villas at these prices - you can save over €483,000 buying through us!

Payment Terms
All the villas are ready NOW for immediate occupation so just a holding deposit will be required as full legal completion will be quickly achieved.

Size and Scale
• Los Olivos de Mosa is just 27 lovely detached villas, each one is unique in its own right, each painted a different colour and each is built slightly differently from its neighbour.
• The 27 Los Olivos de Mosa villas are spread out over 13,000 square meters and are built in clusters of 3 to 6 villas in each cluster.
• Los Olivos de Mosa is a real treat and something that is truly different from the standard ‘Spanish villa’ fare. The development feels really special, a real little community with an ‘open’ and ‘airy’ feel to it.
• Many of the villas are already sold. The ONLY agent selling these lovely villas at these prices is spanish home 4u.
• Set within the large 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort, built on a small hill in the style of a small pueblo but separate from the rest of Mosa Trajectum.
• Built front line golf to one of the three golf courses and with a backdrop of mountains this is a stunning setting.
• All villas have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
• All villas have a larger than average plot size.
• Each villa faces into and has direct private access to a large communal swimming pool, so the 3 or 6 villas in each cluster each enjoy a larger pool than would be the case if the pool was their own private pool built in their own gardens. This way each property owner has use of a much larger pool than would otherwise have been the norm but most with just 1/6th of the running costs yet with all of the socialising advantages and sense of community that communal swimming pools create.
• All gardens are walled and fenced – this feels a safe place for children.
• Communal gardens are floodlit, planted up and with fitted garden furniture.

Holiday home or permanent residence?
Both really, although these villas feel like ‘real homes’ and some owners here are permanent residents.

Gated Community?
The 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is a ‘One Gate’ Resort with 24 hour security access into the Resort itself and 24 hour security patrols around the entire Resort. And you just have to see the surrounding security wall to the Resort itself with its castellated and floodlit walls! 

Building site or finished development?
All villas and all infrastructure at Los Olivos de Mosa is 100% complete.

Show house
A furnished show villa is available for viewings … and is now available for sale … with the furniture if you wish!

Specifications
• All floors on the ground level are suspended ensuring that these properties are well and truly damp proofed.
• Villeroy & Boch tiles, sanitary ware, and taps throughout.
• Aluminium double glazing throughout.
• Gas fired central heating by radiators throughout with ‘dual zone’ controls, one for upstairs and one for the ground floor.
• Some villas have ‘American’ kitchens (open plan) and some have ‘European’ kitchens (enclosed with a door).
• Kitchens are fully equipped with a fridge, induction hob, oven, dishwasher, microwave, and a top brand washer dryer.
• All villas have their own 6m x 3m garage with an electric steel ‘roller’ garage door opened by remote control.
• All villas have a built in multi or wood burning stove.
• Reverse cycle air conditioning (hot and cold) throughout.
• All villas have an in-built piped sound system including speakers throughout the entire villa.
• Electric security shutters on all ground floor windows.
• High security front door.
• Some villas have H-U-G-E balconies/terraces and some have intimate ‘Juliette’ balconies.
• TV, telephone, fax and internet points installed.
• Video phone security access into the properties grounds.
• Alarm system installed.
• Security locks on both outside doors.

Cafés, bars, restaurants, shops etc.
• The 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort itself has a newly opened commercial centre. There are a few café bars, restaurants, a supermarket and a wine bar open, but due to open is a hairdressers, a beauty salon and a shoe shop. This still leaves many units available for potential new businesses.
• Also within the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is the old parador itself, now an up-market place for al-fresco eating outside at its tapas bar and inside in its restaurant.
• Finally within the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is a church open for worship.
• Just outside the gates of the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is a shop in the petrol station selling daily provisions, and just opposite that is a popular Spanish restaurant and bar, hugely popular and very well attended.
• Next door to the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort is Polaris World’s flagship Resort of El Valle Golf Resort with its 5 Star Social Club, tapas bar, café and restaurant, plus it’s Irish bar with it’s weekend entertainment programme.
• 15 minutes drive from numerous small Spanish towns; Roldan, Balsicas, San Cayetano with their cafés, bars, restaurants, shops, chemists, Churches etc., and another Polaris World Resort called La Torre with its large array of café bars and restaurants.
• 17 minutes drive to the vibrant regional city of Murcia with all that the capital city of the region has to offer (for more information click on the highlighted text).
• 20 minutes drive from the ancient sea port city of Cartagena (for more information click on the highlighted text).

Golf
• One of Europe’s first truly ecologically golf course sites is here at the 5 Star Golf and Sports Mosa Trajectum Resort. In fact there are 3 golf courses here designed by Brian Connelly (who also designed the Belfry). Built to both USGA and PGA standards here are the ‘Stone’ course, the ‘Olive’ course and the ‘Pine’ course, playable in a variety of combinations of 9-holes each, and built with a multitude of water hazards. There is also a 9-hole Par 3 Challenge course making a total of 36 holes playable in all.
• Next door is the 5-Star Polaris World El Valle 18-hole Jack Nicklaus course.
• Within 10 minutes drive is another Polaris World 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course at La Torre.
• Within a 15 minute drive are numerous other courses; Peraleja, United Golf Resorts, Roda, Hacienda Riquelme, Hacienda del Alamo and numerous others as Los Olivos de Mosa is situated within the new ‘Golf Triangle’.
• In total there are maybe 15 golf courses within a 30 minute drive.

Beach
• The Mediterranean is 30 minutes drive away, and the warm inland sea of the Mar Menor is 25 minutes drive away (for more on Mar Menor click on the highlighted text).
• 20 minutes drive from the ancient sea port city of Cartagena.

Festivals
• As detailed above in the ‘History’ section there cannot be a more local, and poignant festival than that celebrated on the penultimate Friday in September to mark the very strange phenomenon that took place here. As strange as it may seem for an area normally enjoying temperatures in the high 30’s and sometimes into the 40’s, an intense snowfall occurred. To mark the event the owners of ‘San Esteban de Mendigo’ decided to build a chapel. They crowned the chapel with an effigy of the Virgin Mary, naming the chapel the ‘Virgin of the Snow’. Since then every Friday of the penultimate week in September a religious pilgrimage has been celebrated here, in front of the chapel on the flat land that also fronts the country house the ‘Virgin of Rosario’ heads a possession with the ‘Virgin of the Snow’ also proudly on display. Hundreds of people then offer their prayers in an open air Mass.
• This being inland Murcia the place is very traditional and more ‘Real Spain’ than ‘Tourist Spain’ so traditions are an integral part of life here.

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