For those travellers looking for an experience off the traditional tourist track, Molino del Carmen, a refurbished Olive Mill, offers a peaceful, elegant retreat. Guests enjoy calm, classically styled self-catering accommodation in spacious properties, amidst the bougainvillea-decked charm of the white mountain village of Gaucín. Positioned overlooking the quiet cobbled streets, Molino del Carmen is privileged to offer its visitors the most awe-inspiring views - across the mountains to Gibraltar and over the sea to North Africa.
The Properties
the story of
Molino Del Carmen
Carmen is a novella by Prosper Mérimée, written and first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
According to a letter Mérimée wrote to the Countess of Montijo, Carmen was inspired by a story she told him on his visit to Spain in 1830.
Seville, Ronda and Gaucin are all places mentioned in the story, and all of the villas here at the Molino are named after characters from the book.
"Everything, señor, everything; I offered her everything, if only she would love me again."
-Don José
Chapter 3: Carmen by Prosper Mérimée.
Gaucín has enjoyed a vast and chequered history for such a small town with its current population at around 2 000. The town’s history starts in pre-historic times, and cave paintings from this time are still visible in Gaucín today.
At Molino Del Carmen, guests are accommodated with the exquisite hospitality that has long been the custom in this part of Spain. Eight chic self-catering properties, most with uninterrupted views down to the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar and the Rif mountains of North Africa, offer cool, classic surroundings.
Gibraltar is the closest airport (approx. 45 minute drive). Málaga is about a 1.5 hour drive but has the most connections. Sevilla and Jérez airports are other alternatives and are both about a 2 hour drive.
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