The villa is part of the hillside Orbeta estate built in the mid-1970s which has recently been renamed Urbanisation L'Aspré. However, this new name has largely been ignored so far, with the exception of one new roadside sign. In the summer the hillside is often cooled by breezes not felt down in the town, making it a popular place for the Spanish locals to move to during the warmer months. Our immediate neighbours are a mixture of Spanish, German and English, with a large proportion of them being resident all year round. However some villas like ours are available for holiday lets.
The "El Cantaro" restaurant, pool and pool bar are conveniently located 300m from the villa. The pool is divided into two sections, one suitable for swimming and the other a shallow children's pool for the younger ones. The pool is usually open from May 1st to September 30th.

       Meal specials available at the El Cantaro are subject to change, but for 2010 they provided a Thursday night special where you could eat as much barbequed ribs and chips as you wanted for 9.90 Euros (although 3 racks were as much as we could manage in one sitting).
Whilst the El Cantaro is near the top of the hill (the pool and pool-bar can be seen in the picture), three other bar/restaurants are a similar distance away at the bottom of the hill. You're never far away from really good and remarkably priced food and drink at our villa. The town of Orba starts just beyond the restaurants at the bottom of the hill, where there are many more interesting places to eat and drink. You can go out to eat locally every evening for a week, and never have to go back to the same place twice as there are eleven restaurants that we know of in and around the town. Dependant upon the restaurant you choose, the style of food varies from Spanish specialities, through pizzas and pastas, to fish and chips.

Please Note: (Wef June 2011) - The "El Cantaro" restaurant and pool are up for sale, and so are closed until further notice.

The village pool (1/4 Olympic size) and children's paddling pool are situated on the outskirts of the village by the Sports hall and the popular Piscina Bar/Restaurant. We understand that day, weekly and family tickets are available with re-entry permitted after lunch.  Changing rooms and showers etc. are on site.