We enter an imposing gate and walk along a bridge driveway with lush greenery and a small creek below.

Passing through a custom door, we pause to admire a glass sculpture by local artist Ana Thiel, a friend of our hosts.

The grand entryway has a “halo” of masks gathered from travels around the world. 

This house is a treasure trove of objects collected on our hosts’ travels. Consider it a “world museum”!

There are sculptures, paintings, weavings and chairs worthy of the term “art.” You’ll see Knoll chairs, Two Eames chairs and footrests plus leather chairs from a 1940’s lobby. 

 Guarding the steps to the dining room are sculptures from Bali and India.

Smile as you enter the dining room and see two sheep grazing in the corner!

Gaze out to one of the many patios and see a sculpture artistically made from automobile bumpers.

The recently remodeled kitchen is a masterful work of simplicity. Note the “flying saucer” pendants over the island. 

 Walk out to another patio, where you’ll be surrounded by staghorn ferns. A mica fountain flows into a pond.

Note another stainless-steel sculpture created by our hosts from scrap metal.

Beautifully handcrafted furniture seems almost too lovely to be in an outdoor space.

Note that what was once a Mali child’s bed is now a coffee table.

A Buddha’s head now made into a lamp base was created from cow dung and gold leaf. 

A Chinese bench with a rope seat folds up, to be carried by fishermen for a day’s outing.

A guest bedroom has a Tiffany style lamp previously owned by our host’s mother. 

“ It is behind the walls you see how we live”

This Friday, visitors will be richly rewarded after a brief huff and puff up a Guadiana hill.

Starting your voyage of discovery, you will enter a vast Mediterranean-landscaped garden filled with flowers, accompanied by a babbling arroyo below.

Passing to the main house you will be enchanted by a sweet casita, its bed snuggled in its own cubby.

Balinese dancer paintings on the wall will reveal themselves if you take note.

Wandering up the stone stairs, you will pass a fountain and proceed through the bougainvillea-covered arch to a private sanctuary containing a sculpture called a “Balinese spirit house.”

Take time to pet your greeter, a snow white cat named Aspen!

Everyone will marvel at the grand iron front doors.

By now, visitors’ expectations will be quite high, but be prepared to have them exceeded!

Our hostess is an interior designer and her sophisticated taste in furnishings will be appreciated by all.

A powder room that the owners tucked in under the iron stairway features a hand-carved pedestal sink.

Next, we walk into the bright living room with a painting by the renowned local artist who painted the walls and ceilings of the Biblioteca Pública.

The kitchen has an island perfect for entertaining. The entrance of the dining room is flanked by antique Chinese folding screens.

We predict that you’ll find it impossible to rush through this house because of all the graphic art and sculptures.

Cast your eyes upwards at the menacing elephant staring down at you, then get a laugh at the glass dog/man holding an orange popsicle!

The master bedroom furniture is made by a San Miguel carpenter.

An outdoor bronze sculpture from our hostesses’ family home guards the door.

After you get to the top of the stairs, reflect on the mural painted on the wall, again by the Biblioteca’s artist.

Be sure to admire the fine craftsmanship of the built-in bathroom cabinetry.

The exercise room was a former porch. Want a world class view while pedaling away?

Just when you thought that you couldn’t be any more impressed, go to the rooftop terrace with its outdoor kitchen. Take in the “windows on the world” view!

“ It is behind the walls you see how we live”