House for sale, Ponoara 41, Bihor, in Ponoară, Romania

A holiday cottage peeks its attic over a gleaming new fence. Both it and the fencing of the 10,000+ square meters of land are new, durable and sustainable constructions – stone and wood harmoniously complementing the green grass. With a living room, bathroom and kitchen on the ground floor and three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, the house is suitable for family holidays, the generous terrace, sheltered from the elements by the protective sloping roof, is the perfect place to enjoy the fresh air. The view is wonderful with wooded hills and deep valleys and the mountains in sight. The quaint old barn can be converted into a summer kitchen, storage space or even a rustic guest room. The property is located in the Piatra Craiului Mountains, near Suncuiuș, a place offering rafting activities on the Crișul Repede or via ferrata, visiting the Vântului cave (the longest in Romania), the Unguru Mare cave, the Bătrânului cave, Cotuna de Sus and Cotuna de Jos. In the summer, an attraction hard to resist is the spectacular landscaped beach at Suncuiuș. photo Tudor Prisecaru