Photos: Massive Big Sur estate with a funicular listed for $21.5 million
![Photos: Massive Big Sur estate with a funicular listed for $21.5 million](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-12.jpg?w=1400px&strip=all)
The 43-acre compound, called “Bien Sur,” includes a main house, multiple guest houses and a caretaker’s house.
A 43-acre compound in Big Sur reportedly with the region’s only funicular is for sale for $21.5 million.
![Cliffside funicular.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-142.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
“Bien Sur” includes a main house, multiple guest houses and a caretaker’s house. The funicular carries you up from the water’s edge to the main estate.
![Living room with stone fireplace.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-18.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
![Dining room overlooking ocean.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-115.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
![Bedroom with view of the ocean.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-118.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
The 2,536-square-foot main house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Multiple outdoor decks take in the area’s stunning natural beauty with 180-degree panoramic views.
![Outdoor deck overlooking ocean.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-11.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
![Koi pond near ocean's edge.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-138.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
The estate also touts 19 waterfront acres and a private cobblestone beach. Park-like grounds include Zen gardens, a soaking tub, bocce court and Koi ponds, among many other amenities.
![Fire pit on a patio.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-17.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
Nicole Truzkowski and Zak Freedman of Sotheby’s International Realty – Carmel Brokerage hold the listing.
![Overview of property.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/358MH3-53810-Highway-16.png?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)