The 4.4m mansion lost by Omar Sharif in a high-stakes game of BRIDGE

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 04:54 EST, 23 May 2014 | Updated: 07:49 EST, 23 May 2014

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A collection of pictures has offered a glimpse inside the heavenly 4.5 million mansion which, according to legend, was lost by Lawrence of Arabia star Omar Sharif in a high-stakes card game just days after he bought it in the decedent heyday of the 1970s.

Nestled in a 7,000 metre sq complex built out of a volcanic quarry on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, the mansion, named Casa Omar Sharif because of its apparent connection to the Hollywood star, offers sweeping views, a private pool, lavish furnishings and private tunnels through the unique surrounding landscape.

Omar Sharif, then one of the world's most desirable actors, is said to have fallen in love with the property while he was on the island filming The Mysterious Island in 1973 and bought it on the spot.

A collection of photographs has offered a glimpse inside the heavenly 4.5 million mansion, pictured, which, according to legend, was lost by Laurence of Arabia star Omar Sharif in a high-stakes card game

Nestled in a 7,000 metre sq complex built out of a volcanic quarry on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, the mansion is named Casa Omar Sharif because of its apparent connection to the Hollywood star

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The 4.4m mansion lost by Omar Sharif in a high-stakes game of BRIDGE