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Beautifully presented four double bedroom, four bathroom property with swimming pool in Paio Mendes, Ferreira do Zezere

The property is located on a quiet country lane in Courelas, near Paio Mendes and is offered for sale in excellent condition, including all contents.

The village of Paio Mendes is a short walk and has one or two cafes; the town of Ferreira do Zezere is

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under 10 minutes drive away and provides everything necessary for day-to-day living; health centre, supermarkets, banks, shops, cafe bars, restaurants, schools, weekly market and sports facilities, including a public indoor swimming pool.

The river Zezere is just 10 minutes drive away and offers opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing or just relaxing on one of its many river beaches. The World Heritage town of Tomar famous for its Knights Templar history and castle is 20 minutes away; the city of Coimbra approximately 45 minutes; Lisbon airport 1 hour 30 minutes, Porto airport around 2 hours 15 minutes drive and the coast an hour away.

Approached by a quiet country lane, the property has electrically operated gates to the traditional style cobbled driveway and a separate gate with steps up to the front door. The driveway leads to the rear of the house where there is a carport with store room attached which houses the swimming pool pump and equipment with plenty of room for garden furniture, etc.

Attached to the main house is a separate summer kitchen/diner/living room, a bathroom and larder/store. The summer kitchen has a traditional fireplace, electric oven with gas hob, double sink, dishwasher, fridge freezer, extractor fan and gas boiler for hot water. There is a range of solid wood base and eye level cabinets. There is a bathroom with a shower cubicle, washbasin and toilet plus a small pantry/larder/store with plenty of shelving and room for storage.

The main house comprises a good sized kitchen diner and has a double sink, washing machine, electric oven with inset gas hob above, an intelligent gas boiler, granite work surfaces and a range of base and eye level units. The kitchen and cooker/hob are like new as they have hardly been used. From the kitchen, an archway leads to the living room and a doorway through to a corridor gives access to two double sized ground floor bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The living room has a fireplace with stone surround - the installed wood burner also provides heat in the winter to the ground floor bedrooms and bathrooms via warm air vents. There is a set of double sliding patio doors to the front garden.

The first of two ground floor bathrooms has a bath with shower above, bidet, toilet and inset washbasin above a large vanity unit. The other bathroom has a shower cubicle, bidet, toilet and inset washbasin above a vanity unit. Both bedrooms on the ground floor have ample fitted wardrobes.

At the bottom of the marble stairs leading to the upper floor, there is a small storage cupboard. The upper floor has a large living area with inset lighting in the ceiling, plus air conditioning unit on the wall. The two double bedrooms on this level also have air conditioning units. The bathroom has a bidet, toilet, shower unit and inset washbasin above a vanity cabinet.

To the rear of the house there is a covered terrace with a built-in brick barbecue with chimney. To the side of the property there is an area of garden where vegetables are being grown with an outbuilding at the end used to store firewood etc. Adjoining the vegetable garden is an area where the owners have laid down weed control fabric, overlaid with bark chippings and planted with a variety of trees. The property has cherry, orange, lemon, clementine, apricot, apple, plum, fig, pomegranate and pear trees. There are some well established kiwi plants providing plenty of fruit also. The rest of the garden is immaculately kept and laid to lawn with box hedging and flower borders.

The property is completely walled and fenced; all windows are double glazed with fly screens and shutters. Electricity and public water are connected. There is also a borehole which provides water for irrigating the garden.

This property is finished to a high standard and for anyone looking for a comfortable property requiring no work it is highly recommended for a viewing in order to be appreciated fully.

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