4 Bedrooms - Villa - Algarve - For Sale

Beautiful hilltop setting for this rustic 2 bedroom farmhouse , with separate 2 bedroom guest house.
Private lake, large enclosed splash pool , three and a half acres of land , terraces of many fruit trees, unobstructed views from the farmhouse dining room, yet only five minutes from the market town of S.B.Messines and twenty minutes from beaches and Guia Shopping. Also a wonderful opportunity for expansion and /or development.

FARMHOUSE

Inside farmhouse.
The living room has a Moroccan style fireplace with a wood burning stove inside.
The kitchen has handmade mosaic tile friezes inlaid with paintings surrounding the work tops, oven hob, and sink area .Unique !

The dining room is spacious and light with large glass sliding door leading to the back patio with spectacular views over the hills and the private lake.
Off the dining room is a large studio with a separate w/c and laundry room. French doors lead to the parking area, down to the lake and to the enclosed pool area.
The two bedrooms are off the living room as in a typical Algarve division farmhouse. Both have beautiful views of the front gardens and hills beyond.
The bathroom is off the kitchen and has a bathtub and shower, and hand painted ceramic tiles.

The Guest Cottage
The guest cottage sits across from the farmhouse with two private patios and wonderful country views.
There are two bedrooms, one very large , with an en suite bathroom/shower and a built in gas fire. French doors lead to the second private patio and garden with a Gaudi wall , with a door to the pool area.
The second bedroom is a twin bedroom and has French door to the second patio and garden.
Both bathroom and shower room have handmade mosaic tiles and friezes on the walls and on the light fixtures.

The living room/dining area have French doors leading to the front patio and a built in wood burning stove that heats all the rooms.

The kitchen is just off the hallway and features part of the old bread oven that was in the original cottage.
The shower room is off the hallway leading to the bedrooms.

The Pool Area
The pool is a large converted irrigation cisterna , decorated with hand made mosaic tiles , with steps up and down into the pool overlooking the hills. It is entirely enclosed with fencing and disguised with beautiful flowering shrubs and honeysuckle . It is shaded on one side by an old umbrella pine and on the other side, the sunny side, has an old feature from the farms past. The old stables can be converted to a lovely pool house with great views to both sides of the hill.

There are three and a half acres of private land and a path leading to the lake ( there are fish in it ) with the hills adorned with almond, fig , and cork trees. Also vines for wine making , 350 of them !
Beneath the farmhouse are two stables or barns with the potential to be converted to bedrooms or a large living room, with those beautiful views of the surrounding hills.

You have the peace and beauty of the countryside yet are only five minutes from the market town of Messines.