5 Bedrooms - Villa - Algarve - For Sale

Renovation finished in 2000 on this hillside country property, formerly 2 adjoining farmhouses. Covered Porch, entrance hall, cloakroom, study/reception room with wooden gallery, large raftered living room (45.45m2) with wood-burning stove, french windows and door onto long south-facing terrace with wonderful rural view, dining room, master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room. Fully fitted tiled kitchen (with serving arch into raftered dining room) larder and laundry room. Wooden doors and shutters. Door leads to East Wing, comprising 1 large bedroom with ensuite bathroom and 2 double bedrooms, all south-facing, spacious family bathroom, smaller single room and small sitting room. All floors hand-made terracotta tiles. Basement garage/games room/storeroom. Large wooden carport. West wing has gas-fired underfloor heating and wall mounted heating/air conditioning. East Wing has wall-mounted heating/air conditioning in every room. Granite cobblestones drive outside front and back doors. Terrace with tiled roof, outside bedrooms protected by shade sail.

Garden terraced and fenced. Swimming pool (12m X 5m) with small covered pergola and terrace. Citrus trees, olive and carob trees. Computerised irrigation system from Borehole, ample water (filtered for house), lawns and trees.

Vale Fuzeiros is a peaceful and quiet village with 2 good restaurants, near the country town of Sao Bartolomeu de Messines and the castle town of Silves. In a protected ecological area surrounding the Arade and Funcho reservoirs. Walking and hiking on marked trails, part of the Algarve Way. Easy access to Faro International Airport (45 mins) and the A2 motorway to Lisbon. Spain 1 hour and a quarter along highway A22.