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Reduced from €275,000 -€248,000 Casa Conhal is a beautifully located property in a valley not far from the village of Macas de Dona Maria and the towns of Avelar and Figueiro dos Vinhos. Macas de Dona Maria is the nearest at 5 minutes drive away and has 2 mini supermarkets, post office, weekly market, pharmacy and health centre, enough for your daily needs. Avelar and Fi
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gueiro dos Vinhos provide additional shops and weekly markets. Further afield to the south is the picturesque World Heritage town of Tomar with its Knights Templar history, castle and Convento do Cristo. Lisbon is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes away. To the north are the cities of Coimbra and Porto and historical Roman sites.

Casa Conhal is a recently restored house and water mill and benefits from being self-sufficient in both water and electricity supplies. The property is approached initially via a driveable track and then on foot via a path. The main house of approximately 87 sq.mtrs. has 2 floors with accommodation as follows, all rooms having central heating radiators:

Ground floor - a cosy living room with exposed stone walls and original oak beams, tiled floor, woodburner with back boiler which provides hot water for central heating to cast iron radiators. Double doors lead onto a terrace overlooking the land at the rear of the house.

The upper level of the property has wooden floors throughout and consists of 2 bedrooms, bathroom with roll top bath and shower above, bidet, washbasin and radiator. The living room has wooden flooring and exposed oak beams. There is a fitted kitchen with oak doors and granite work surfaces off the living room area. There is access from the kitchen to a very pleasant terrace and barbecue area overlooking the land leading down to the river.

The water mill is partially restored internally with block work construction to create room divisions to include 2 bedrooms with mezzanine level. There is some exposed stonework. The mill could thus provide additional living space for the main house or separately for rentals if required. The electricity generating turbine is located underneath the mill.

There is also a ruin near to the house that could be restored and the local Camara have indicated that they would allow a wooden structure to be built connecting the main house with the ruin. The mill, ruin and wooden structure could provide an additional 150 sq. mtrs. of living space.

A separate outhouse is used to house the batteries and associated electrical equipment for the mill generated electricity supply.

The land measuring around 12,000 sq.mtrs includes another ruin of 220sq. mtrs. located further up the side of the valley which provides another opportunity for creating a separate dwelling. The water supply for the entire property comes from a water mine on the hillside and provides drinking quality water. There is an abundance of trees including olives, oak, pine, apple, cherry, orange, lime and peach.

The are several places along the river near to the property that provide opportunities for fishing and swimming and help to make this such a special location. This property is well worth considering for anyone looking for a largely self-sufficient lifestyle in a location with lots of privacy but not totally remote. Less