Stone House For Sale Penacova

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An opportunity to acquire a stone built character property, in a rural Portuguese village, this lovely house has views of the Serra de Estrela mountains and the Bussaco National Forest. The Serra de Estrela mountains have national park status and Portugal's only Ski resort.

This property is in good order structurally and has had a new roof leaving lovely vaulted ceilings, Velux win

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dows, exposed timber and has been insulated. There are three floors to this property including the cellars of which there are two rooms. One of the cellars was formerly used for crushing grapes for wine production.

The first floor is comprised of two separate rooms measuring approximately 6 x 6 metres and there are a further two rooms in the attic space.

Under the same roof there is sufficient area which can be converted into more living accommodation or an internal garage, this house could potentially be made into a five bedroom property.

Electricity mains water and telephone are all easily installed and a septic tank is already in place.

The property is attached at one side.

There is an enclosed courtyard which contains outbuildings all of which are structurally sound. Once renovated these outbuilding would provide workshop, BBQ area and storage.

The fertile land can be accessed from the road, or through a canopy of camellia trees, there are a number of mature trees on the land and a 30 metre well full of fresh clean water for irrigation.

There is a village cafe/ bar within five minutes walking distance of the property and other small shops in the next village. Meat, vegetables, bread and fish are all delivered to the village during the week.

Espinhera is the nearest town of any size and has a popular Sunday market. A little further is Mortagua where there is a fine selection of eateries, banks, bars and even a cinema.

Of course, if you need the city Portugal\\\'s third city Coimbra, is just half an hour away and any number of unspoilt Atlantic beaches are within an hour or so.

Activities available locally include canoeing, horse riding, quad biking, tree top adventure and paint balling.

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