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Situated in the village of Pereiro beside a quiet country lane, the property consists of two houses with a sizeable expanse of land and small vineyard at the rear. The property is just two minutes walk from one cafe/snack bar and 5 minutes walk from another where there is also a grocery store.

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The property is under ten minutes drive from the town of CABAÇOS and ten minutes from ALVAIÁZERE, with CAFÉ BARS, RESTAURANTS, BANKS, PHARMACIES, DOCTORS SURGERIES, GYM, SCHOOLS, SUPERMARKETS, WEEKLY MARKETS, various SHOPS and BUS connection to LISBON and other destinations. Alvaiazere also has a large open air swimming pool. A little further afield is the town of FERREIRA DO ZÉZERE. The property is excellently located for major routes to a number of destinations including the city of COIMBRA, 45 minutes further north, and the picturesque and historic WORLD HERITAGE town of TOMAR, 20 minutes to the South, famous for its CASTLE, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR history, and CONVENTO DO CRISTO. Tomar also has a HOSPITAL and TRAIN STATION. LISBON AIRPORT is 1 hour 20 minutes away, PORTO AIRPORT at 1 hour 40 minutes and the COAST 1 hour away. This area of Portugal is renowned for its wonderful clean RIVERS perfect for fishing, boating, scuba-diving and swimming or just relaxing on the RIVER BEACHES; the RIVER ZeZERE is just 15 minutes drive away.

The larger of the two houses has a living room with door to the front of the property plus what would have been two small bedrooms off this. To the rear there is a hallway with a wooden staircase to the loft space. There is an original rustic fireplace with oak beams and to one side an opening to the traditional bread oven. An adega (room for making wine) has a large wine tank which is currently blocking access to a room at the front of the property. This room could be knocked through to enlarge the two bedrooms. A large covered terrace area adjoining this house is shared with the other house at present; however, there is plenty of room at the rear to create another exclusive terraced area with access from the house if desired, if the properties were required to operate independently of one another for example. There is space at the side of the house giving access to the rear and for vehicle parking.

The second house also has a living room with door to the front of the property with three small bedrooms to the side. Towards the rear of the house there is a room with a large, old fireplace with original oak beams and wooden staircase to the side which leads to the loft. The covered terrace at the rear has very nice views across the land and countryside to the hills beyond. If required, the terrace area could be incorporated into the house to extend the floor area and thus the living space. There is a water deposit tank at the rear of the house.

The land slopes gently away from the rear of the property and then levels off where the vineyard is located - the vines produce white and red grapes for wine making. It would be ideal for planting an orchard, horticulture and still leave plenty of room for a swimming pool. There is a well that was filled in by the current owner but it could be dug out to provide a source of water for irrigation.

Electricity was at one time connected so this could easily be re-established. Mains water is not connected but the mains pipe runs in front of the property to other houses on the same lane so this could be easily connected on application to the local Camara.

The property needs a complete overhaul and the new owner may decide to demolish it - some features could be salvaged, such as the oak beams/fireplaces; however, due to the large footprint and option of two separate properties, this property could ultimately provide a very spacious home, opportunity for a rental business or one of the properties could be sold off.

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