Formerly
the school masters house, A huge five bedroom granite
Villa set in the midst of approx. 4000 sq. mts. of terraced gardens
and woodland, this very large property has all of the accommodation
located on the first floor , below there is an equal area of storage
rooms and adegas which may be converted into extra accommodation.
The walls cleaned of the existing stucco will once again expose the
original beauty of the natural granite underneath.
Front entrance gates
open into a granite cobbled driveway which leads up to a large parking
area at the side of the "Old School house ruin",
from here the villa is entered via the front entrance steps. The accommodation
presently offers 5 bedrooms , bathroom , lounge with oak lined ceiling
, kitchen with wood burning stove . The stove supplies central heating
to part of the property. Floors are of wood with quality ceramic tiles
in the kitchen and polished oak in the lounge.
Totally walled
at the front , the gardens contain an antique washing well with permanent
running water from a water mine. At the front perimeter of the garden
and just 20 mts from the house is the "Old School house ruin"
, this property may be restored and would offer a wonderful situation
for an artists studio , alternatively it would convert to a holiday
home.
Within 15 mins walk
is a village shop / bar . A rural town at just 10 mins drive and the
motorway to Porto airport and the north is just a 15 mins drive.
The ACCOMMODATION presently provides. (Approximate dimensions in metres.)
Steps to.... First Floor: Lounge 6.0 by 5.0. Bedroom
4.5 by 4.5 , Bedroom 3.5 by 2.5 , Bedroom 3.0 by 3.0 , Bedroom 3.0
by 3.0 , Bedroom 4.0 by 3.5, Bathroom with bath , Hall areas , Villa
Kitchen 4.0 by 7.5
Ground Floor: Adega & Storage rooms of approx
100 sq. mts.
The Grounds: 4000 SQ. MTS approx , water well , .....
and ."Old School house ruin"
Services: Council water connected (and a private
water mine) , electricity , wood central heating ,
The property location
is Eighty minutes north of Oporto and airport. Just 15 minutes drive
to the A3 motorway connection to the south and to Spain in the north.