A 3oo year old Quinta restored to its original grandeur situated in an attractive village with all amenities close by. The market town of Ansiao is 10 minutes drive, the university city of Coimbra is 30 minutes and Tomar the historic Knights Templar town is 40 minutes drive.
The property consists of 7 bedrooms 3 of which are en-suite plus one other bathroom; an attractive kitchen/dining room with the original oak beamed fireplace fully restored and functional; 2 lounges,
a wine cellar. There is also the attic which has plenty of head height to convert into extra living space if you wished.
Also attached to the kitchen is the original kitchen with bread oven, this space has not yet been restored and covers an area of approximately 20 sq m.
Many of the stone built propertys original features have been kept by means of either restoration or replacement, the original oak flooring is beautiful, the entrance stairway has a stunning wooden ceiling and the doors are all hand chamfered. The ground floor ceilings are 3 meters tall which together with the large windows give a wonderful feeling of openness and space.
The owners will include as part of the sale most of the chandeliers and curtains which have been specially chosen for the property. The kitchen and dining furniture will be left as well as two sets of bedroom furniture, one of which dates from the 1930s.
There are also approximately 80 sq m of outbuildings and together with the house the build footprint covers 387 sq m giving a ground footprint to the house of approximately 150 sq m.
<br />Mains water, electric and telephone are all connected; the land also has 2 bore holes and a separate collector for household grey water which is used for the garden.
<br />The total land coverage is 1884 m�² and from the kitchen is a large patio area with flower beds and a covered seating area plus a pergola with established wisteria and rose plants.
<br />From this area are double gates to the cobbled street which allow for private parking.
<br />The property is semi-detached however the garden retains its privacy; at the rear of the patio and garden area is a square field bordered by a stone wall.
<br />As well as the established flower garden there are orange, lemon, plum, quince, apple and sharon fruit trees plus grape vines, from both the house and garden are pleasant views of the surrounding country side.
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<br />This is an excellent and unusual opportunity to purchase a beautiful property with huge potential as a country hotel, situated in an excellent position for tourists to the central region.
Sarah Keogh
Alvaiazere, Leiria,
Phone: 00351-236656024
Cell: 00351 913053437
Sarah is an English born registered estate agent in Portugal running an expanding business of talented multi lingual Professionals with a wide variety of relevant skills.