Beschrijving:
This Country Estate which sits on the outskirts of the Serra da Estrela Mountains lies in the strategic location of the city of Oliveira do Hospital at the heart of Portugal between the Alva and the Mondego River Valleys.
It offers several investment opportunities for those looking to manage and monetize a space for events, celebrations, horse lover retreats, and unforgettable get-togethers, or even convert into at least four individual and independent, two-bedroom apartments.
This grand granite home, originally built back in 1906, is today composed by an entrance hall, an open space fully equipped kitchen, living and dining room with a wood burner, with back boiler to heat the home, large utility room, a comfortable on-suite with a walk-in wardrobe, main bathroom and an inviting sunroom, all on the ground floor.
The basement and attic space, both of about 100 sqm each, used for storage purposes at the moment, but with potential to both being converted into two-bedroom apartments.
In addition to this, there is a huge garage and barbecue area (with traditional granite-built bread oven) to accommodate guests during parties and events.
Outside there is charming patio that embraces the natural beauty of the surrounding Caramulo Mountains and a huge garden area and parking lot for more than 20 cars.
The grounds are distributed along several large terraces with a wide variety of fruit trees, vines, cork-oak, oak and pine trees, olive trees and established flower beds. At the far end of the property there is an open grass flat area ideal for horses, or is an exceptional area to plant a private vineyard. There is an area destine for the greenhouse, organic vegetable garden and the chicken pen.
It has a valuable possibility of acquiring an agro-tourism or TER (Tourism in Rural Space) license for the huge 29,000 m2 space and has additional land for any project the client has in mind, with the possibility of making a swimming pool area with an approved Council license.
This property das five water mines and details, its architecture promotes sophistication and modernity, timeless stone façades to contemporary interiors, in which every detail captivates.
The council of Oliveira do Hospital is home to a vast variety of bars and Restaurants, Museums and historical villages including Bobadela with its Roman arch, museum and gladiator arena, and Lourosa with is Mozarabic Church of São Pedro.
This property is located 2 minutes from a hospital, schools for all ages, a lot of supermarkets, cafés and bars, local sport/activity/leisure parks and all basic amenities.
If you drive about an hour in any direction, you will come across major cities such as Coimbra, Viseu, Guarda (close to the border of Spain) Manteigas and Covilhã, not to mention the top of the Serra da Estrela Mountain, where there is a Ski Resort, various natural lakes where you can take the family out for the day.
Piodão, a cute slate-built village tucked away at the footsteps of the Serra da Estrela is a great location to visit, Hiking and horse trails, wherever you wonder, is one of the biggest attractions in the area, and if you are a Golf lover, Viseu is the place to go…
Several beaches are located an hour and a half away, but if you don’t feel like travelling, there are tons of river beaches to visit.