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An imposing, semi
detached village house with land for sale near Tomar, central
Portugal. The house, which is set over two floors, has many
traditional features remaining and comes with 5,120 square metres of
land. The property does require a full programme of renovation and
modernisation works, but has ample living accommodation and storage
buildings.
The property, which
was constructed in 1861, is semi-detached and butts onto a cafe. The
property is situated on a road within the village of Fungalvaz, but
has a private courtyard garden area as well as fertile land with a
variety of mature fruit trees. The property is set over two floors,
however the ground floor at present is given over for storage
purposes. The living accommodation is currently only situated on the
first floor. The property, which has carved stone window and doors
surrounds, briefly comprises:
Ground Floor:
The ground floor of the property has a large, arched entrance
doorway which leads into a double room height space. This room
currently has a dirt floor and the windows and door frames, which
are wooden, would need replacing. There is a wooden staircase off
this first room which leads to the living accommodation. There are
further storage rooms to the ground floor, which have large, arched
openings onto the patio/courtyard garden area.
First Floor:
The living accommodation is accessed via a carved stone external
staircase which leads up to a veranda. The main entrance to the
house has double opening traditional style doors. These lead into a
spacious hallway, which has a wooden floor and ceiling. There is a
set of glazed doors at the end of the hallway which opens out onto a
'Juliet' style balcony. Off this hallway there are three bedrooms,
all of which have double opening doors with glazed panels above. The
bedrooms all have wooden floors and ceilings. There is a rustic
style kitchen with a traditional, large fireplace. There is a living
room to this floor, which also has a wooden floor and ceiling.
Attic: The
property also has an attic which has a wooden floor and wooden
beamed roof. The attic space could be converted into additional
living accommodation if require, though has been used for storage
purposes only.
The property comes
with 5,120 square metres of land, all of which is situated at the
rear of the house. The land is all relatively flat, though parts are
slightly sloping. The property has three wells and a large variety
of mature fruit trees including olive, fig and Nespera. The property
does require a good deal of renovation and restoration work, but has
many character and traditional features.
The property is
situated in the village of Fungalvaz, which has several cafes and a
small shop as well as a train station (mainline). Although situated
on a road, the property has ample off street parking and there is a
large, traditional vehicle entrance gate to the side of the house,
leading to the garden and land.
The larger town of
Tomar, which has supermarkets, shops, cafes, restaurants, banks,
schools, bus and train station, university and hospital is around 10
minutes drive from the property. The closest airport to the property
is situated at Lisbon, which is around one and a quarter hours'
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