Key Features
*2 shower rooms 1 of which is en-suite.
*Upstairs toilet room with sink
*Fiberoptic broadband available outside.
*Gas room accessible from road downstairs.
*Parking spaces behind and at the front.
*Granite worktops in kitchen.
Introduction
Great opportunity to purchase a unique 3 bedroom house + (extra study/4th small bedroom) Located in the “zone historico” neighborhood of Penela. This house has an additional basement storage room on the back of the property with road access. In the past the property ground floor was used as a shop, hence the 3 doors to the front and 2 title deeds, the property lay-out favours those with rental investment in mind, being a perfect location to explore all the upper central Portugal region which is rich in places of historical interest and renowned for its extreme natural beauty. However it would also suit those looking for a permanent or holiday home with a ground floor en-suite bedroom and big enough upstairs for the rest of the family when they visit, benefiting from being very close to the picturesque day to day activity and folk festivals in this beautiful town.

The house has been restored to a high level of finishing, all external walls have been dry lined on the inside and insulated, the
property is connected to mains water, mains electric, municipal sewage, Fiber optic Internet is available for connection, recessed lighting in reception room.

The main entrance to the house has 2 half glazed doors and is suitable to be the reception/lounge (15m2), the wooden staircase is on the right at the end of this room providing access to upstairs and past the first door you find to the left a door entrance to the (15m2) en-suite bedroom with direct access to the street via a half glazed door, to the right past the door from the entrance room there is a large (8m2) closet and in front another door accessing a room which could be either a utility room or dining room. From this room which faces southeast to the back of the property, there's a shower room with toilet, bidet and sink.

Upstairs you have a landing hallway which gives access to the fully tiled kitchen on the right, which has a good range of built in base and eye level units and is being sold with the dishwasher, cooker, oven, extractor hood, and microwave.
To the left on the upstairs hallway there's a single aspect bedroom with a Juliet balcony facing southwest, further on the hallway to the left there's another single aspect bedroom, at the end there's the toilet and sink room and to the right past the kitchen there's a small bedroom or study.
From the kitchen there's an aluminium stable door which provides access to the large terrace which has a tiled “alpendre” to provide shade for outside dining.
In the basement with only street access and no direct access from the property there's a storage room and the gas bottle cupboard.

Location
*The cottage is situated almost in the centre of the castle town of Penela, this town got its first charter granted by D. Afonso Henrique’s (1st King of Portugal) in July of 1137, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Portugal.
*Penela has all the amenities from a modern European town, check this link here is not a big town but it has many amenities, including a range of shops, a weekly market, banks, post office, café-bars, restaurants, a cinema, internet café, schools (nursery, primary & secondary), modern medical centre, dentists, library, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, sports centre, football ground, karate & kendo clubs, motocross & 4×4 clubs, parasailing, gym, massage & beauty spa, horse riding, and river beaches for swimming and fishing.
*The property has excellent motorway links via the A13 motorway, just 5 minutes away.
*Around this area there are typical villages, mills, panoramic views, roman ruins, monuments, etc.