A fully restored two bedroom village house for sale in Rio dos Moinhos in central Portugal. The house, which is set over two floors, is fully double glazed within integral electric shutters throughout. The house, is connected to mains water and electricity and has a large, integral garage.
The house measures 150 square metres of construction and has stone window and doors surrounds. The property was constructed in stone, but has a rendered finish. The house briefly comprises:
The ground floor of the house has a large integral garage with a tiled floor. There is a double opening wooden door to the front and the garage is large enough to accommodate up to two vehicles.
The main entrance door to the house leads into a light and airy vestibule with a stone faced staircase to the rear. The staircase, which has a wrought iron hand rail leads to the first floor living accommodation.
There is a spacious living room with a tiled floor and a set of patio doors, which lead out to a private terrace at the front of the house. The living room also has a corner fireplace which has been fitted with a re-circulating hot air log burner. Off the living room there is a hallway, which is accessed via a set of double opening part glazed wooden doors. The kitchen is spacious and has a tiled floor with a good variety of built in wooden base and eye level units. The oven, gas hob and extractor fan are integrated.
There are two double bedrooms, both of which have built in wooden wardrobes with sliding doors and wood laminate floors. There are two bathrooms, both of which are fully tiled. One of the bathrooms has a bath, contemporary style double vanity basin and toilet. The second bathroom has a shower, toilet and pedestal sink.
The house is located on the outskirts of the village of Rio do Moinhos (River of the Mills) where there are several cafe bars, a bakery, mini-market, post office, bar, restaurant and carpenters.
The larger town of Abrantes, which has several large supermarkets, schools, library, post office, health centre, river marina, banks, hospital, shops, cafe bars, restaurants, cinema and go-karting circuit, is approximately five minutes drive from the property. Abrantes also has a main line train station which goes to and from Lisbon. There is also a bus station which services the region and more national routes.
The cottage is a short drive from Castelo do Bode lake, Portugal's second largest reservoir, which is popular for all kinds of water sports. There is a nautical centre where it is possible to hire canoes, kayaks, speed boats and sail boats, approximately ten minutes drive from the cottage.
The closest airport to the property is located at Lisbon, which is approximately one and a half hours' by car
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