A spacious and superbly located Villa, with breathtaking views of the natural landscape of this area of Portugal. The property sits in a very quiet spot at the edge of a countryside village, very close to protected historical Roman settlements and places of natural beauty such as natural river pools.
Built in 2008, the villa was designed with comfort and leisure in mind, i.e. all bedrooms are en suite, there's a 45sqm veranda, perfect for hosting large functions with amazing scenery in the background, and a fantastic fully fitted kitchen, with high quality appliances. Included in this sale, there's a 2800sqm plot next to the property, which could be developed, subject to submission of project.
Key features
4 en suite bedrooms, all with large fitted wardrobes
4 Bathrooms
Treble aspect open plan kitchen and dining room
Quality bespoke wooden door with large entrance hallway
Lounge with huge patio doors overlooking the scenery
Large colonial style 45sqm tiled balcony, with built in brick barbecue
Secondary colonial style balcony, by pool area, perfect for storage and holding pool events
Quality polished stone and wood balustrade staircase
Utility room on the top floor
Double glazing throughout
Electrically operated sun shutters
Log burner
Individually thermostatically controlled underfloor heating
Efficient heat pump hot water system, pre installed for solar panels
Security system
Intercom and electrically operated front gate
8 x 4 swimming pool with summer cover
Rain water saving well
Double car garage with electrically controlled door
Separate 2800sqm plot included in sale, next to the property
All the furniture is included in this sale
Layout
The main living area of this villa is at ground floor level, entered by the lawn and fruit tree front garden. Once through the stylish front door there's a large hallway, with the staircase to the left, also on the left there is a WC room and a storage and cleaning room. From this hallway, there's access to the kitchen, lounge and one of the four en suite bedrooms. The large balcony is accessed from two patio doors in the lounge and one patio door in the kitchen area, the balcony also has an external staircase leading down to the pool and garage area. On the first floor, from the large staircase landing, there's a utility room and the other three double en suite bedrooms. The kitchen is fully fitted with high quality appliances, all the furniture is oak, including low and high level kitchen cabinets and the worktops are black granite. Downstairs is an open plan garage, which covers most of the footprint of the building, where you find the hot water system and has enough space for a workshop.
Outside area
The low maintenance, lawned front garden has various types of fruit trees. The drive to the garage and patio areas is fully paved. There's a gate to the plot next door and a gate to a garden area, further down from the swimming pool area.
About the location
The Villa is located in the small Village of Camarinha which is 4 Km from 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.
Other important towns within 15 minutes are Condeixa a velha and the city of Coimbra within 20 to 25 minutes.
*Penela has all the amenities from a modern European town, check this link (url hidden) 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 villa has excellent motorway links via the A13 motorway, just 9 minutes away.
*Around this area there are typical villages, mills, panoramic views, roman ruins, monuments, etc.
*The historic town of Tomar, which is home to the UNESCO listed Convento do Cristo, founded by the Templars is only 45 to 50 minutes drive from the property.
*Figueira da Foz the beautiful coastal beach is easily accessed in approximately 45 to 50 minutes by car via the IC8.
*All major European high street shopping is available in city of Coimbra the 3rd biggest city in Portugal which is only 25 to 30 minutes drive on the A13 motorway.
*Porto and Lisbon airports are at similar distance from the property, Porto is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes drive and Lisbon approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes by car.
Energy Rating: D
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