This spacious house located just a few minutes drive from the pretty town of Avelar offers a multitude of opportunities, either as a large family home or as a business, being well located for a guest house or short term rentals.
Entry is from a quiet road via electric gates. There is a low maintenance garden to the front of the house with a covered patio area. The driveway leads to a large courtyard at the back of the house where there is a huge covered carport/workshop and a gated area with a small building which is currently used as a hen house.
From the courtyard there is direct access into an enormous sitting/dining room with a tiled floor, attractive open fireplace, four windows and four central heating radiators. A beautiful glass and wrought iron arched doorway leads to the kitchen which has a tiled floor, white wall and base units, a double stainless steel sink, granite worktops and one radiator. From the kitchen there is access to a hallway off which are four double bedrooms and a shower room, two of the bedrooms have double doors to a balcony at the front of the house and two have fitted wardrobes, all have one radiator.
The shower room has a shower, sink, bidet, wc and plumbing for a washing machine.The hall has one radiator and a door to the balcony.
Marble stairs lead to the ground floor and a separate two double bedroom apartment with a large living/dining room, a kitchen and a shower room.
One bedroom has fitted wardrobes, both have one radiator.
The kitchen is tiled with white wall and base units, granite worktops, a single stainless steel sink and a log burner.
A door from the kitchen gives access to a store room where the diesel central heating unit and tank are housed (the log burner and gas bottles also fire the central heating system).
From the sitting/dining room a door leads to the front of the house and another to a huge store room/garage.
A staircase at the side of the house gives access to a large loft.
With some cosmetic upgrading this house will be spectacular.
This is a well located property with easy access to the IC8 and A13 (with links to Lisbon & Porto airports). The surrounding towns of Figueiro dos Vinhos, Ansiao and Penela offer a good variety of restaurants, cafes, supermarkets etc and the beautiful university of Coimbra is a 25 minute drive.
There are many local places of interest to visit including roman ruins, waterfalls, hiking trails and several river beaches.
Energy Rating: A+
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