Property summary
Villa in Lugar de Serra, Covas, near Vila Nova De Cerveira, Costa Verde, Portugal – Excellent Village Ameneties. Easy access to Walking, Beach, Rivers, Historic Towns, National Parks and close to Spanish border.
The large predominantly stone built villa was completely renovated in 2012. It has the benefit of aluminium external doors and shuttered double glazed windows. It is not overlooked by any other property and the access road is a “no through road” so there is no passing traffic. It is on two levels with internal and external stairs and consists of an extremely large lounge with fibre optic internet and satellite t/v and dining room, secondary sitting area. A large modern kitchen with an American style fridge/freezer and a second fridge/freezer, dishwasher, hob/oven, microwave absolutely everything you need which leads to a utility room. The six bedrooms all with en-suite facilities, four on the lower level, two with patio doors to the outside, all with fitted wardrobes. There are both internal and external balconies and a large covered outside area adjacent to the kitchen and also accessible from the lounge used as an eating area with a huge oak table with seating for twelve people, adjacent is a custom built barbecue with work surface, power and water. The property has the benefit of five solar panels which provide copious hot water, a large wood burner which provides central heating for the whole house and both are supported by an oil fired boiler if required . Excess solar water heating is utilised to heat the swimming pool. A large external building provides the boiler room, pool equipment room and storage facilities for outside furniture, games, and workshop etc. It stands in approximately 3,850 sq. Mts. Of land, half of which is woodland and the rest developed as the amenity area to the house. The planted areas are all under a membrane covered with gravel which makes the property extremely low maintenance. There are various outside sitting areas, a large swimming pool which incorporates a child friendly section, garden areas, terraces and a large car parking area. Within the grounds there is a small stone chapel which is ideal for storage or a larger workspace. The property is fenced, walled, gated and alarmed for security. The photographs do not do the property justice.
The property is being sold fully furnished in every respect. All lounge and dining room furniture and including beds, bedding linen, kitchen equipment, crockery, cutlery, glassware etc. Are all included. It is ready to move into.
There are four bars/restaurants, post office, A.T.M., mini-market, shop and petrol station in the village. Covas is situated in a wooded valley surrounded by mountains but only thirty minutes from the sea. Self contained in terms of facilities yet only a few minutes from both small and large towns.
Porto is the nearest, modern and very accessible airport and is approximately one hour away by car and is served by numerous operators to be able to connect worldwide . The journey from Porto is along the A28 which is very quiet by motorway standards and the latter part through lovely countryside. Spain is just the other side of the Minho River and can be easily reached across the bridge at Vila Nova de Cerveira or by the short ferry journey from Caminha. The ferry port of Santander is about 6 hours to the North.
The property is perfect as a home, everything new, very low maintenance garden and grounds. It is also perfect as a second/holiday home for the same reasons, lock up, set the timers and the alarm and go. It would also be suitable to use as letting as a whole or as there are four double/twin bedrooms, all en-suite, at the lower floor level with a separate access, for individual letting.
The owners who used it as a letting property are now retuning to the U.K. And are offering the property at a very realistic price of £460,000 in order to facilitate a quick sale.
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Price 460,000 €
Price / sq metre: €/m² 1,666.67
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