Full Description
Unique style cottage
Popular village location with river beach
Private
Cultivated vegetable beds
Additional Schist ruin
Excellent solar exposure and views
Borehole
Parking
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a small cottage of unique styling to the area in a private location with good access in the increasingly popular village of Barril do Alva. The house consists of 2 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, utility room, bathroom, additional multi-use room, storage space, and terrace with bread oven. The house benefits from double glazing and is heated from a lovely wood burning stove in the lounge. The water is provided from the licenced bore hole and is heated by a gas boiler. Externally the house is finished partially with a beautiful stone facade.
When arriving at the house along a short track you will find sufficient parking for a number of cars, walking across the developed gardens to the main entrance you are immediately exposed to the beautiful view towards the Serra do Açor. The entrance to the house from the slate terrace, with bread/Pizza oven, leads into a small hallway perfect for boots and coats. To the left is a staircase taking you to the bathroom, a fully fitted mix of modern and rustic style with toilet, sink and shower. The hallway and bathroom are fully tiled. From the hallway you enter the tiled kitchen where you will find sufficient space for cooking and dining. To the right of the kitchen is a small utility area with a window. The kitchen opens to a split level lounge with excellent timber floors, this room is light and airy from large windows and benefits from a fireplace with a nice, good size wood burning stove.
In the kitchen is a second staircase that leads to 2 bedrooms, one a good sized double with storage and a single. To the rear of the house is a large room currently used for light storage. This room is tiled and could provide an additional bedroom if desired.
Outside
At the upper level of the land, the property benefits from a small schisto ruin currently for storage that could potentially be developed for accomodation or other uses. You will also find a quirky outdoor bathing area with a bathtub, heated from a fireplace under, perfect for warming on a winter night. A huge amount of work has been done to develop the raised beds creating a fabulous, highly productive vegetable garden producing an array of vegetables for self sustainability or marketing. The land also contains additional areas housing chickens and ducks with scope for further animals. Whilst feeding the animals you can take in the unspoilt views towards Côja.
Location
The property is located in the popular village of Barril do Alva where you will find café/bars, a minimarket and a restaurant on one of two excellent river beaches. Only a 5 minute drive from Côja, where you will find all your daily amenities such as a bank, supermarkets, medical centre, pharmacy, cafés and bars. Nestled in the Serra do Açor there are also restaurants, shops and the various glorious river beaches all within 10 minutes. The village is 50 minutes from Coimbra and 2 hours from Porto airport.
Overall, this is an excellent opportunity to purchase a small quinta/smallholding, move in ready, in a private location becoming harder to find.
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