Period 11 Bed Manor House with land for sale near Cernache do Bonjardim, central Portugal

LOCATION: CERNACHE DO BONJARDIM, CENTRAL PORTUGAL

A substantial 11 bedroom period manor house for sale near Cernache do Bonjardim, central Portugal. The manor house, which dates back to the 19th Century, measures 1,089 square metres of construction and is set on a plot measuring 10,000 square metres.

The property, which is connected to both mains water and electricity, is situated in an elevated position and has good views across the valley. The manor house is in a reasonable condition given it's age and also benefits from having a borehole on the land, complete with an irrigation system for watering the gardens.

The manor house has stone window and door surrounds and the windows and frames are wooden. All of the interior doors and frames are wooden and there are in a good condition for their age. The majority of these internal doors are double opening with glazed panels above. The property also has a good deal of hand painted murals and Tromp d'oeil within the formal rooms, traditional for the era of the property.

The manor house is ideal for some one looking to run a historic style bed and breakfast and already has a tourism project approved from the Director General of Tourism in Portugal. The decorative wooden ceilings of the property are exotic hard wood and are all in good condition.

The property, which is set over two floors, is filled with character features though the current owners have made some improvements to the property including the installation of two modern bathrooms. The main entrance to the house, via an external stone staircase with wrought iron balustrades, leads into an entrance hallway.

Off this hallway to the ground floor there are three living rooms, all of which have wooden floors and ceilings with good examples of Tromp d'oeil to the walls. There is a traditional style kitchen, which has a large fireplace. The kitchen walls are tiled with hand painted tiles from the 19th century. There are some built in display cabinets within the kitchen, though would benefit from some modernisation.

There is also a large, 'marquise room to the ground floor, which has good views over the countryside. The marquise room is spacious and has several part glazed patio doors which lead out to the gardens immediately surrounding the manor house. There are a variety of storage rooms to the ground floor, which could be converted into additional bedrooms if required. There is also an adega (wine store) to the ground floor, which has it's own entrance.

The first floor accommodation is accessed via an internal staircase which opens out onto a hallway, which runs the length of the building (55 metres). Off this hallway there are 11 bedrooms, all of which have wooden floors and ceilings. There are two modern bathrooms, which are both partially tiled. One of the bathrooms has a shower, toilet and contemporary style vanity basin with storage cupboard beneath. The second bathroom has a bath with shower above, toilet, bidet and pedestal sink.

The property has a detached one storey storage building which houses a large bread oven, though could be converted into a self contained apartment if necessary. Off this storage building there is a large, stone flagged drying circle which has good views over the countryside.

The property comes with 10,000 square metres of land, some of which is flat, though the majority is sloped with some eucalyptus trees. The property is in good condition and a fine example of 19th century Portuguese architecture.

The property is easy to located and is only five kilometres drive from Castelo do Bode lake, Portugal's second largest reservoir, which is popular for all kinds of water sport activities.

The closest town to the property is situated at Cernache do Bonjardim, which is around 15 minutes drive. Cernache do Bonjardim has a variety of shops, cafes, restaurants, supermarket, post office, pharmacies, health centres, school and weekly market.

The closest airport to the property is situated at Lisbon, which is around two hours drive. Lisbon airport is serviced by a variety of low cost airlines, which operate regular flights into and out of the United Kingdom and other European countries.

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