LOCATION: FATIMA, CENTRAL PORTUGAL

A sympathetically restored farmhouse with 320 seat restaurant for sale close to the town of Fatima in central Portugal. The property, which is being sold as a going concern, has been tastefully restored to a very high level with original materials and a focus on the traditional style of the area.

The property is set on a plot measuring 5,050 square metres. The property is connected to both mains water and electricity and there is a well on the land.

The restaurant is well established and sought after as a wedding reception venue as well as other conferences and business functions with bookings already confirmed for 2010.

The restaurant has featured in several national magazines and has a good regular customer base. The sale of the property includes all fixtures and fitments for the restaurant including wrought iron tables, chairs, soft furnishing for the chairs, cutlery, crockery and catering equipment.

The property briefly comprises:

Restaurant

The restaurant has three function suites, which can be kept separated or combined for larger occasions. The main function room is triple aspect and has a marble cobbled floor which matches the exterior paths and patios.

This main dining area has a large stone archway with serving balconies and exposed stone walls and has a capacity of 220 people.

The second function suite is located within the original wine store of the property. The wine store has been completely restored and also has exposed stone walls and a tiled floor. This function suite has a capacity of 70 and split over two levels, thus providing an entertainment area such as a dance floor if needed. The ceiling of this function suite is vaulted and the roof beams are exposed.

The third function room is situated within the original farmhouse and is much smaller and ideal for more intimate events, having a capacity of 30. This function suite has a polished wooden floor and exterior access doors which lead out to the restaurants gardens.

All of the function suites have accessibility to male and female bathrooms, which are fully tiled and modern in design.

The restaurant's kitchen is fully equipped with the latest stainless steel cabinetry, food preparation balconies and storage cupboards as well as industrial extractor fans to ensure the temperate within the kitchen remains ambient. There are several large, multi burn range hobs, convection ovens as well as stainless steel industrial dishwashers in situ.

House:

The house is set over two floors and has been restored to very high level with attention to detail in the finishing. There is a spacious living room (54 square metres) which has a Chestnut wood parquet floor with an oak and chestnut ceiling.

There is a large, antique fireplace to one corner of the living room  and an exterior access door which leads out to one of the property's terraces.

The house has three spacious bedrooms, all of which are en-suite. The first bedroom has a sandstone tiled floor and has two sets of patio doors which overlook the east and west gardens. The bathroom, which has a 'his and hers' vanity basin, is partially tiled. This en-suite has a large bath, toilet and a large built in wardrobe.

The second bedroom also has a sandstone tiled floor and an oak and chestnut beamed ceiling. The en-suite bathroom is complete with 'his and hers' vanity basins, toilet, shower and is fully tiled.

The third bedroom, which also has sandstone tiled floor, has one balcony window which faces south over the property's garden. The en-suite bathroom is fully tiled and has a shower, vanity basin and toilet.

The house's kitchen can be accessed either from the hallway or from the living room. The kitchen has a high-resistance sandstone tiled floor and a ceiling in chestnut and pine.

Gardens:

The property is set on a plot measuring 5,050 square metres and the gardens around the restaurant and house are landscaped with a variety of indigenous shrubs and plants including bougainvillea. Throughout the gardens there are private seating areas, which are reached by marble cobbled paths or wooden decked walk ways.

The current owners of the property have paid a lot of attention to detail in the design of the garden ensuring wedding receptions have a variety of locations to site photographs.  There are lawns and a good variety of mature trees including a 100 year old olive tree.

The property is situated in a slightly elevated position and therefore has good views over the surrounding countryside. The property even has a view to Ourem Castle, which is around 10 minutes drive from the property. The restaurant and house is situated in a small village, though is only a short drive into the neighbouring towns of Fatima and Ourem.

Fatima is a town well known around the world since the 1930s and the visions of the children. Fatima receives thousands of visitors each year who make the pilgrimage to visit the sight of these visions and has a large variety of shops, cafes, health centres, supermarkets and bus station.

The town of Ourem, which is slightly less bustling than Fatima is about 10 minutes drive from the property, but also has a good variety of shops, cafes, banks, pharmacies, health centres, and a rising population.

The closest airport to the property is situated at Lisbon, which is around one and a half hours' by car. 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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