A spacious three bedroom detached house with traditional features, swimming pool and land for sale near Tomar, central Portugal

A spacious three bedroom detached house with traditional features, swimming pool and land for sale near Tomar, central Portugal. The house, which measures 233 square meters of construction, is set on a plot measuring 3320 square meters and is in a good decorative order. There is also a good-sized stone barn comes with the property at the moment used as a storage room and workshop but can be easily transformed in some more guest accommodation.

The house is fully double glazed, and it is connected to both mains electric and water and has a telephone line and fibrotic internet installed. The house has many traditional style features and was completely refurbished several years ago. The property also has a solar hot water heating system in place, and also solar panels for electricity with a 5 kw battery that helps keeping the costs with electricity quite low.

Property’s main entrance is situated to the front of the property and leads into the living room. However, there is another entrance point to the rear of the property with access to the open plan kitchen/diner/living space. This open plan room is very spacious and light with double aspect windows.

Kitchen has a plenty of storage with built in wall and floor cupboard with granite worktop. There is a large 5 burner stove with extractor fan perfect for cooking delicious meals. To the left side of the kitchen there is a space for a large freestanding fridge freezer and a storage space with a door. Kitchen has tiled floors and tiled splash. There is also breakfast bar for enjoying the morning coffee. Kitchen has been beautifully decorated keeping the style of the property.

Open plan kitchen/diner/living space also has two sets of patio doors to enjoy the beautiful garden oasis. This room has a beautiful stone wall with wood burner and is a wonderful space to relax and unwind after a long day.

To the right side you have access to the living room. This room is spacious with set of windows and wooden front door and tiled floor. Walls of the living room are rendered with some exposed stone.

Next to the living room you can find ground floor bedroom. This room has a patio door leading to the outside of the property. Bedroom is beautifully decorated and feels nice and relaxing.

Coming back to the kitchen you will find an access point to the hallway where you have a glass door that leads you to the patio area at the rear of the property. There is also an access to property’s bathroom. Bathroom is fully tiled with bathtub, shower cabin, vanity basin and toilet. Bathroom feels nice and spacious and has plenty of natural light coming through the window and also a Velux window.

As we return to the kitchen/diner/living space we will find a staircase leading us to the first floor of the property. On this floor you will find two good sized bedrooms with en-suits. First bedroom is spacious and light with double aspect windows and tiled floor throughout. You also have access to the balcony where you can enjoy the view of the countryside. Next to the balcony you will find an en-suit bathroom that has a shower, toilet, and sink. Bathroom is fully tiled with natural light coming through the window. Second bedroom is accessed via first one, but also has a separate entrance through the outside staircase. Bedroom is beautifully decorated with tiled floors, patio doors to the balcony and wooden beamed ceiling. There you also will find an en-suit bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. This en-suit also is fully tiled with window for natural light.

Property also comes with separate stone storage barn that could be converted into further living accommodation of workshop. This barn has a new roof and beautiful stone walls.

The property is set on a plot measuring 3320square metres, most of it is walled and fenced. The property has a borehole approximately 200 meters deep with an 8000 liters storage tank and is used for irrigating the garden. The house is set back from a quiet access road and there is a gated driveway which leads to the side and back of the house. At the side of the house and facing the swimming pool there is a traditional style covered terrace with wooden pillars and a wooden beamed roof. The terrace provides good views over the land and countryside. At the side of the house there is a large, tiled patio area which also provides good views over the countryside.

The land is slightly sloping, though there are terraces and the current owners have landscaped the garden with paths and steps. There is a good variety of mature olive trees in situ as well as almond, persimmon, pomegranate, apple and peach. Close to the house and swimming pool area there is a beautiful landscaped garden with some exotic plants and several mature palm trees

The property is situated in the village of Chãos, which is walking distance from the house has one café, doctor, pharmacy, cash machine, there is also a weekly market after church on Sundays. A five minutes drive you find a petrol station, good sized supermarket and DIY store. The property is easy to access and has good links to the IC3 dual carriageway. The larger, historic town of Tomar, which is home to the Convento do Cristo, is only 20 minutes by car.

Tomar is a bustling market town, which has a good variety of supermarkets, cafes, restaurants, banks, shops, pharmacies, health centres, sports centres, library, university, hospital, bus and train station, historic monuments and parks.

Castelo do Bode lake, Portugal’s second largest reservoir, is only ten minutes drive in the opposite direction. Castelo do Bode lake is popular for all kinds of water sport activities including swimming, sailing, canoeing, scuba diving and water skiing. The lake is also a haven for wild life and there are many river beaches close to the property where you can relax and enjoy the scenery.

The closest airport to the property is located at Lisbon, which is around one and a quarter 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.