Property Description

This exceptional and delightful house in the village of Tarrastal in the hills of central Portugal, is at once a place that fits itself into the natural surroundings of the traditional houses and offers total modern comforts.

The house is offered completely furnished as seen in the photographs with all utensils and appliances. It is perfectly ready in a ‘move-into’ condition allowing immediate use of the property.

This 2-story residence is built with traditional methods where decorative elements were chosen with the most technically up-to-date methods where structure and convenience were needed.

From the remains of the long abandoned cottage, the new, but traditionally crafted and installed slate roof, to the unique hand-fitted ancient chestnut beams that form the intricate, artistic roof construction.

The house sits at the top of the village offering glorious views, not only over the huddle of houses but to the valley beyond. Complete with a balcony and large terrace to enjoy outdoor dining and living to the full. The exterior space benefits from outdoor lighting, power-outlets and water-points. The balcony benefits from morning sunshine with the terrace receiving sunshine all day. There are no over-looking neighbours with the land surrounding the sides and rear as part of the property.

All doors and windows are thermo-pane fitted with internal decorative divisions. All walls are thermally insulated along with double rockwool insulation in the roofspace. Cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

The sitting area with its large central woodburner has temperature-sensitive ventilation to circulate warm air around the entire space and gently ducted into the bedrooms below.

All floors from living room to bedrooms and bathrooms have the benefit of individual zoned thermostatically controlled electric underfloor heating. All zones are programmable.

The kitchen is fitted with all appliances including dishwasher, fridge-freezer and microwave, it is complete and practical with its custom made cabinets and chestnut worktop. A table that can seat 4 as well as a built-in desk with beautiful live-edge thick wood is part of this space.

The bedrooms each have built in storage cupboards, in addition a large storage compartment is located between the floors of the property that is accessed by convenient sliding doors.

Cork-Oak, Olive trees and some fruit trees are found on the property within the manageable area of land to the rear and sides of the house. The land slopes gently upwards to the new village cistern which supplies all of the properties with clean spring water, free of charge.

Total area: 565m2

Built area: 160m2

Internal: 80m2

Gois the administrative centre is 2km, 12min drive. Here you will find the super-market, banks, post-office, cafes and restaurants.

Lisbon 2.5hrs, Porto 2hrs. Both the Serra de Estrela mountains and Figueira da Foz beach are within easy reach.

2 bedrooms

2 bathrooms

1 main balcony

1 small balcony

1 large terrace