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A Period Property - Totally Renovated
This large and very grande four bedroom villa is set in the town of Castro Verde, amongst other properties of the same period. The villa under went a total refurbishment project costing 140,000 euros which was completed in 2014. With all new plumbing, drainage, electrics and modern fixtures and fittings, it retains the original sweeping chestnut staircase, feature sky-light set high within the main staircase and other period features. We retained and restored the period internal double doors throughout and fitted superior quality new double glazed windows and external doors with shutters. The villa has large open rooms with high ceilings, exactly what you would expect of a large period town house. The lower level offers a large open lounge with sweeping staircase, a light and bright study, large cloakroom, dinning room, sun room adjacent to the spacious modern kitchen. The kitchen was installed and fitted integrated appliances: Oven, oven/microwave, large fridge and freezer, dishwasher, electric hob and extractor. The original three bowl marble sink was refurbished and reinstalled. All are as new.


4 Double Bedrooms
The property has four double bedrooms, two of which share a family bathroom, two bedrooms have large en-suite facilities. The open and spacious master bedroom has sliding double doors leading to a feature en-suite with a central free-standing bath. Three of the bedrooms have balconies.


Unique Features
The property has an original "staff" staircase at the back of the property from the upper level leading directly to the kitchen.


Several large rooms, "Caves" in Portuguese or wine cellars below the property with electric providing the potential for further development projects. One of the caves can be made into a large laundry/utility room as it already all the services available. This basement area also has access from its own small courtyard directly onto a side street and could be used completely independently from the villa.


There are several balconies on the upper level directly from the bedrooms. On the lower level access from the rear sun room provides entry to the largest openelevated terrace, this currently has a covered kitchen area. Due to its size there are possibilities for other projects in this area such as terrace gardens, pergola structures, outside dining area, or even a jacuzzi.


Heating, Water and Flooring
Central heating is run by an oil fuelled boiler: this system manages both the underfloor heating on the lower level and radiators on the upper level.


The hot tap water is heated naturally by large solar panels located on the roof and backed up by mains electric.


Due to its central location the property has mains power supply and mains drainage.


The flooring consists of large square cream ceramic floor tiles on the lower level and oak finished laminated floor on the upper level, both provides a modern clean, cool look and feel throughout.


Partly Furnished
The property is partly furnished in the lounge, study, dining room and sun room.


The Area
Just a five minute walk takes you into the towns central streets, with shops, supermarkets, bars and restaurants. Castro Verde is located within the centre of the lower Alentejo region and hosts festivals and markets throughout the year.

The town has a health centre with A&E (accident and emergency) plusa 24hr pharmacy. A large open air market is held on the 1st Wednesday of every month. The town has boutiques, hardware and household shops. There is a post office, several banks with cash points, childrens play park,public library,night club, public swimming pools and tennis courts, along witha spa offering various therapies and treatments. The town has acoach station, several petrol stations, a cinema/theatre, several churches, a cultural centre, tourist officeand a museum.With all these amenities Castro Verde still maintains all the Portuguese culture, architecture and traditions of a beautiful historical town.

Agriculture and mining have been the mainstayof this region. The plains became a vast areaforgrain production and cattle/sheep grazing.Mining dates back hundredsof years with an abundant source of mineralsincluding gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and iron.The richness and abundance of these combined base economies grew to such an extent that Castro Verde became a regional centre of commerce and thus a crossroad of cultures within the Mediterranean area.

There are several excellent vineyards within a 20 minute drive.

North 90 minutes north is Lisboa the capital city of Portugal
East60 minutes east is the beautiful Spanish border
South 40 minutes south lies the popular Algarve Region
West40 minutes west lies the unspoilt Atlantic coast line