Property summary
A small house, located in Largo Visconde de Guaratiba, uncharacterized inside and in need of works. Commonly called 'The Hospital House' because it is right in front of the old village hospital, today, 'Santa Casa da Misericórdia' institution. It's a charming building for reconstruction, also located inside the Fortress of Valença.
Comprising two floors. On the upper floor there are 2 bedrooms and a complete bathroom.
The ground floor has the possibility of communicating with Casa do Arco (the arch house) through the garden.
The roof needs to be renovated (it has a wooden structure).
Solar exposure: North (rear) and South (front).
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Please NOTE:
This property may also be sold, together with 3 others, making it possible to interconnect the 4, being a great asset as it allows to form a monumental set of unique location, as heritage within heritage (Fort and wall). We invite you to have a look at our Ref 3706A.
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Distances (via highways with tolls):
Vigo International Airport: 29min (28,3 km)
Santiago de Compostela International Airport: 1h29min (126 km)
La Coruña International Airport: 1h58min (181 km)
Porto International Airport: 1h14min (115 km)
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The Camino:
Before entering Spain, and next to this house, the Portuguese Santiago Camino ends at the Gaviarra door. They are the oldest doors in the entire wall and can be seen from the mansion. It's European Cultural Heritage since 1987 and World Heritage in the French and Spanish section. The interest in this path, and its popularity, has been hugely growing, and is today more sought after by tourists and hikers than by devotees to Santiago.
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The Valença Wall:
It is a jewel of military architecture (candidate for World Heritage by Unesco), with a total length of 5.5 km. The buildings are located in the oldest part of the wall, that is, in the initial nucleus of the village, directly facing the River Minho, the emblematic Eiffel Bridge and the monumental city of Tuy, in Galicia. On the northern side of the fortress.
The entire wall of Valença was one of the first monuments in the country to be classified as a National Monument (as early as 1910).
The whole intramural village is also classified.
The entire intra-wall area has, already, all the modern infrastructure of cable Tv and internet, natural gas, electricity and sanitation, a co-project of urban requalification carried out by famous Pritzker prize winner, Arch. Eduardo Souto de Moura.
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The town of Valença:
In addition to its natural beauty and cultural heritage, Valença is situated in a strategic urban geographical location. Due to being in the center of seven cities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants, Valença is considered, by specialists in urban planning in Portugal and Spain, one of the 'Potential Cities' in the northwest of the Peninsula. With four international airports close by and served by motorway to all cities, Valença is also an important station on the Porto-Vigo railway line, as well as a crossing point for the projected high-speed line.
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Nearby atractions:
Vila Nova de Cerveira: 22min (17,4 km)
Caminha: 36min (29,9 km)
Ponte de Lima: 32min (39,4 km)
Moledo do Minho (praias): 39min (33,5 km)
Viana do Castelo: 51min (66,6 km)
Serra de Arga: 1h (39,7 km)
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More relevant information:
List of cities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants in the center of which Valença is located:
- Vigo, at 35 km from Valença, whose metropolitan area has 480 thousand inhabitants, and beyond its international airport, it also has the largest Atlantic port in Spain.
- Pontevedra, whose metropolitan area has 168 thousand inhabitants, is 55 km from Valença.
- Braga, which is the third largest city in Portugal with around 200 thousand inhabitants (city only), is 70 km from Valença.
- Ourense, with 105 thousand inhabitants (city only), is located 100 km from Valença.
- Santiago de Compostela, famous for its cathedral and of enormous tourist importance, has an international airport and almost 200 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan area is 115 km from Valença.
- Porto, the second largest Portuguese city, its metropolitan area has 1.7 million inhabitants, served by an international airport, and is 119 km from Valença.
- A Coruña, with more than 400 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan area, an international airport and an important port is 180 km away.
Energy Rating: F
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18458336
Number of mandate: 3706D
Agency: PortugalRur