Located just 30 minutes from Lisbon, in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, this historic property offers you the opportunity to own a property with unique characteristics, ideal for a hotel project.
For those looking for a hotel investment on the outskirts of Lisbon that is charming, different and offers a good return, this property offers it all due to its unique characteristics and its history that attracts people from all over the world.
The church on the property allows us to exploit its full potential by holding weddings with the reception inside the property itself, as well as baptisms and even events.
Surrounded by stunning landscapes and a serene atmosphere, this property is the perfect refuge from the hustle and bustle of Lisbon's urban life.
The Quinta Convento de Santo António da Castanheira, in Vila Franca de Xira, is a religious architecture building with a simple vernacular regional model exterior with Manueline, Renaissance and Mannerist elements of great erudition inside.
With a land area of 39,378m2, (3.9378ha), and an existing gross construction area of 4,209.75m2, with the possibility of extending 25% of the existing area, which can be contiguous or physically individualized, (1,052.43m2) this can be increased to).
Great potential for hotels or services.
Farm with rainfed arable crops, vines, pasture, agricultural outbuildings and a house with ground floor and first floor, garden, chapel, cloisters, fresco house.
It was founded in 1402 by a community of Franciscan friars from the Convent of São Francisco de Alenquer.
In 1493, Queen Leonor sponsored the construction of the temple's cells and chapels.
In the same year, an important meeting took place between Queen Leonor and Admiral Christopher Columbus in the convent church.
At the beginning of the 15th century, King Manuel became the patron of the convent's works.
In 1525, the convent and church were completely built.
In 1530 D. António de Ataide, Count of Castanheira and patron of the convent, had the side chapels of the church built there and later the mausoleum of the Ataíde family.
It was looted during the French invasions and after the extinction of the religious orders it was abandoned.
In 1838, the convent was acquired by Joaquim Quintela, Count of Farrobo, who adapted the building into a silk spinning factory.
In the last quarter of the 19th century, the convent was acquired by D. Manuel Teles da Gama, who ended up letting the convent deteriorate, using the remaining premises for various purposes.
In 1933, the convent became the property of private individuals who lived there.
In 1984, the estate and convent were acquired by private individuals who began the process of rehabilitating the space.
By order of the Ministry of Culture, the process of classifying the convent as a Property of Public Interest began in 1995.
In 1996, the classification as a property of public interest was published in the Diário da Republica - (Dec.Nº2/96, Dr 56 of March 6).
In the same year, the convent was acquired by another private individual who started a project to build a rural hotel.
The project never came to fruition and was sold again in 2017, starting restoration work to restore the originality of the space.
Energy Rating: F
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Main characteristics
3.94 hectares of land (9.74 acres)
Swimming pool
20 bedrooms
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Price 2,500,000 €
Price / sq metre: €/m² 63.49
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Reference:
20974785
Number of mandate: 8252
Agency: Private Luxury Real Estate
Location
This property is in Vila Franca De Xira, in Vila Franca de Xira (district Lisbon).
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