Caria (Belmonte)
253 m²
8 bedrooms
120000 m²
Fantastic farm located in the municipality of Belmonte with 3 houses and a total land area of 12 hectares.
The property has three houses: the Main House, the Casa do Lagar and the Casa do Forno. There is also another building currently used for storage and laundry. It also has extensive facilities for corrals.
All the houses are made of exposed granite stone, they have been carefully restored and two of them have been converted into local accommodation.
The main house is 132m2 and consists of:
- 1 suite
- 2 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Dining room and living room with fireplace and tiled stove
- Open space kitchen
- Mezzanine with 38m2.
The 200m2 Casa do Forno consists of:
- 3 suites
- Dining room and living room with fireplace
- Open space kitchen
- Wood oven area equipped with kitchen.
It should be noted that this two-storey house has two suites on the ground floor with private bathrooms and 2 bedrooms on the upper floor served by a bathroom.
Adjacent to the house, there is a leisure and barbecue area covered by a large shed (16x4m), where you can also enjoy outdoor meals and socializing. The swimming pool is right next to this area, served by a bathroom.
Casa do Lagar, with 130m2, is composed of:
- 1 suite with mezzanine
- Living and dining room with fireplace/stove
- Kitchenette.
- open garage measuring 7.5x4m, sheds measuring 25m2 and outdoor bathroom.
The storage and laundry building has an area of 60 m2, meeting the conditions to be converted into a residential house.
All houses have air conditioning and double-glazed windows Casa do Forno has electric heaters equipped with heat accumulating stones in all rooms and has pre-installation for central heating powered by diesel or gas or with a heat pump.
The residential area is served by 2 sets of double photovoltaic panels intended for water heating. A fixed photovoltaic solar energy microgeneration unit for self-consumption is installed on the farm, with 18 panels.
The outdoor space around the houses is covered by a large cobblestone made of granite cubes and extensive grassy areas with many ornamental and shade trees, lots of flowers and shrubs, swings, benches and garden tables (in wood and granite).
Among the ornamental trees, stone pines, Nordic pines, French oaks, horse chestnuts, catalpas, jacarandas, magnolias, rhododendrons, feijoa, pink pepper trees, feijoa, lagerstroemias, garden apple trees, etc. Stand out the extensive gardens are decorated with a variety of plants, including 200 azaleas, 10 maples, 20 dwarf lagerstroemias and a hundred hydrangeas.
In front of the main house and the mill house there are two lakes with water lilies and fish.
The Quinta has many corners, including the stone diving fountain - with space for walking or sitting -, the water mine, a traditional fountain and the areas with large granite stones (boulders) adjacent to the pool.
It also includes a fenced construction made up of 3 connected U-shaped modules, which serve as corrals and poultry houses: 2 of them are closed, have an area of 80m2 and accommodate 6 rooms the sheds measure 83m2 the interior courtyard, closed, has an area of 55m2.
The property consists of 4 parcels of land:
- the main one, with a total area of 8.7 ha, where all the buildings are located
- 2 agricultural plots, one measuring 6,300 m2 and the other measuring 2.28ha, with a pond
- the fourth property is 4,300m2 and has 260 quince trees planted on it.
The last two plots are crossed by a stream with permanent water.
The properties are divided by the national road.
The 8.7ha land has an olive grove with 1,524 olive trees, 250 fruit trees of 16 different varieties (a detailed and quantified list is provided to anyone who requests it), 30 dried fruit trees of 4 varieties and, in addition, more than 100 fruit plants. Small fruits (a detailed and quantified list is provided to anyone who requests it). All the trees on the farm are irrigated by drip irrigation, automatically managed by 3 programmers with 24 electro-valves. Water is supplied by irrigation from Cova da Beira or, alternatively, taken from two ponds or an 'inexhaustible' well, using an electric pump.
The land also has a small vegetable garden and 2 ponds with permanent water, with the pond closest to the houses being flanked by a bamboo cane field and populated by koi carp and turtles.
On the farm there is currently a small flock of sheep, in the poultry houses, several birds (chickens, geese, ducks, guinea fowl...).
The property has complete privacy and all plots, except the smallest, are entirely fenced with a net.
Area with historical, natural and gastronomic relevance.
The price includes the contents (furniture, appliances, home textiles and crockery) of the 3 rooms.
Main distances:
Castelo Branco - 60km (40min)
Belmonte - 12km (15min)
Covilha - 18km (20min)
Fundão - 27km (27min)
Guarda - 40km (30min)
Viseu - 113km (1h15min)
Serra da Estrela, Penhas da Saúde - 28km (35min)
Lisbon - 282km (2h53min)
Ricardo Gracio
Energy Rating: D
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