Algarve, Santa Bárbara de Nexe, Portugal

A beautiful, spacious, 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached modern villa, within short walking distance to the centre of the sought-after village of Santa Barbara de Nexe, with its quaint church, cafes, restaurants, banks etc and only 15-20 minutes to Faro airport, beaches & golf courses.

Approached via private twin sets of electrically controlled gates onto a calçada driveway with ample parking space for 3 - 4 cars, log stores and a storage shed.

A covered entrance porch leads to a spacious inner hallway with cloaks storage cupboards, leading to all downstairs rooms, through a pair of, glazed doors into a large lounge/dining room (air-conditioned) with inset *Fogo Montana* log burning fire and three sets of double patio doors to mature garden, pool terrace and covered entertaining area.

A further pair of glazed doors open through to a fully integrated kitchen/diner (air-conditioned) with polished granite worktops, dishwasher, electric oven, induction hob, extractor, microwave and, patio doors to the swimming pool terrace and fully fitted outside covered kitchen/dining area (with 4 ring gas hob, wide charcoal BBQ, fridge, dishwasher and sink unit). Separate fully fitted laundry with access to the side driveway.

Additionally, off the main hallway are bedrooms 2 (air-conditioned) and bedroom 3 with ensuite bathrooms and fitted wardrobes, (air-conditioned) and bedroom 4/ office (air-conditioned) (with access to a fully tiled basement) and, a separate family bathroom.

First floor: approached via wide polished stone staircase from the main hallway to open landing area, into fully air-conditioned Master bedroom suite comprising: large air-conditioned bedroom with twin patio doors leading onto two private terraces, inset *Fogo Montana* log burning fire, dressing area with fitted wardrobes and kitchenette area with integrated fridge, sink and dishwasher, with polished granite worktops leading to large ensuite bathroom with separate shower, bath, double vanity unit, bidet and WC. Off the main landing is access to the south-facing roof terrace enjoying distant ocean views, with an external staircase to the side driveway and pool terrace.

The whole of the first floor can be converted into an independent one-bedroom apartment with private access, & all rooms on both floors benefit from an exceptional 2.75m headroom.

Outside: a beautifully presented mature garden of shrubs and trees with an automatic irrigation system and spacious *Roman End* swimming pool surrounded by Santa Catarina and calçada side terraces with a selection of shaded seating and relaxing areas around an artificial low-maintenance lawned area.

Viewing is highly recommended as a perfect permanent family residence or second holiday home for *lock up and leave!!*

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