Ansião, Estremadura, Portugal

Lovely, period property located in a nice village not far from the town of Ansião in central Portugal.

This 7/8 bedroom property still retains many of its original features and has been renovated to a high standard. The property would make a spacious family home, or holiday rental business as there is plenty of space for a family and guest accommodation. The house is sited on a plot of approximately 800m2 with gently sloping land to the rear of 1080m2.

House 1st floor:
This floor can be accessed via the front, double doors or the rear door in the courtyard. Entering the property via the courtyard you pass into the spacious kitchen diner that has the original fireplace still in situ. The kitchen has a large central island, wall cupboards and base units with original marble work surfaces and a sink. The kitchen has a wood burner for the winter months and good quality ceramic tile floor surface. The roof and ceiling of this area was renewed just a few years ago. Steps from the kitchen lead up to a central corridor that gives access to all the rooms on this level. The first opening on the right is a staircase that leads up to the attic area and down to the ground floor. Opposite the opening is the first of the double bedrooms at the front of the property, with original double doors, widow shutters and pine floor. The corridor also has 2 more rooms to the front, one of which is another double bedroom, and a large lounge with wall mounted TV and double doors with Juliet balcony. The rooms at the rear, off the corridor, consist of a single bedroom currently being used as a closet, a bedroom with bunk beds, an office that leads to a bathroom and a single bedroom at top of the stairs.

House ground floor:
The front double doors open onto a hall with stone stairs up to the first floor. The original ceiling over the stairs is a lovely design that has been preserved. The hall has a door that takes you into a very spacious en-suite bedroom that overlooks the cobbled lane. The new bathroom has a walk-in shower, W.C. and basin. This bathroom has a door to take you into a rear corridor with doors leading to the 3rd bathroom, rear courtyard and a further huge bedroom with king-size bed. This bedroom has access to a corridor that leads to a door that opens onto the front lane and another door that leads to a room now being used for storage. The bedroom with the king-size bed also has access to the internal staircase, with doors to the courtyard and up to the first floor corridor. At the bottom of the stairs there is another storage room.

Attic:
The attic has lots of space that could be turned into extra accommodation if the new owner so wished. The roof rafters and beams appear to be original from when the property was first built.

Exterior:
At the side of the property are wrought-iron double gates that once allowed coach and horses into the courtyard. Here the area has been paved and there is plenty of space for off-road parking. There are numerous stone constructed store rooms, one of which adjoins the kitchen. Opposite are further storage rooms, a workshop and animal shelters. In the centre of the rear area is a BBQ terrace, open barn, above ground pool and a circular terrace by the large well that formerly supplied water for the house. Just past the well is a gate to the gently sloping land. Here you will also find an area that was used as a kitchen garden, flanked by a bamboo hedge. The land at the rear would suit livestock.

This is a special property that at one time would of been owned by family of importance in this pleasant village. Viewing is highly recommended!