Algarve, Lagos, Portugal

This large, comfortable 3-bedroom villa is just a short 15-minute walk to the stunning Meia Praia beach, with its 5km long stretch of golden sand. The villa sits nicely in the centre of the plot, bordered by a mature, low-maintenance garden with fruit trees, shrubs and palms, with a south-facing swimming pool.

An electric gate leads to a single car garage with additional parking for 1 extra car on the cobbled driveway. The villa is spread over 3 floors. On the ground floor, the large entrance hall has double doors leading to a spacious living/dining room with fireplace. There are 2 sets of patio doors opening on to the covered terrace overlooking the pool, perfect for an alfresco dining area that can be used all year round. At one end of this large terrace, there's a barbecue area and a handy adjacent sink, with several steps down to the lovely, private pool area, which is surrounded by tropical palms.

Adjacent to the living room is the large separate kitchen with solid black granite work-tops, a breakfast bar for 2 people to sit at, dishwasher, fridge-freezer, gas hob, and an electric oven and grill. New PVC tilt and turn double-glazed windows have recently been fitted. Adjoining the kitchen, there's also a walk-in pantry, plus a laundry with an external door to the garage and driveway. 

Also on this level, there is a spacious master bedroom with patio doors to a private covered balcony overlooking the beautiful garden, and there is an en-suite wet-room, perfect for disabled/reduced mobility access. Adjacent to the staircase is a guest toilet.

Upstairs there are 2 spacious bedrooms. One twin aspect bedroom faces south and has a private balcony with sea views, whilst the second guest bedroom has windows overlooking the garden and the street. Between the two bedrooms, there's a large family bathroom. All 3 bedrooms feature fitted wardrobes.

From the entrance hall, stairs lead down to a huge basement comprising of a large (windowless) store room (could be a great cinema room), a second room that could be ideal as a gymnasium, plus a third large room that could be an office or large games room, in addition to  two lockable small store rooms. Two of the basement rooms have some natural light coming from small windows high up, but there is no external entrance.

The house is pre-installed for gas central heating with radiators, and all major windows have external aluminium shutters and fly screens. The property has a 'Graniplast' exterior, which does not require painting. The hot water is supplied via solar panels on the roof, with electric back up. There's also a central vacuuming system throughout.

This property sits in a quiet street with almost no passing traffic and there's a little track through the valley leading directly to the beach (Meia Praia) which is around 900 metres away (15-minute walk). You can sometimes even hear the waves breaking on the beach. It's also just a 20-minute walk to Lagos Marina, hosting an array of bars, cafés and restaurants, plus there are several other cafés and a mini-market within a 10-minute radius (walking). Lagos historic town centre is approximately another 10 minutes walk over the footbridge from the marina, or 3 - 4 minutes by car from the property. Lagos is a vibrant, bustling town, with more than 200 restaurants to chose from plus a wonderful historic centre and numerous coves and beaches surrounding the town. The prestigious Palmares golf course is just a few minutes drive from the villa.

This property is currently used as a comfortable family home, but would work equally well as a holiday let, generating a good year-round income. The property is being sold furnished.