Setúbal, Alcácer do Sal, Portugal

69.625 ha estate for sale in Alcácer do Sal

Estate in Alcácer do Sal, 69.625 hectares with outstanding agri-forestry and tourism potential.

This land, with excellent agri-forestry and tourism potential, is located in Alcácer do Sal, close to the city centre and to the prestigious tourist region of Comporta, renowned for its beaches and breathtaking landscapes.

Surrounded by a serene landscape of cork oaks and pine trees, this estate in Alcácer do Sal offers an atmosphere of absolute privacy and exclusivity. It is fully fenced and features two reservoirs, one water well, livestock parks, cork oak forest, and arable crops.

Currently, the estate is dedicated to forestry investment and cattle breeding, but it has exceptional potential for the development of a tourism project over an area of 13,800 sq m or for the construction of a farmhouse up to 500 sq m, spread over two floors plus a basement.

It features 45 hectares of cork oak forest, 20 hectares of arable crops, 1,5 hectares of reservoirs, and 3 hectares of clear land at the heart of the estate, ideal for construction.

Exceptional tourism investment opportunity with high construction potential, 0.20% (1.38 hectares), allowing up to 200 beds, either in a hotel complex or in detached buildings

Possibility to build a farmhouse up to 500 sq m with respective agricultural facilities (construction index of 0.02% or 0.05%, depending on the type of agricultural operation).

Alcácer do Sal is in the district of Setúbal, in the Alentejo region and is part of the sub-region of Alentejo Litoral, with about 6,700 inhabitants.

The area offers heritage (Alcácer do Sal Castle, Senhor dos Mártires Archaeological Centre, Pedro Nunes Rice Museum and the Municipal Archaeology Museum).

There is a good transport network providing easy access to the motorway (A2), national roads (IC1, N5, N120, N253 and N282), ports (Port of Setúbal), railways (Sado and Alentejo lines) and Lisbon airport.

It is the seat of the second-largest Portuguese municipality, covering an area of 1,499.87 sq km but with only 13,046 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 4 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by Palmela, Vendas Novas and Montemor-o-Novo, to the east by Viana do Alentejo and Alvito, to the southeast by Ferreira do Alentejo, to the south and west by Grândola and to the northwest across the Sado estuary by Setúbal.

Alcácer do Sal is one of Europe's oldest cities, founded by the Phoenicians before 1,000 BC. Along with its neighbours and also Phoenician Lisbon and Setúbal, it supplied salt, salted fish, horses for export and food for the boats that traded tin from Cornwall.

Later, during the Visigoth invasion, it again became an important episcopal see. After being captured by the Arabs, it was named Qasr Abu Danis, where one of the strongest fortresses of the Iberian Peninsula was built. The Vikings tried to take it but failed.

During Arab times, it was the capital of Al-Kassr province. King Afonso Henriques conquered it in 1158. Later retaken by the Moors, it was only during the reign of King Alfonso II, and with the help of a fleet of Crusaders, that the town was conquered once and for all, and it became the headquarters of the Order of Santiago.

Please note that all distances and measurements are approximate and, for security reasons, do not represent the property's exact location. For more information on the precise location of the property and its surrounding area, please contact the listed Property Adviser.

Property Reference: RSI