Ribatejo, Rio Maior, Portugal

Ref. 0132
In the village of Marmeleira, 10 minutes from the A1 motorway and less than 40 minutes from Lisbon, this property offers a rarely found opportunity for those who want to renovate with ambition. The main house — a single-storey 3-bedroom home with a front veranda — is complemented by a substantial set of agricultural outbuildings including a wine cellar, stone press, hayloft, barn and animal shelter, spread across a generous plot with a total land area exceeding 390 m2.
The main house has a solid structure and clear layout: a central hallway serving the three bedrooms, a living room with a brick fireplace, a kitchen with a built-in wood-burning oven, a bathroom, a glazed laundry room, and a covered front veranda with columns facing the street. The construction is robust, with thick masonry walls, but the overall condition requires a full renovation, covering roofing, utilities and finishes. This is a ground-up intervention, with complete freedom to reimagine the layout and every space within it.
The outbuildings include a wine cellar with a stone press — a characterful feature rarely found on the market — alongside several agricultural spaces with timber and cane structures. Part of the outbuildings is in a state of ruin and will need rebuilding, but their scale and variety open possibilities well beyond simple residential use: artist's studio, storage, rural tourism accommodation, or simply a return to a way of life with your own vegetable garden and wine cellar.
Marmeleira is one of the most sought-after villages in the municipality of Rio Maior, valued precisely for the quality of daily life it offers within walking distance: restaurants, a bank, a post office, cafés, a grocery store and excellent public swimming pools. Rio Maior, Santarém and Cartaxo are 15 minutes away, and the A1 motorway puts Lisbon within 40 minutes.
For those looking for a property with history, scale and location — and who aren't afraid of a serious renovation project — this ensemble in Marmeleira is hard to match anywhere in the area.