019-89 – Casa dos Charrueiros

A house with a soul and a story to tell, in an historical village where Romans and Moors crossed their paths, leaving behind not only their rich and striking heritage but an ancestral memory etched in the spirit of this place, this country and this land. The perfect location for a perfect cottage to be sympathetically brought back to life and to its former glory.

Only minutes away from the Rio Frio and the Tagus River, also only a few minutes from the village centre and the city of Abrantes, this property offers the right balance between the bucolic charms of rural Portugal and the convenience of a quick and easy access to city life.

The cottage, annexes and outbuildings once used for storage of farm equipment and animal shelter, set on nearly 2 acres, show vestiges of past agricultural activity. In fact, the most striking feature of this property is its incredible potential in terms of the area available. The previous owners and occupants (the house was built in the early twentieth century) worked the land with oxen-pulled ploughs. The set-up of the space and the buildings show the typical pragmatism of the era when utilitarian concerns took precedence over comfort.

The whole property is now in ruins, however, the style and beauty of the cottage are still perfectly visible; its sturdy stone construction lends itself to a perfect restoration project!

• Wide open views all around
• Farming plot with 7,680 m2
• Single-storey cottage with 5 rooms
• Walled area with 357 m2
• Total building’s footprint of 157 m2
• Mains water and electricity nearby

LOCATION

• Just over 1 km from the N 358
• Just over 1 ½ kms from the Tagus bridge for access to Spain and northern Alentejo
• 1 ½ kms from the Tagus river
• 3 kms from Alvega, its river beach and a petrol station
• 3 kms from the Mouriscas A23 junction
• 1 ½ hours from Lisbon
• 1 ½ hours from the coast
• 10 kms from the city of Abrantes for all amenities: hypermarkets, primary and secondary schools, Higher Education colleges, historical monuments and landmarks, railway stations, coach station
• Minutes from mini markets, restaurants, cashpoints, pharmacy, cafés, local market, farm shop
• Mouriscas train station is only 10 minutes away
• Hiking trails along rivers and streams (future link of the Tagus trails to the Belver Dam) and megalithic monuments (dolmen only 1 1/2 kms away)
• Nearby river beaches (for fishing, canoeing, swimming in Alvega, Alamal, Ortiga, Abrantes…)
• Close to beautiful weirs and watermills

Viewing HIGHLY recommended|