Detached house for sale in Vila Cova De Alva, Coimbra, Portugal

Fantastic renovated period house located in a fabulous location overlooking the village, with a fabulous vista over the river Alva and to Serra da Estrela. The main house is very private, accessed through iron gates and a portuguese calçada driveway shrouded by trees, rising up to the house set above the village. There is ample parking and you are met with astonishing views. The property consists of the main house, a second house previously used by staff for renovation, 2 garages and outbuildings and set in over 20 hectares of land with oak, pine, olive and a beautiful area of linden trees. The 20 hectares of land are in a prime location, potentially developable for urban projects and could be explored for multiple private luxury villas popular in the area, subject to approvals.

The main house is over 3 floors consists of hallway, 5 bedrooms, 2 lounges, dining room, kitchen, additional living space, 2 bathrooms and roof terrace. On the lower floor are 3 further rooms with marvelous original features, previously housing the adega and would lend itself to multiple uses. The original access to the house is via a stunning granite covered staircase entering the middle floor, there is an additional entrance used on a daily basis from the garden area where you can enter the hallway, here you will find a large family bathroom, a huge master bedroom and 2 further bedrooms. The hallway opens into a lovely large lounge area where you can access the dining room via an open granite doorway. From here you can access the kitchen, the stairs to the upper floor and a further large lounge with original granite fireplace and views to Serra da Estrela via full size double glazed doors complete with shutters. The kitchen also has a fantastic original granite fireplace. Taking the stairs to the upper floor you are greeted by an open space with large double glazed doors over looking the garden terraces. From this space you have access to a large bathroom, 2 large bedrooms and the roof terrace, the views from here towards Serra da Estrela are second to none and need to be seen.
Outside the parking areas are calçada with granit stone tables and pergola and a walled surround from which you have wonderful views of the river Alva to the rear of the house are stone terarced and garden areas and a beautifully planted area of Linden trees. Adjoining the parking area is an additional traditional small house previously used by staff that could be renovated and updated. To the rear of this house is a storage area and garage with an additional garage further up the land

The Quinta is only 5 minutes by car from the ever popular Coja, 25 minutes from Oliveira do Hospital and 55 minutes from Coimbra

Overall, this is an opportunity to purchase a fine, locally important granite house and Quinta with astonishing views and the potential to develop individual areas of land for private luxury dwellings (subject to approval)