Description
Farm with 4 bedroom villa in the mountains in Estoi
This wonderful property, with about 8 hectares, offers the perfect setting for a family home, combining luxury, nature and modern amenities. Here you will be able to embrace a life of elegance and comfort in a truly gracious residence, but have quick access to the expected modern amenities, including quick access to Faro Airport. Briefly, this PRIVATE property consists of a very well built and designed house featuring Entrance Hall, Cloakroom, large Living Room with Dining Area, superb Garden Room, Fully equipped Kitchen with pantry/pantry, additional Entrance Hall, Master Suite Bedroom with floor-in dressing room and bathroom, a second bedroom with private bathroom and two more bedrooms and a family bathroom. (If necessary, the 2nd Entrance Hall and Master Suite may be closed to form a stand-alone annex). At the basement level is the large Double Garage with electric gates and good sized storage room. Outside there is a beautiful Swimming Pool with Roman Tip and Sun Terrace, a superb covered Summer Kitchen with enough space for Al Fresco Dining, individual Pool House with changing rooms and Pool Storage - this building, with the correct planning can be converted into a separate annex suitable for relatives or employees. Around the Quinta are beautiful landscaped gardens with a well and even ancient stone ruins of former residents of the land. Access to the property is via electric gates to a driveway that allows parking for several cars. Excellent landscaping continues around the farmhouse with cobblestone paths and tiled terraces. There is an attractive natural lake with bridge, wonderful winding paths and footpaths around the outside gardens and the grounds beyond. There is also a large barn for storage of tractors and ground equipment. The property benefits from borehole water and 32 solar panels that greatly reduce electricity costs.
RESIDENCE
ENTRANCE HALL
5.58m x 4.54m (18'4' x 14'11')
with cloakroom for guests.
LIVING ROOM
10.58m x 5.89m (34'8' x 19'4')
with open fireplace and archway to the dining area.
GARDEN ROOM
5.70m x 4.42m (18'8' x 14'6')
with sliding glass doors and yellow awning for shade.
EQUIPPED KITCHEN
4.45m x 4.06m Minimum (14'7' x 13'4')
superb luxury kitchen equipped with granite worktop, space for breakfast table and built-in appliances, door to fully bookcase 2.69m x 1.61m (8'10' x 5'3'), access door to the garage and storage areas and door to closed external area for drying clothes and UTILITY ROOM 3.32m x 2.44m (10'11' x 8'0').
INNER CORRIDOR
Provides access to all rooms.
MASTER SUITE
10.68m x 4.44m (35' x 14'7')
It includes a spacious bedroom, dressing room and bathroom.
2ND ENTRANCE HALL
4.18m x 2.36m (13'8' x 7'9')
This area could be turned into an open plan and a possible independent pied-a-terre for a relative.
ROOM
6.73m x 4.33m (22'1' x 14'2')
with en-suite.
ROOM
4.00m x 3.56m (13'1' x 11'8')
FAMILY BATHROOM between the two bedrooms.
ROOM
4.00m x 3.25m (13'1' x 10'8')
OUTSIDE
SWIMMING POOL
13m x 5m (42'7' x 16'4')
with Roman entrance steps. Lovely large, private pool.
TERRACE
There is a large terrace around the pool, perfect for sun loungers with beautiful views of the countryside.
HOUSE WITH POOL
48m² (157 sq ft)
For storage of swimming pool equipment. However, this building is large enough to be converted into a separate annex for relatives or staff if needed.
SUMMER KITCHEN
Fabulous covered area with about 70m² (230') Fully equipped with built-in BBQ, sink, countertops and servers etc. Plenty of space for beverage coolers and food coolers. There is also a spacious covered seating area, sufficient for large dinners and family gatherings or for the entrepreneur who can organise business lunches or dinners with other CEO's, etc. Attached to the end of this building is the WC of the pool terrace. and behind is the pre-swim shower.
ENTRY
This wonderful property is accessed via a pair of remote-controlled wrought iron electric gates to the driveway and leads to the circular delivery area and garage.
DOUBLE GARAGE
90m² (295 sq ft)
Two folding electric doors with remote control, large storage room, plus a room that houses the water treatment equipment, workshop area and access stairs to the pantry area.
GARDENS & GROUNDS
The exterior of the house is illuminated at night with circular lighting that automatically turns on at dusk and turns off again in the morning. Surrounding the main house are well-planned landscaped gardens stocked with manicured paths linking the various areas. One such area is the superb Ruins that pay tribute to the former owners who cultivated this soil. The structure of the ruin is very pleasing to the eye and merges together forming a rare image and yet another peaceful place to sit and reflect on the world. In addition to the internal gardens, there are paths that wind through the land and even to the property's pond, which can be home to fish such as Koi, and there is a lovely wooden bridge that crosses it.
THE EARTH
Winding nature paths run through this very attractive terrain, made even more interesting by the planting of many varieties of fruit trees to supply the house, and there are many specimens of trees and shrubs planted in the outdoor areas of the gardens, providing areas of shade. There is room to keep at least two horses if desired, with plenty of room to set up paddocks, possibly a riding arena and perhaps turn the wagon barn into a stable or erect additional stables with prior approval.
ELECTRICITY, WATER AND INTERNET
SOLAR PANELS
There are 32 panels on the property. The solar panels next to the pool are a water heater for the underfloor heating of the house and for heating the pool water if needed. The remaining panels are located in a separate solar tracking structure, further away from the house, the energy that these photovoltaic panels produce is fed directly into EDP's network and its value is deducted from the monthly electricity bill.
ARTESIAN WELL
Provides all household and garden needs. There is a pre-filter at the exit of the borehole and a fine filter in the technical room of the house (basement) through which the water passes through a demineralisation system and then enters the circuit of the house. Drinking water could be produced with the addition of a reverse osmosis system.
CESSPOOL
Private drainage is done by a three-chamber system to which a drain is then connected.
INTERNET
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Other information
LOCAL INFORMATION
The property is fully owned with electricity grid with solar energy for hot water and underfloor heating, pool heating and generation in the EDP system that compensates for the cost of the electricity used. It has its own borehole, well and the drainage is private. The villages of Estoi and Sao Bras de Alportel are approx. a 10-minute drive from supermarkets, markets, health facilities, restaurants, bars and many other leisure facilities. Faro with its airport and beautiful beaches is about a 20-minute drive away.
Energy Rating: B
