Monchique – Bemposta

Countryhouse with seperate ruin near Monchique

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This charming countryhouse is nestled at the end of a tarmac road only 3km from the beautiful village of Monchique.

The property comprises of the main house, a studio apartment, a seperate old house for renovation, a self-contained guest yurt, and numerous outbuildings, all within 1.4 hectares of terraced grounds with spectacular and uninterrupted mountain views.

The main house has been lovingly renovated by the current owners using high quality materials and finishings and features 3 bedrooms, a family bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen leading out to a patio, a large living room, a dining room/office and patio with far reaching views over the Serra de Monchique.

A studio apartment is accessed from a garden path and offers ample space with a queen sized bed, a kitchenette, and a seperate bathroom.

The yurt is set further away from the main house, forming a private guest accommodation with a king-size bed, a single bed, and an outdoor kitchen with grill.

A number of outbuildings, including a seperate laundry room and several spaces for storage and stalls for housing chickens and goats.

The property offers covered parking space for several cars.

The seperate ruin, currently used for storage, has not yet been developed, but is fully registered and could be turned into a second home or additional guest accommodation for Rural tourism for which this plot is ideally located.

There are two watermines and a spring, providing clear mountain water year round, three concrete water holding tanks of which one is currently used as a pool, as well as mains electricity with a solar system backup.

The property itself is set within organically certified mature gardens with a wide variety of plants and fruit trees, among which there are:

• 40 lemon trees
• 20 peach trees
• 8 fig trees
• 5 sweet chestnuts
• several medronhos
• Pomegranates
• Oranges
• Walnut
• Tomarillos
• Olives
• Apple
• Pear
• Grapes
• Physalis

This country property would make an ideal home for those wanting to enjoy the beautiful Algarvian nature in a peaceful location or run a retreat/rural tourism while still within close reach of Monchique with all its amenities including a supermarket, a large variety of bars and restaurants, a pharmacy, various sports facilities and two primary schools, as well as a vibrant creative/art scene.

The property for sale in Monchique is located on a short drive to the south coast and city of Portimao (20km), and the wonderfully wild Costa Vicentina (35km) and Faro airport (50km)