Property Description
Casa de Pera is a recently restored, well presented 3 bedroom cottage sitting on the banks of the beautiful River Pera. The property is situated on the edge of the pretty Portuguese village of Mosteiro which is only 5km from the market town of Pedrogao Grande.set over two floors, the main entrance leads into a light and airy tiled hallway, giving access to 3 double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The hallway also has access to a large,fully tiled loft area, which could easily be transformed into a fourth bedroom. All of the bedrooms have wooden floors, large fitted wardrobes, AC units, electric eco heaters and fly screens. A beech wood staircase leads down to the ground floor (which can also be accessed through a gate at the side of the house.) The well designed ground floor is L-shaped and has a light and airy open plan living space which includes a good size lounge and dining area with a feature stone wall, AC unit for summer and a cosy wood burner for the Winter months. The fully fitted kitchen has granite worktops, gas hob, electric oven, extractor and plumbing for a dishwasher. Just off the lounge, there is a separate toilet and pantry for extra storage. The property is currently fitted with a UK Sky TV system, telephone and broadband inter-net. The house is connected to mains electric and water and unusually for central Portugal it is also connected to mains drainage.
From the cool of the open plan lounge, French windows lead out onto a large sunny patio area and a small garden with views across the river and woodland surrounding the property. The patio has a charcoal BBQ and access to a separate utility room with a gas boiler and plumbing for a washing machine.
The property is south facing and the fully fenced garden is bordered by Olive trees ensuring you can find sun or shade at any time of the day. A gate at the bottom of the garden leads down to a river terrace. This area has direct access to the river and is an ideal spot for fishing or sunbathing. With no immediate neighbours the house offers a private and tranquil lifestyle.
Mosteiro is a friendly, traditional Portuguese village with great facilities. These include one of the best “river beaches” in Central Portugal (only 50 metres from the front door), 2 restaurants, 3 cafe / bars, marked walking trails and new for 2013, a small shop. There are daily deliveries of fresh bread and twice weekly deliveries of fresh fish. 5km to the Cabril lake, and aprox. 2 hours driving from the airports of Lisbon and Porto.
Through separate negotiations the property can be sold fully furnished.