Quasar Homes | Galician country homes & rural properties

This charming Manor House is located in a small hamlet at only 2 km from the river Miño. This beautiful stone house is situated in a large plot of land of 2.5 hectares and includes a courtyard, a stone-built chapel with a very old baptismal font, a stone barn, a stone shed with oven and a servant’s house in ruinous state. You can find some amenities and services in the village of Currelos, at 5 km from the property. Main services and amenities are in Taboada (12 km) and Escairon (17 km).

Manor House:
The access to the main house is through a beautiful entrance door leading to a lovely traditional courtyard. From this courtyard you can access to the cellars and stables on the ground floor and the living area on the first floor. One of the current cellars has been the chapel of the Manor House. You can still find a very old baptismal font which is the only thing left from the past. Adjacent to the chapel is the old servant’s house which is now in ruinous state. Furthermore, you can find on the ground floor 6 stables / animal pens. Stone stairs in the courtyard ascend to the first floor and the living area. Here you can find a lovely wooden balcony and enclosed terrace in traditional Galician style. The living area comprises furthermore a dining / living room connecting to the enclosed terrace, a second large dining room, a kitchen with woodstove and gas hobs (with access to the orchard), a bedroom, a bathroom with tub and a dressing room. The living area comprises also an older part with 3 bedrooms, a larder and a hall. This part is in need of a full renovation. Views from the house are superb, overlooking meadows, hills and woods.

Outbuildings:
The property includes a barn, two sheds (one with an oven) and a very old wine cellar in on the plot of land and covered by weed. All these buildings are fully stone-built.

Land:
The house is situated in a large plot of land of 25.170 square metres of land with good pasture (ideal for horses and other animals), fruit trees, a typical Galician “Hórreo” (= a sort of granary on stone pillars) and vegetable garden.

Services:
The property has mains water supply and private supply coming from a spring with abundant water. Besides that, the electricity is connected and there is a cesspit. Internet would be easy to install.

Location:
The location is peaceful on the edge of a hamlet. At just 2 km from the river Miño, with its beautiful bends and terraced vineyards. These vineyards are producing high quality wines from the DO Ribeira Sacra. The region is in the outskirts of the Ribeira Sacra, which literally means “sacred riverbanks”, derived from the many churches and monasteries you can find along these banks. You can find some amenities and services in the village of Currelos, at 5 km from the property. Main services and amenities are in Taboada (12 km) and Escairon (17 km). The lively town of Chantada is located at 23 km (30 minutes by car) and the cities of Lugo and Ourense are both at one hour by car.

Airports:
– Santiago de Compostela:                 Approx. 1 hour and 25 minutes by car (89 km)
– A Coruña:                                        Approx. 1 hour and 50 minutes by car (114 km)
– Vigo:                                                Approx. 2 hours by car (158 km)
– OPorto (Portugal)                            Approx. 3 hours and 10 minutes by car (277 km)