Quasar Homes | Galician country homes & rural properties

This cottage to restore is located at just 7 Km. from the historical town of Monforte de Lemos, with all necessary amenities and services. The surroundings are rural and peaceful and the views are beautiful overlooking the rural scenery and valley of Monforte.

Distribution and state of repair:
Most part of the building is made out of stone with some brick parts on the upper floor.  The house is in need of a complete restoration. This means new floorings, doors and windows, roof, etc. On the fully stone-built ground floor you can find two cellars. Exterior stairs ascend to the first floor with a small terrace, an old kitchen and an open space with room for new divisions.

Garden:
Adjacent to the cottage are 166 square metres of garden with some stone walls of a ruin.

Measurements:
House: 55 + 64 = 119 m².
Courtyard: 60 m².

Services:

• Mains water supply to connect.
• Electricity to connect.
• Sewage to connect.

Location:
The location is on the edge of a small hamlet at 7 Km from the historic town of Monforte de Lemos. The surroundings are rural and peaceful with woods, fields, hills and some interesting historic monuments. Besides that, Monforte de Lemos offers all necessary amenities and services such as a hospital, hypermarkets, all kind of local shops, bars and restaurants, etc.
During the middle Ages, Monforte de Lemos became an important town in Galicia. Here you can still find many interesting historical monuments. Worth to visit are for example the huge 17^th century building of Nuestra Señora de Antigua (well known as El Cardenal, with some paintings of El Greco in a museum), the monastery of San Vicente do Pino and the medieval castle and palace of the counts of Lemos (today a “Parador”, by the state owned Hotel), the old Jewish quarter, the convent of “Las Clarisas” with an important museum of sacred art and the lovely medieval bridge over the river Cabe.

Airports:
– Vigo (Peinador):                                          1 hour and 35 minutes by car (129 Km.)
– Santiago de Compostela (Lavacolla):         1 hour and 30 minutes by car (121 Km.)
– A Coruña (Alvedro)                                     1 hour and 40 minutes by car (155 Km.)
– Porto (Saa Carneiro, Portugal)                    2 hours and 40 minutes by car (252 Km.)