Quasar Homes | Galician country homes & rural properties

This detached village house with land is located on the edge of a village within walking distance from all necessary services and amenities. The house itself is habitable and measures 236 m² on two floors. Adjacent to the house is a good sized garden of 1.284 m² with vegetable gardens. Its location is in the heart of the Ribeira Sacra region, at a few km from the stunning Canyon of the Sil. Along the banks of this river you can find typical terraced vineyards, producing Galicia’s best wines.

Distribution and state of repair:
This large early 20^th century house offers a stone-built ground floor and a brick built first floor. The ground floor comprises a storage room (43.43 m²) and a wine cellar (66.77 m²). The first floor is the living area with polished granite flooring and wooden and aluminium windows and shutters. This floor comprises a hall (2.50 m²), a corridor (8.55 m²), a fully fitted kitchen with oven, vitro-ceramic, refrigerator, etc. (11.75 m²), a sitting room (13 m²), dining room (20.24 m²), bathroom with shower (6.20 m²), two bedrooms (12.85 + 11.25 m²) with built-in wardrobes. One of the bedrooms includes a private bathroom with bathtub (8.23 m²).

Garden:
Adjacent to the house is a garden measuring 1.284 m² with a terrace with a nice sitting area and vegetable gardens.

Measurements:
House: 116 + 120 = 236 m².

Services:

• Mains water.
• Mains electricity.
• Easy Internet connection available

Location:
The location is in the heart of the Ribeira Sacra region, at a few km from the stunning Canyon of the Sil. Along the banks of this river you can find typical terraced vineyards, producing Galicia’s best wines. Ribeira Sacra, which means “sacred riverbanks, derived from the many churches and monasteries on these river banks, founded by religious orders in the middle ages. All necessary amenities and services are within walking distance. The historical town of Monforte de Lemos is located at 10 Km. (15 minutes by car). This lively town offers all necessary amenities and services, such as a hospital, hypermarkets, all kind of local shops, banks, schools, 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 30 minutes by car (129 Km.)
– Santiago de Compostela (Lavacolla):         1 hour and 40 minutes by car (135 Km.)
– A Coruña (Alvedro)                                     1 hour and 50 minutes by car (173 Km.)
– Porto (Saa Carneiro, Portugal)                    2 hours and 35 minutes by car (251 Km.)