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This historical farmhouse includes several large outbuildings and is situated in a very peaceful and idyllic rural setting in the south of the Lugo province. The location is ideal for nature lovers and peace seekers and the house includes a good sized, adjacent plot of land (2 acres) with pasture, ideal for horses and other animals. The property includes also a few smaller plots with vegetable garden and fruit trees close to the house. The nearest main village with all necessary amenities and services is A Pobra do Brollon (at 5 Km.).

Distribution and state of repair:
The large farmhouse itself is fully stone-built and set in its own plot of land. Adjacent to the house are an interior courtyard, two large 2-story barns and an open storage shed. There are two entrances to the property. The first entrance leads to the interior courtyard and the barns. The second entrance to the main house. The interior courtyard is connected to the ground floor of the house. This floor comprises an old kitchen (25 m²) connected to the first two-storey barn with a drying room and a well. Furthermore, there are 7 stables, a larder and two wine cellars. In the wine cellars are wooden barrels and a wine press. Exterior stairs leads to a massive wooden door which is the entrance from the courtyard to the first floor. This floor comprises a corridor (5 m²), a bathroom with shower (8 m²), a toilet, a laundry room and a living / dining room (40 m²) connected to a fitted kitchen (with gas hobs, sink, woodstove, etc.). Furthermore, there is a spacious enclosed balcony connected to the kitchen and several bedrooms. A second corridor (9 m²) leads to 6 bedrooms (10 m², 25 m², 15 m², 8 m², 15 m² and 10 m²) and a large second dining room in charming rustic style (40 m²). Finally, the house has also a spacious attic with potential to create even more living space. From the house are beautiful views overlooking the countryside with hills, meadows, fields and woods.
The house has a new slate roof and is habitable in a simple way, with aluminium and wooden doors and windows, chestnut wooden flooring, thick stone walls, chestnut wooden beams, etc. Some refurbishments would be necessary (insulation, a new modern kitchen and new bathroom furnishings, etc.). This property offers undoubtedly lots of potential for conversion into a rural hotel with equestrian possibilities.

Land and outbuildings:
Adjacent to the house and outbuildings is a good sized plot of land measuring something more than 8.000 m² (2 acres) with pasture, ideal for horses and other animals. There is also a vegetable garden of 150 m² with fruit trees and a few other small plots in the surroundings. The interior courtyard measures 40 m² and has an open storage shed of 70 m² and two 2-story barns. The total measurements of the two barns together are 270 m² per floor = 540 m². The barns have both a solid wooden roof with corrugated sheets, chestnut wooden beams, etc. Both buildings are with potential for conversion into living space (for example individual apartments).

Measurements:
House: 246 + 237 = 483 m².
Courtyard: 40 m².
Open storage shed in the courtyard: 70 m².
Total measurements two barns in the courtyard: 270 m² per floor = 540 m².
Open storage shed in the entrance: 75 m².

Services:

• Mains water supply and 3 private wells.
• Septic tank.
• Electricity

Location:
The location is very peaceful in the countryside, on the outskirts of a hamlet in the south of the Lugo province. The surroundings are very peaceful with meadows, woods, hills and streams. Therefore, this property is ideally situated for nature and peace lovers. The views are lovely, overlooking the woods, meadows and hills. The nearest main village with all necessary amenities and services is A Pobra do Brollon, at 5 Km. from the property. At approx. 20 Km. you will find the first village of the Nature Park of Caurel, with places of great natural beauty. The charming and lively medieval town of Monforte de Lemos is located at 11 Km. This 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 40 minutes by car (147 Km.)
– Santiago de Compostela (Lavacolla):         1 hour and 45 minutes by car (148 Km.)
– A Coruña (Alvedro)                                     1 hour and 40 minutes by car (161 Km.)
– Porto (Saa Carneiro, Portugal)                    2 hours and 45 minutes by car (270 Km.)