Quasar Homes | Galician country homes & rural properties

At just 4 km from the stunning Canyon of the river Sil you can find this stone house with outbuildings and land. The area is candidate for the Unesco protection and stands out for the beauty of its landscape, among the terraces of vine cultivation reflecting in the waters of the river. The main town of Monforte de Lemos offers all necessary services and amenities and is located within a 15-minute drive (10 Km.).
The house includes several outbuildings and is situated in its own plot of land of around 1 ½ acre with good pasture and oak trees and another 4 acres in the surroundings. The main town of Monforte de Lemos is located within a 15-minute drive (10 Km.).

The House and living space:
The main house on two floors is fully stone-built in traditional Galician architecture. The current owners are living in the house but refurbishments are required. The ground floor comprises 4 cellars / stables with possibilities to create more living space. The first floor comprises a corridor, a simple kitchen (with gas hobs, heater, refrigerator, sink, etc.), a bathroom, sitting room, a large dining room (currently used as a bedroom) a second bedroom and an old room to renovate. There is chestnut wooden flooring on the first floor and the house has wooden doors and some new aluminium windows.

Garden and outbuildings:
The house and its outbuildings are situated in a plot of land of around 1 ½ acre with good pasture and oak trees. There are another 4 acres included in the surroundings with woodland, scrubland and grassland. The outbuildings include a brick barn currently used as a garage and workshop, a stone shed for storage and two stone ruins adjacent to the house in need of restoration. These ruins are with potential to create more living space, independent apartments, etc.

Services:
The property has a private well for the water supply, a cesspit and electricity is connected.

Measurements:
House:  2 x 113 m² = 226 m².
Brick barn: 31 m².
Garage and workshop: 94 m².
Ruins: 70 m².

Location:
The situation is very peaceful with no neighbours close. The surroundings of the house are with meadows, hills and oak woods. The typical terraced vineyards near the river Sil are producing powerful wines of high quality in the famous wine-growing area of Amandi. The area is candidate for the Unesco protection and stands out for the beauty of its landscape, among the terraces of vine cultivation reflecting in the waters of the river. The main town of Monforte de Lemos is located within a 15-minute drive (10 Km.). The village of Sober is located within a 20-minute drive (15 km.). Monforte de Lemos offers all necessary amenities, facilities and services, such as a hospital, hypermarkets, all kind of local shops, banks, schools, bars and restaurants. The airport of Santiago de Compostela is located at 1 hour and 50 minutes by car.
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 bridge over the river Cabe.

Airports:
– Santiago de Compostela (Lavacolla):         1 hour and 50 minutes by car (143 Km.)
– Vigo (Peinador):                                          1 hour and 40 minutes by car (143 Km.)
– A Coruña (Alvedro)                                     1 hour and 50 minutes by car (168 Km.)
– Porto (Saa Carneiro, Portugal)                    2 hours and 45 minutes by car (266 Km.)