Quasar Homes | Galician country homes & rural properties

You can find this lovely traditional stone house within walking distance from all necessary services and amenities in the village of Sober. This is the heart of the Ribeira Sacra region at a few km from the stunning Canyon of the Sil. The house includes a courtyard, stone oven, several outbuildings and a garden measuring around 1.000 square metres, with a private well, vegetable garden, fruit trees and grassland. The vendors are also willing to sell a plot of 1.667 square metres with a garage, just in front of the house for a price to negotiate. This property offers a perfect combination of rural scenery and village life.

Distribution and state of repair:
The house is divided into different parts. On the fully stone-built ground floor you will find several animal pens (9,22 m², 19,40 m² and 19,23 m²) and a wine cellar divided into two parts (31,25 m² and 21,65 m²). Adjacent is a courtyard with a stone oven and a stone barn measuring 94 m². Interior stairs ascend to the first floor which is the living area divided into two different parts. The first part comprises a corridor (9,31 m²), a kitchen with a wood burning cook stove (11,12 m²), a larder, bedroom number one (7,26 m²), a living / dining room (18 m²) connected to two small rooms (4,84 m² and 4,43 m²) and a lovely enclosed terrace with views overlooking the rural scenery (11 m²). The second part comprises a bathroom with bathtub (6,92 m²), bedroom number two (12,46 m²) and a storage room (18,75 m²).

Garden:
The house is situated in a fully enclosed garden of 1.000 m² with fruit trees, a private well, vegetable gardens and vines. The vendors are also willing to sell a plot of 1.667 square metres with a garage, just in front of the house.

Measurements:
House and adjacent barn: 276 + 94 = 370 m².

Services:

• Mains water and a private well for the water supply.
• Mains electricity.
• Sewage
• 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.)