Opis
4 buildings, 1314sq m+512sq m gardens, river view, Valenca do Minho
Located within the walls of Valenca do Minho
Close to the Praca Forte de Valenca, classified as a National Monument since 1910 and currently a candidate for World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Investment opportunity in the area of accommodation, tourism and restaurants, which can become a property of luxury and refinement.
With views over the River Minho the city of Tui in Spain and an integral part of the Way of Santiago
The development:
4 buildings
ABC: 1314 sq m
GLA: 1852sq m - properties
3 gardens: 513sq m
Bedrooms: 24
Sanitary Facilities: 20
Sales:
(1;2): £1,850,000.00 - Palacete and annexe
(3): £475,000.00 - Casa do Arco
(4): 110,000.00 euros - Hospital House
The 4 buildings described above are distributed as follows, with the possibility of interconnecting them:
1- Palacete, neoclassical style
Abc: 633m2
Gardens:389m2
Smaller garden by the terrace with several japoneiras, a rhododendron and two magnolias.
The garden has a high wall along the Gaviarra path, part of the old wall of this fortress. Adorned with a large number of japoneiras, some of which are quite rare.
It also has a rare specimen of a 'Bela Portuguesa' rose created by a French botanist in the 19th century who lived in Lisbon where he ran the botanical garden
Levels:3
Condition of preservation: Good
Suites: 5
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 6
Living/dinning rooms: 4 - Hall, dining room, living room, library - floor type, tabua corrida
Kitchen, garage, various storage rooms
Finishings:
All the balcony windows are new , in kambala wood, high quality, double glazed
Iron railings on the balcony balconies
Most of the rooms have been recently wallpapered with toile de Jouy, (Versace, Laura Ashley, Elitis, and the famous Thibaut)
The living room has a fireplace topped by a large carved granite stone
Dining room fireplace is in marble, purchased in France, and is lined with three cast iron plates depicting putti and plant motifs.
The terrace has a handmade hydraulic mosaic floor, with a design inspired by the Italian palace from the film 'The Leopard' by Luchino Visconti.
After 1950 it underwent profound remodelling works: pillars, beams and slabs including the roof structure.
It was built in the 19th century by the Baron of Urgeira to house his eldest daughter.
View to the River Minho, and to the river and the Cathedral of Tui in Spain.
Next to the palace is the oldest door in the walls of Valenca, the Porta da Gaviarra, through which the pilgrims end the Portuguese Way of St. James.
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2- annex, attached to the palace
Living area:169m2
Floors:3
Beds: 5 Suites
Dining Room: 1
Living Room: 1
Condition: For refurbishment
For many years it was rented to the Pousadas de Portuga
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3- Casa do Arco:
Abc:408m2
Garden:124m2
Floors: 2
Bedrooms: 10
Kitchen: 2
Living Room: 2
Condition: To be renovated
Layout: Reinforced concrete slab
This house can function as one or four independent houses.
Historically known as 'Casa do Arco da Gaviarra', or 'Casa da Feitoria'.
A beautiful property, with clear medieval pre-existences in the area of the arch, which opens to allow the passage of the noble Travessa da Gaviarra.
Over time it has undergone successive additions and transformations, and the most evident architectural language is from the 19th century.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, it underwent an important rehabilitation campaign, by the hand of architect Alberto da Silva Bessa. Alberto da Silva Bessa, then director of the National Buildings and Monuments in Porto.
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4-Hospital House:
Abc: 103m2
Garden:124m2
Floors: 2
Bedrooms: 2
Living Room: 1
Condition: For refurbishment
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The Wall of Valenca:
This is a jewel of military architecture (candidate for World Heritage by UNESCO), 5.5 km long.
The buildings are located in the oldest part of the wall, i.e., in the original core of the town, facing the River Mino, the emblematic Eiffel Bridge and the monumental city of Tui, in Galicia.
The entire wall of Valenca was one of the first monuments in the country to be classified (as early as 1910) as a National Monument.
The entire town within the walls has been classified.
The entire intra-wall area already has all the modern infrastructure of cable TV and internet, natural gas, electricity and sanitation, a co-project of urban requalification executed by Eduardo Souto de Moura.
Valenca do Minho:
In addition to its natural beauty and cultural heritage, it is in a strategic urban geographical location. It is in the centre of seven cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants,
Valenca is considered, by urban planning experts from Portugal and Spain, one of the 'Potential Cities' of the northwest of the Peninsula.
With four international airports nearby and served by motorway to all the cities,
Valencia is also an important station on the Porto-Vigo railway line as well as a transit point for the planned high-speed railway line.
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Distances (by toll motorway)
Vigo International Airport: 29min (28,3 km)
Santiago de Compostela International Airport: 1h29min (126 km)
Coruna International Airport: 1h58min (181 km)
Oporto International Airport: 1h14min (115 km)
The Way of St. James:
Before entering Spain, and next to this house, the Portuguese Camino de Santiago closes by the, Portas da Gaviarra.
They are the oldest doors in the entire wall that can be seen from the house. E European Cultural Heritage since 1987 and World Heritage in the French and Spanish section.
The interest in this path is today more sought after by tourists and walkers than by devotees to Santiago.
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Attractions:
Vila Nova de Cerveira: 22min (17,4 km)
Caminha: 36min (29,9 km)
Ponte de Lima: 32min (39,4 km)
Moledo do Minho (beaches): 39min (33,5 km)
Viana do Castelo: 51min (66,6 km)
Serra de Arga: 1h (39,7 km)
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Other relevant information:
List of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the centre of which Valenca is located:
- Vigo, whose metropolitan area counts 480,000 inhabitants, has an international airport and the largest Atlantic port in Spain, is 35 km from Valencia.
- Pontevedra, with a metropolitan area of 168,000 inhabitants, is 55 km away from Valencia.
- Braga, which is Portugal's third largest city with around 200,000 inhabitants (city only), is 70 km from Valencia.
- Ourense, with 105,000 inhabitants (city only), is 100 km from Valenca.
- Santiago de Compostela, famous for its cathedral and of great touristic importance, has an international airport and almost 200 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan area; it is 115 km away from Valenca.
- Oporto, Portugal's second largest city, with a metropolitan area of 1.7 million inhabitants, is served by an international airport and is situated 119 km from Valence.
- La Coruna, with more than 400 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan area, an international airport and an important port, is 180 km away.
Energy Rating: D
