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HEN2000: Solar dos Condes de Vilar Seco

Historic Estate with 10 buildings on 4 hectares

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This stunning property comprises 10 granite stone buildings covering a total area of 2,420m2 providing 3,345m2 floor space.

The first three adjoining buildings comprise the main Manor House:

"Edifício 1":
Ground Floor (511.5m2): 2 games rooms, store room & 170m2 wine cellar
First Floor (570m2): Hall, 7 bedrooms (2 en-suite), bathroom, 3 reception rooms (one of which opens onto large terrace), central ballroom (opens off the 3 reception rooms), small store room & walk-in linen closet with built-in cupboards/shelves.

Adjoining building "Edifício 2":
Ground Floor (106.5m2): 3 store rooms / wine cellars.
First Floor (123m2): Hall, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms.

Adjoining building "Edifício 3"
Ground Floor (115m2): Wine-making cellar with large granite tank and original huge wooden pressing mechanism.
First Floor (121.5m2): Entrance porch, kitchen, & utility room. Maid's quarters comprising small living room and en-suite bedroom.

Set around a large courtyard, with orange and lemon trees, at the rear of the Manor House are the main outbuildings:

"Edifício 4":
132m2 with bakery (original bread oven plus large granite stone open fireplace) & 4 store rooms. Open-fronted store/garage with tank.

"Edifício 5":
78m2 detached garage with large decorative metal doors. This building is believed to have once been the estate's chapel.

"Edifício 6":
Ground Floor (125m2): 2 store rooms.
First Floor (147.5m2): 5 store rooms.

"Edifício 7":
572.5m2 two-storey high barn with huge stone wine tank.

"Edifício 8":
284m2 building with open fronted garage/store and 2 enclosed store rooms.

"Edifício 9":
72m2 wood store.

"Edifício 10":
224.5m2 store room. This building was built in 1853 and is situated on the far side of the estate from the main buildings.

The property has mains electricity (needs reconnecting), mains water plus 6 wells and a water mine, mains sewerage and a septic tank. Telephone just needs reconnecting and ADSL broadband is available. Diesel central heating with radiators throughout the house.

The property is in a good state of repair, and the manor house has recently had new windows fitted throughout. The house would benefit from a new, modern kitchen, and some interior decoration, but is habitable as it is.

Furniture by negotiation.

40,000m2 (4 hectares) of land, surrounded by granite stone walls with decorative iron entrance gates. Naturally-fed spring-water swimming pool (2m at deepest point) in need of renovation. The gardens include stone fountains, box hedges, granite steps, lawned walkways and a dove cote. Variety of trees including citrus, hazel, and olive plus ornamental species. A stream runs along a granite stone channel through the land. Much of the land is flat pasture - ideal for horses.

Situated in a charming village with café-bars, shop, and small supermarket. Just 4km to Nelas - a market town with all facilities, and 19km to Viseu - a small city with every amenity (including Portugal's only ice-skating rink).

A Brief History of the Manor:
We think that the Manor was constructed over several periods of time; the first date we know is 1751. In 1771 D. Maria Tomásia Ricardina Pereira Ponces inherited the Manor House (Solar) and Vilar-Seco goods from her parents. In 1798 she married Silvério Rodrigues de Carvalho. They had three children; one of them married and had five children, and extended the house for his growing family. Miguel António Ponces de Carvalho was succeeded by his son Joaquim Augusto Ponces de Carvalho - Count of Vilar-Seco, and on his death the Manor was inherited by his niece and god-daughter, Luisa Maria Ponces de Serpa and Maria da Glória Peixoto. On their death, the Manor was inherited by Jose Ponces de Serpa, single and childless, and Afonso Ponces de Serpa. Afonso Ponces de Serpa died in April of 2004 and he was the last of the Ponces family.
Although there are no certifications or stories of the existence of a Chapel in the Manor, everything indicates that one of the attached buildings was a Chapel, because of the typical architecture - this building was last used as a garage / coach-house.
Stories of older people indicate that the spring in the Manor was often visited by couples, the local legend being that couples who drank of this water would be married and always happy.
Dates of construction / reconstruction: 1954, 1965, 1970, 1984, 1996, 2000.

We have over 200 photos of this property, and plans of all the buildings, which we can send out to serious enquirers.

Price: 2,000,000 euros
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Contact: sophie@pureportugal.co.uk

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