East House

Detached, fully restored stone house, completely off-grid, in a well kept farm with long range views in all directions from the house. Water and electricity included in rent. Starlink internet. Veg patch, acres of rolling land fruit and olive trees, small pine forest. Renovated to a high standard, within the original footprint. Outside the house looks traditional and discreetly modernised, whilst inside it is bright, warm, open plan and modern with a large mezzanine bed area (18m2, king size, massive window), modern kitchen, built in furniture and an emphasis on space, light, connectivity and security. Furnished. It's a home, not a holiday cottage and we don't pump up the price in the summer.

The East House is pretty, private and peaceful. It offers very low running costs with high levels of comfort. The open plan living space is well “zoned” with clearly defined kitchen, dining and living areas. There is a Solzaima fan assisted wood-burner with oven (insulated chimney for safety), masses of built in storage, generous specification with LED lights and plentiful electrical sockets, slate effect tiles throughout the house, a theme continued outside with slip resistant tiles on the terrace. The East House has a lot of natural light, with white walls, large windows, remotely operated Velux roof lights and a Velux with external shutter, directly over the bed area. Starlink Internet offers the fastest speeds in Portugal, again this is included. There is a large, easy to clean wet-room with Nordic pine tiles, rain shower and hand held shower (newly installed) with Roca low flush loo, Roca washbasin and vanity unit, large mirror with LED lighting and a power socket, hand operated shower by the WC. The spacious mezzanine bedroom has a king size (180cmx180cm) bed, fitted units with drawers and cupboards, a second snug seating area with great lighting. The mezzanine has 18 square metres of floor space. Headroom is slightly limited but it is comfortable to read, use a laptop in bed, even do yoga up here (Mountain pose may be tough). The Garden The house has it’s own private walled garden and beyond this, an accessible vegetable garden that you are welcome to cultivate, set in almost 3ha of beautiful land, with over 300 olive trees, numerous grape vines, plus lemon, orange, clementine, pear, cherries, peaches, figs, apricots, nesperas, apple trees. There are two large ponds, and 3 wells. The land has been chemical free in the present ownership (12 years) and was unoccupied for many years before this, it is a clean, chemical free environment, in season it is carpeted with wild flowers. The house is very private and secure with triple lock main door, shutters, double glazed windows, external lights, the quinta is fenced and gated, some CCTV is installed. Other Stuff 1. Internet included - wired and wi-fi access 2. Covered car parking and separate guest car parking 3. We get mobile telephone coverage 4. EMF readings outside the house are 7-10 millivolt per sq. metre - this is very good if you are concerned about the impact of 4G or 5G on your health 5. There is now a washing machine point, washer is available 6. Internet speed is between 60-100 Mbps DL, 10 UL, latency 80ms 8. Safety Equipment (we do care) - 2 fire extinguishers, fire blanket, first aid kit, smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector 9. Solar and storage battery levels managed by the owner, to ensure uptime (but it's still off-grid so be smart)

In a secluded location, but minutes from a popular village, which has shops, bars, restaurants, swimming pool, church, post office, petrol station etc. Off grid with low annual running costs (no bills for Council Tax, electricity, water, water heating and free firewood. The farm is reached down a passable, unsurfaced country road, that is only used for access, there is no passing traffic. Gated access (locked), fences and boundaries are clear and well maintained.

A quiet, rural area with good public transport links, including access to mainline rail and buses. Close by, yoga, massage, pilates and a brilliant gym with classes and all the usual equipment. Mountain views long range, remarkable air quality for Europe.

Off-grid; solar electricity professionally installed in locked buildings away from the house; solar water heating; our own drinking water from borehole; 1km to village but feels like the middle of nowhere. 40km views. Quiet. Dark skies for viewing the stars. Very low levels of EMF / "electro smog", no mobile phone masts. Option to have only ethernet access to the house if WiFi is a health issue for you. A visit is really needed before you can decide if this house is for you, come and see for yourself.

All tenancies are registered with the tax authorities (Finanças) and a bi-lingual rental contract is provided. Finanças make a small charge for this, 10% of the first month's rent, the guest (tenant) pays this, as it is part of protecting your legal rights. The tenant does not pay Pure Portugal anything at all, this is very different to Airbnb, TripAdvisor or rental agencies who charge the tenant fees. Normally we prefer 12 month lets, with the option to continue. Occasionally shorter periods may be available between longer lets (apply for details). We ask for a damage deposit to reserve and hold the house, refundable on conclusion of the stay, plus first and last months rent (where the rental period is more than one month) payable on date of commencement. No smoking inside the house.