luxury farmhouses with pool for sale Castelo Novo, Portugal

Set in Ferro, Covilhã, this exceptional 2023 farmhouse offers an impressive combination of comfort, privacy and refined countryside living. Presented in excellent condition, the property provides generous accommodation comprising five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, complemented by a thoughtfully designed layout featuring a separate dining room and a bright conservatory ideal for relaxing and enjoying the surrounding landscape throughout the day.The property is fully furnished and includes a fully equipped kitchen together with a separate kitchenette, providing both practicality and flexibility for everyday living or guest accommodation.Designed with modern comfort in mind, the farmhouse benefits from air conditioning and electric heating, while double-glazed windows and electric shutters ensure excellent thermal comfort throughout the seasons. A security alarm and electric entrance gate provide additional privacy, security and peace of mind.Further enhancing the lifestyle appeal is a spacious terrace equipped with sun loungers and offering uninterrupted views across the surrounding countryside and mountains. The exceptional setting provides a tranquil and private retreat, combining contemporary comfort with the natural beauty of the Serra da Estrela region.The property is set within approximately 15,401 m² of private land, enclosed by walls and offering beautifully maintained outdoor areas and a private garden. An automatic irrigation system supplied by a private borehole provides an efficient and sustainable solution for maintaining the grounds throughout the year.Parking is available on the property, including both communal and private interior parking, while a garage with an electric gate provides secure and convenient access.Additional features include a solar energy system with solar water heating, together with a comprehensive range of modern appliances, including a washing machine, dishwasher, refrigerator and microwave. The property also benefits from Wi-Fi connectivity and holds a tourist rental licence, making it particularly well suited to those seeking a private countryside residence with established hospitality and income-generating potential.Investment & Income Potential:From a financial perspective, the propertys multi-channel structure, comprising three fully independent villas -Panoramic, Comfort and Exclusive Villas allows for flexible management of accommodation capacity, while simultaneously optimising Average Daily Rates (ADR) and maximising operational occupancy levels.Prudent projections, based on historical performance within the regions boutique agrotourism segment, indicate that the asset has the potential to generate an estimated annual Net Operating Income (NOI) yield of between 8.5% and 11%, supported by optimised operating costs and a highly loyal base of returning guests.Beyond recurring operational income, investors may also benefit from strong underlying capital appreciation potential, supported by the propertys 1.5 hectares of private land, its exceptional leisure and equestrian amenities, including an equestrian arena, ornamental lake and swimming pool, and the limited availability of licensed, high-end tourism assets in this exceptional region of central inland Portugal.Combining contemporary amenities, substantial private grounds, exceptional privacy, panoramic mountain views and established tourism potential, this property represents a rare opportunity to acquire a turnkey hospitality asset or private countryside retreat in one of central Portugals most distinctive natural environments.

Few assets in Portugal bring together, in a single transaction, a working historic winery, a farming estate with licensed guest accommodation, and a nucleus holding urban-classified land. Almeida Garrett Estate is one of them: some 540 hectares in the municipality of Covilhã, held and run by the same family for decades, across three complementary components.At Tortosendo, a 19th-century winery operating under a current industrial use permit produces up to 200,000 litres a year of red, white, rosé and sparkling wine under the Beira Interior Denomination of Origin. Production draws on around 49 hectares of land, of which 41.54 hectares are planted vineyard, with varieties including Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Trincadeira, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Arinto, farmed partly under certified organic production and partly under integrated production. A Chardonnay block standing for more than a century, rare in Portuguese viticulture, supports a dedicated varietal project. Seven proprietary brands, Almeida Garrett among them, and their associated intellectual property are included in the sale.At Unhais da Serra, Quinta da Vargem is built around an early 20th-century schist manor house with pool, tennis court and gardens, now trading as licensed guest accommodation and well rated by guests. The farming component runs to some 57 hectares of walnut, planted fifteen years ago: around 45 hectares of irrigated fruiting orchard in Chandler, Howard and Tulare, and around 12 hectares grown for timber. The estate has its own processing line covering reception, washing, hulling, drying and grading, with simultaneous drying capacity for 20 tonnes, backed by a mechanical trunk shaker and a Weiss McNair ground-harvesting line. Irrigation is secured by water rights on community channels fed from three separate schemes, a degree of redundancy uncommon at this scale. The farmed core sits on a single cadastral parcel of 287 contiguous hectares, giving the holding a coherence of boundary that is rare in properties of this size in this part of the country.The building stock is the least worked part of the estate. Beyond the manor house, the property holds a substantial number of stone buildings, most of them pre-1951, including a complete hamlet at one of the nuclei, mills, shelters, farm structures and the old cattle sheds. These are square metres already standing, in a landscape where new construction is not easily permitted. The tourism side is one operating house today, on a footprint that would support considerably more.Adjoining it, the Erada nucleus wraps around the village of the same name and stands out for its planning optionality, with land in effective urban classification and areas of dispersed building, alongside production forest and walnut.All three components are trading. The winery operates under a current permit and sells under established proprietary labels, the walnut orchard is of producing age with the full processing chain installed on site, and the accommodation takes guests and reviews well. A buyer is not acquiring a project to be started, but three working operations, each with clear room for improvement, alongside a reserve of built area and planning optionality awaiting whoever wishes to develop it. Operating and performance figures are set out in the dossier released under a confidentiality agreement.The property lies around 18 km from Covilhã, within the Serra da Estrela Natural Park region, roughly 275 km from Porto airport and 290 km from Lisbon airport.An asset of this kind comes up once in a generation, and rarely reaches the market intact. Almeida Garrett Estate does: three working operations, one family selling together, and a boundary nobody has ever divided. Offered as a single block. Full dossier under a confidentiality agreement.

Magnificent rural estate for sale in the Beira Interior region, district of Castelo Branco, Portugal featuring mineral waters with thermal characteristics and a licensed Rural Tourism operation.In the heart of Beira Interior, just a few minutes from Castelo Branco, lies this truly unique estate, where nature, heritage, water, and rural authenticity come together in a rare and preserved setting.With approximately 60 hectares of accessible and gently undulating land, the property unfolds across a harmonious landscape overlooking a valley crossed by a stream, along which stretches an impressive vine-covered pergola extending for around 1 km.The estate is distinguished by a vast olive grove with approximately 242 olive trees, holm oak woodland, around 60 centenary cork oaks, and several hundred young cork oaks.It also includes fig trees, apricot trees, almond trees, apple trees, persimmon trees, plum trees, vineyards, pine forest, and approximately 4 hectares of eucalyptus plantation, forming an authentic Mediterranean ecosystem of high scenic, agricultural, and environmental value.The surroundings offer complete privacy, tranquility, and enormous agricultural, tourism, and residential potential.The main core of the estate is composed of a magnificent granite manor house dating from 1929, featuring the characteristic rustic architecture of the early 20th century, carefully preserved and in excellent condition.The main residence is arranged over ground and first floors.The ground floor comprises four rooms and one bathroom, while the first floor includes three rooms and two bathrooms.Attached to the residence is a charming inner courtyard with traditional porches, complemented by two additional rooms and three bathrooms, including one adapted for people with reduced mobility.The property also includes a spacious event hall with support kitchen, an old distillery, a granite wine-pressing tank, barbecue area, and a small stone house for firewood storage.Next to the kitchen area, on the eastern side of the residence, there is an additional room with bathroom facilities.The house is equipped with a lightning protection system.The property features a gross construction area of 1267 m² and a footprint area of 473 m², revealing an unusual scale and remarkable versatility of use.The built complex also includes three additional rural buildings, comprising stables, barns, and agricultural annexes, offering excellent conditions for agricultural support, equestrian projects, storage, or tourism conversion.One of the buildings is particularly suitable for horse stables or equestrian support facilities.Adjacent to the main residence is also a large caretakers house and, in a more secluded area of the property, two complementary annexes that further enhance the estates functionality and development potential.In front of the main residence stands an impressive water tank, currently used for harnessing the estates mineral waters, reinforcing the unique identity of the property and its historical connection to the natural springs.Water abundance is one of the estates greatest assets: the property benefits from several wells and permanent water resources, ensuring water availability even during the driest summer months.Part of the water is potable, ensuring water self-sufficiency, while the thermal component includes sulphurous waters with certified thermal quality published in 1965 by Professor Charles Lepierre a rare and highly valuable resource for projects linked to wellness, health tourism, nature retreats, or wellness concepts.The natural and historical surroundings give the property a truly distinctive character, with historical references to heritage remains within the estate, including anthropomorphic tombs and an ancient medieval apiary rare testimonies to the ancestral occupation of this territory.The estate also benefits from an active Rural Tourism license, in force since 2014, licensed for eight bedrooms, allowing immediate and profitable tourism operation, with strong appreciation potential in a region increasingly sought after for nature tourism, authenticity, and well-being.The absolute silence of the countryside and the preserved landscape, combined with the historical heritage, mineral waters, excellent access, and proximity to the city center of Castelo Branco located just around 10 minutes away by paved road give this property truly exceptional characteristics for a prestigious private residence, boutique hotel, wellness retreat, equestrian project, or high-end tourism development, in complete harmony with the authentic nature of Beira Interior.Kitchen - Equipment: Dish Washer, Freezer, Microwave, Oven, Pantry, Range Hood, Refrigerator, Stove, Washing Machine, Water Heater / BoilerBathroom Facilities:Private Bathroom, Shower CabinWater and Energy: Electricity, Piped water, Pond, WellClimatization and Insulation: Air Conditioning, Aluminium Frames, Ceramic Floor, Fireplace, Shuttering Panels, Terracotta Floor, Wooden Floor, Wooden FramesSecurity and Accessibility: Video-SurveillanceExtras / Other Features: Attachment, Attachments for Animals, Balcony, Garden, Garden Lighting, Grill / Barbecue, Haystack, Olive Grove, Outdoor Lighting, Patio, Stable, Storage, Storage Room, Vegetable Garden, Wood StoveEnvironment: Country Views, Panoramic Views