Property description
This traditional farmhouse is a unique and wonderful house, situated in thewilderness of the Ribeira de Menalva Valley; Fonte Benémola constitutes one ofthe freshwater sources of the Querença-Silves aquifer system. It’s a unique opportunity toacquire this property with approximately 4 hectares of land, including an orangegrove. It’s a privileged and unique place in the AlgarveThis traditional farmhouse is a unique and wonderful house, situated in thewilderness of the Ribeira de Menalva Valley; Fonte Benémola constitutes one ofthe freshwater sources of the Querença-Silves aquifer system. It’s a unique opportunity toacquire this property with approximately 4 hectares of land, including an orangegrove. It’s a privileged and unique place in the Algarve with all the privacyand comfort that belongs to it. This modest house, updated,but maintaining it’s original features, gives us a unique feeling, thelocation, comprises a living room with a stove and overlooks the garden oasis,with access to the kitchen with its characteristic features, and with access tothe backyard and gardens of the house.
Living room with 2 bedrooms, 1bathroom, a basement and a garage. There is a sunny terrace in front of the house, with panoramic views ofthe entire surrounding area, and with a small lake with of different species ofplants, frogs and turtles. The property has a borehole, more than 200m deep, with a pump suitablefor use. With a natural water flow streaming every day of the year, it is practicallya natural spring. The orange grove has a well for watering the land. The house consists of 156.73m2 of urban area, with several rustic itemswith a total of 38,010m2 of cultural land and protected area. With accessconsidered a pedestrian route. It’s a unique trip every time you return home. If you are looking for your personal retreat, away from everything andat the same time close to everyone, you have found it. And just 15 minutes from the center of Loulé, where we have all servicesavailable and only 30 minutes from Faro airport. It’s 30 minutes to the beautiful beaches of the Algarve. A Protected Landscape Site Located in Vale Mulher, - the Woman’s Valley - Fonte Benémola is part ofa protected area with unique characteristics of rare beauty in the Algarvebarrocal. The valley is home to biotopes both from a geological and landscapepoint of view, as well as in terms of fauna and flora. The fact that there are schist soils, limestone soils and an actualriver, contributes to a wide variety of plant species, consisting of cork oaksand holm oaks, carob and mastic trees, strawberry and olive trees. In thisProtected Landscape there are over 300 different species of plants, and inaddition to the flora, there are also more than 100 species of birds that neston the slopes of the valley and on the banks of the river. In this place we can even observe the River Guard, Bee-eater andBonelli’s Eagle! The aquatic environment is also fertile in animal species, this site isclassified as the most important animal, the otter, which is rarely seen. Inthe caves that decorate the site, two colonies of bats stand out and enjoy thestatus of protected species. The built heritage of thisProtected Landscape is linked to water, namely the water mill, levadas,waterways and dams. Located in the Union of Parishes of Querença, Tôr andBenafim, the Local Protected Landscape of Fonte Benémola occupies an area of392 ha. A unique ecosystem in the country. Come and discover your dream home in the beautiful Fonte de Benémola.
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