Quinta dos Três Rios, Tondela
Status:
For sale
Type:
Manor house and vineyard
Bedrooms:
10
Bathrooms:
10
Price:
€1.500.000
Contact our Agent:
Paul Rees




The Quinta dos Três Rios estate comprises a wine and tourist accommodation business centred around a mid-1800s Georgian-style farmhouse, built by an English entrepreneur who made his fortune in the Portuguese textile business.
The current owners purchased the property in a dilapidated state in 2005, rebuilt the main house by late 2006 and have been running it as a successful tourism and wine business ever since. Every effort was made to maintain the characteristics of the original building with meticulous attention to restoring the original pine floors, gates, panelled shutters and even the door handles.
The 4.6-hectare property has an impressive river frontage to the Asnes river, which has waterfalls and fills deep pools. The soothing sound of flowing water in the distance can be heard from the house. The vineyards have four Dão grape types and in the grounds, there are mature trees, olive groves, vegetable plots, abundant wildlife and tame hand-fed geese.
The three-level manor house has generous floorspace of 800m2. The living room on the ground floor could be from an English country property, sporting comfortable fireside sofas, bookcases lining the walls and an elegant dining area.
The manor house is used for short-term lettings, but easily could be used as a family home with a 6,000m2 wine business alongside, that has been developed and cared for, for many years.
The central heating and hot water run on propane gas, stored in an underground deposit. The house has double glazing and high levels of insulation which provide for good energy efficiency and climate control.
In the grounds and available by separate negotiation, stand the remains of a former textile factory, awaiting development for further tourism accommodation, subject to planning which already has been reviewed favourably by the local Council.
This wine estate and tourism business is ideal for a buyer seeking a peaceful country retreat surrounded by nature, while not isolated from essential services. It is on the edge of the village of Parada de Gonta, Tondela, which lies in the Dão wine region to the south of Viseu, a city only 16 kilometres away. Porto airport is 1h30 (141km) by car.
Viseu, founded over 2,000 years ago and birthplace of early 16th century Renaissance painter Vasco Fernandes, has extensive shopping, educational, healthcare and leisure facilities one would expect in a city with a population of 100,000.
Known since 1935 as the 'garden city', Viseu boasts a quaint historical district with boutique shopping, narrow cobbled streets and an impressive 12th century Gothic cathedral, rising high as a reference point in the city. In 2018 Viseu won an award as the best place to live in Portugal. The modern, multi-storey 'Ice Palace' shopping mall is a must for all keen shoppers.



