Villa Costa do Sol

Spacious, comfortable, and quite beautifull and well built Villa situated on the outskirts of FERRAGUDO – an old and charming traditional fishing village by the Arade riverside and opposite to Portimão.

Portimão is the second largest town in the Algarve, Portugal Southern Coast.

The Arade river mouth has a great natural beauty and this part of the coast is rightly called the “Enchanted coast” and has many walking trails.

it will certainly bring about an increase in value of the properties in the area.

Ferragudo is very touristic and part of the well run Lagoa municipality. Lagoa is a town with a Cultural Centre, several large supermarkets, Music school, Municipal Library. The Portuguese / English and German private schools are nearby.

2021 saw the commemoration of 500 years of Ferragudo existence as a charted village.

The property was acquired by the present owner in 2005 and since then has been transformed, upgraded, renovated and maintained continuously. A new tiled roof was fit few years ago and special attention was paid to the thermal and acoustic insulation of the roof and outer walls. The outer walls are protected by the Cappotto insulation system. New plumbing was installed and a complete overhaul of the electric system has been done. 

The villa was used as residence and successful Medical Clinic for 8 years. Afterwards and during 5 years it was rented as a Holidays rental villa for large groups of holidaymakers. At present moment it is used just as a residence and part of it is rented out longterm. It is ideal for a large family or to generate extra income.

The Villa and its plot is surrounded by agricultural land and according to the present Municipal zoning plan, it is NOT possible for neighbors to build.

Google Earth coordinates: N37º,123.755 W – 8.509.575

Plot size: 3300 m2

Covered area: over 500 m2

Energy certificate – grade B

Municipality Taxes : less then 1.000,00 Euros per year  ( One thousand Euros )

Energy production :

A)- 10 LG photovoltaic LG panels installed on the roof (reduces the electrical bill by at least 30 % )

B)- 2 MEGASUN Solar panels for domestic water heating 

The villa is also connected to the main grid - 220 v.

Central heating installation – run by gas and with an efficient boiler.

Fully Air - conditioned - 8 machines in total; some quite new but all in good working order.

Views: the villa stands high over the surrounding country side and Monchique hills can be admired in the distance. 

Distance to the village of Ferragudo and all its amenities  (Pharmacy, restaurants, bars with live music, shops, local medical clinic, bakery, fish market, fruit and vegetable market etc) – just 1,5 km and an easy 15 minutes walk.

The all area is bicycle riding friendly as the land is rather flat.

The river beach - Praia Grande is just next to Ferragudo. It is a Blue flag beach and considered clean. There is a wonderful 16 century castle to admire at the river edge.

Local sea beaches: Pintadinho and Caneiros – 5 to 10 minutes drive. Both are also with Blue Flag classification.

Nearby Golf courses - 5 minutes drive: Gramacho and Pinta – run by the prestigious international Hotel and Resorts Pestana Group. A fantastic third golf course  is now under construction which will be even closer to the villa ( 600 metres to the Clubhouse )

Famous water amusement park – 10 minutes drive from the villa.

Neighbors – faraway and are not overlooking. Very discrete property with excellent privacy but not quite isolated.

Street noise – the villa is served by an important secondary road that links Ferragudo to Sesmarias and to Carvoeiro. It has some traffic mainly during the day but the sound is blocked by the walls and vegetation. The house itself it well soundproofed.

Swimming pool – 12x6 m with liner and chlorinated. Heated pool Heat pump pre-instalation. The deepest side of pool is 3m deep. There is a swimming pool cover.

The pool has professional weekly maintenance, Pump house is discreet and not noisy.

Water feature – 4 meters tall cascade of natural local stone and a fishpond for koi fish. There is an UV light water filter.

Terraces – large sunbathing terrace areas close to the pool as wells area for meals and “al fresco” dinning under the new gazebo .

BBQ area – located in the upper terrace with firewood Pizza woven and grill and overlooking the pool area.

Garage: for 2 cars; lots of storage space and Bathroom/toilet for the staff.

Carports: for two cars 

Parking area inside the property is for 7 cars.

Two remote control operated electrified gates – main one to driveway and garage the other directly to the parking area.

Intercommunicators from gates to the house.

Well established garden professional maintained by professional garden service weekly. Beautiful flowerbeds, rose garden and lawns. Various types of tall trees - cypress, weeping willows, palm trees, pine trees, olive trees, loquat trees, arbutus trees. Fruit trees - oranges, lemons, grapes, figs, pomegranates, quince, olives, almonds etc.

The garden, the driveway and the parking lot have good illumination at night if required.

Irrigation water – comes from a borehole and the water is stored in an vaulted cistern under one of the outbuildings. The natural underground reservoir of water is huge and the water is salt free and not contaminated by coliform bacteria.

House consumption water - from the main city council supply.

Automatic irrigation system – two separate computers - one for the upper garden and the other for the lower garden.

Fire place heating – 2 heat recovery units. One on the living area on the ground floor and one on the living area of the first floor. Very efficient and used every winter.

High speed Internet and cable TV. 3 independent installations with different wi-fi spots.

Security – the property is very well secured. It is walled and fenced all around. There is an alarm system (Prossegur company) connected to the Headquarters and with immediate response if necessary. There are burglar bars in practically all the windows and some of these have smash proof glass.

Glazing – the windows are double glazing with thermal cut, they were imported from Germany and are of high quality. 

All the windows and doors have Mosquito nets.

Septic tank – that is drained regularly 

The main building has three floors.

The ground floor has an entrance hall, 3 bedrooms with build in cupboards (BICS) and two bathrooms, a large living area with fireplace, kitchen with a back door, terrace leading to the lower garden. It is separated from the upper floors by a sound proof dry wall partition and solid door that can be removed restoring the house to its original plan. This way the ground floor is really a totally independent T3 apartment that can be rented out and has it´s own cable TV and internet.

The first and second floors create a T4 apartment that has a independent entrance, a large living open plan area with fireplace and inbuilt kitchen, laundry, four bedrooms (2 en suit), library / office, BICS and lots of storage space. All the bedrooms on the first floor open to a common terrace that leads to the swimming pool area. The bedroom in the upper floor opens into a wooden deck with great views. This part of the house has also its own cable TV and internet.

The Villa Costa do Sol may be sold unfurnished.