Please email us for more details. artmarvao@alentejonline.com The house is sited on an open square in the centre of this historic, medieval, walled town of Marvão. Marvão a future UNESCO world heritage site is in the Alto Alentejo region of Portugal. This property is an excellent investment opportunity!
Side view of the house, before the garden was landscaped.	Hand painted tiles on the stairs.

Back view of the house. The arrow shows a portion of the neighbouring house that belongs
to our house. It is common in these old buildings for this to happen. It means that the
house is substantially larger than the other houses on the street, 170 m2.

Living room/sala de estar
14 Sqm This is a very elegant room. The floor is polished antique pine, the ceiling is decorated
with original plaster moldings with an elaborate centre rose.

Dining room/sala de jantar
13 Sqm The wall between the kitchen and dining room has been replaced by a brick wall so that
although the two rooms are separate there is a feeling of openness and space. The floor is
polished antique pine. There is an antique fitted wall cupboard and wood burner. The view is
incredible, you can see Spain and Portugal from your dining room.

Kitchen/cozinha
18 Sqm This is an open plan kitchen/dining room, it has been modernized so as to be a fully
functional space. It has ample storage and is fitted with the essential appliances (oven, hob,
extractor). The views from the spacious room are stunning. The original massive chimney
has been restored, the fireplace is so big you can stand inside it.

Bedroom 1/ quarto 1
14 Sqm Large double bedroom with painted wooden fitted closet. Ceiling with antique chestnut
beams. Tiled floors.  

Bedroom 2/ quarto 2
13 Sqm Large double bedroom, antique hand cut granite floors. ceiling painted wood, chestnut
beams. Panoramic views over Alentejo plains to the mountains in Spain.

Bedroom 3/ quarto 3
10.5 Sqm Double bedroom with large fitted closet. Antique pine floors, painted wood ceiling,
views of the castle.

Bedroom 4 /quarto 4
10.7 Sqm Double bedroom, terracota tiles on floor, painted wood and chestnut beams.
Panoramic views across Alentejo plains.

Garden / quintal
50 Sqm

The garden is completely walled in stone. There is a lower terrace which is paved. This makes a
wonderfully sheltered and private area, for dinning or sunbathing, it is not overlooked. The raised
terrace provides an area with spectacular views, across Portugal and Spain.

 
Usefull links for more information/ links uteis para mais informações:

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Recent New York times magazine article on Marvão
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/travel/29explorer.html

Local council
www.cm-marvao.pt

Three dimensional Marvão site
http://www.3dmarvao.com/ (you have to install free plugin)

Marvão entry in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv%C3%A3o

Objective info on Marvão, world66 travel information
http://www.world66.com/europe/portugal/marvo

Impressions of the historic walled town, pictures, comments
http://www.sights-and-culture.com/Portugal/Marvao.html

Property management and holiday rentals
http://www.villasandcottages.com

Marvão golf couse
http://www.portugalgolf.pt/ingles/ing_marvao_menu.htm

Rich heritage in a poor border area

Marvão, a beautiful, whitewashed fortress town, lies to the east. Only the foolhardy and the drunk could have contemplated an assault on this eyrie. The Spanish tried for centuries to conquer the castle and only succeeded when a traitor let them in.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=T6&xml=/travel/2006/11/06/etalentejo06.xml

A spectacular sight from a spectacular site

The splendid site and 360-degree panorama alone would be reason enough to visit the medieval mountaintop village of Marvão, but the town itself (a candidate for the World Heritage list), is one of Portugal's most spectacular fortified villages.
Link:
http://www.golisbon.com/portugal/cities/marvao.html

Seeing for Miles From a Village High in the Sky

The village is high above the Alentejo region’s sun-baked plains.
From Marvão one can see the entire land,” José Saramago, the 1998 Nobel Prize winner for literature, wrote in “Journey to Portugal,” his 2001 travelogue. “It is understandable that from this place, high up in the keep at Marvão Castle, visitors may respectfully murmur, ‘How great is the world.’ ”
Link:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/travel/29explorer.html