The house is well-built with a light and spacious open-plan design, and a high roof lined with eucalytus beams and pine. The total area of the main part of the house is about 70 squ. m., divided into kitchen and a living room spaces with an attractive open fireplace and french windows onto the side terrace. A wide covered verandah on the west side of the house suitable for outdoor entertaining A bedroom area with windows to east and west is accessed by steep wooden stairs. About a quarter of the main downstairs area is divided off into a store-room and studio, which has doors off to the bathroom, and to the large main bedroom with french windows onto the garden. There is a large verandah on the west of the house, suitable for meals and outdoor entertaining. The garden is walled on two sides and comprises about 450 m 2 with mature fruit and cork trees. The north side has a low wall bounded by a neighouring olive grove. Although it does need electrical rewiring and the kitchen and bathroom are functional but pretty basic,the house and garden have great charm and potential. It is solidly built on stone foundations, and despite being near the road (really a little used track) is entirely private and peaceful. The ground also includes a small piece of land on the other side of the track that has a block built garage and wooded area. While it is peaceful it is not remote: there are a few other houses nearby and a small local community. It is a ten minute walk down to the local village, Alferce where basic commodities are available- cafes, simple shops, bars, church, sports centre etc. - and a ten km drive into the picturesque mountain town of Monchique. The scenery around the house, the wooded mountains with abundance of wildlife, green terraces and olive and fruit trees, make for a most delightful setting. The coast is about a 25 km drive- the nearest coastal town is Portimao with the beach resorts of Praia de Rocha. For more unspoiled beaches there's a road to the stunning west coast - about 30km to Aljezur.