Property details
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District
Faro (Algarve) -
Province
Monchique -
Town
Monchique
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Area
280 m²
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Price
75.000 € -
Energy Rating
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Property code
NU_1164 -
Property code
NU_1164
Description
Great farm for sale in Monchique with 26.880 m2, with V2 style ruin to completely rebuild.
It has a covered urban area of 90 m2 and an uncovered area of 190 m2.
Very well located, with good accessibility. It benefits from watercourse passage.
Consisting of sobreos and other trees, bush and vegetable garden on terraces.
Distances: 5.5 km from Monchique, 1.5 km from N267, 3 km from N266 and 25 km from Portimão
Ref.: 1164
Monchique is a Portuguese village in the district of Faro, region and sub-region of the Algarve, is the headquarters of a municipality with 395.30 km² of area and 5465 inhabitants (2021 census), subdivided into 3 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Odemira, to the east by Silves, to the south by Portimão, to the southwest by Lagos and to the west by Aljezur. The municipality of Monchique was created in 1773, by dismemberment of the municipality of Silves.
Basketry and weaving are the big part of Monchique's traditional craftsmanship. Because it is also a region rich in cork oaks, it is possible that there are also artisans working on cork.
Monchique is known for pig farming, and proof of this are the well-known sausages made with pork (sauce, flour or farinheira morcela, morcela and chorizo) and hams, exhibited annually at the Sausage Fair and ham fair.
It is also widely known the medronho brandy produced in this region, with its own brand, which attracts people from everywhere to taste it. Also sought after are liqueurs made with products from the region, the most typical liqueur drink of Monchique is called Melosa, which uses medronho brandy.
When it comes to regional sweets, Monchique has as its main typical sweet the pot cake.