The historic village of Póvoa Dão, in Silgueiros, Viseu, is for sale in an online auction with a base price of almost 1.7 million euros (ME), announces auctioneer Leilosoc Worldwide.
According to a press release sent to the Lusa agency, the sale at online auction of Póvoa Dão follows the “executive process of Nacala Holdings SARL and Others”, owner of the village.
“Located 10 minutes from Viseu, this village has a total area of around 100 hectares. Its main features include the traditional houses, which maintain the original design and the existence of a chapel, restaurant, parking, common areas, and landscaped outdoor spaces”, highlights the document.
As bidding at the auction, open to the publicrun until December 5th of this year and “can be purchased for a base value of 1,699,898.08 euros and a minimum value of 1,444,913.35 euros”.
“This is a rare opportunity in the Portuguese real estate market, offering unique potential for projects such as: luxury eco-resort or tourist village; wine and wine tourism development and sustainable rural condominium”, he highlights.
The auctioneer also highlights the location of the village, in the Dão region, “famous for its wines and mountain landscapes”, has direct access to the Dão river, with river beaches “close to tourist, cultural and gastronomic routes in Beira Alta”.
“Every stone in the village of Póvoa Dão tells a story. Between the silence of the valley and the sound of the river, this village is a refuge of authenticity, a setting where tradition and modernity meet. This village is the answer for those looking for a differentiating investment and an authentic piece of Portugal”, describes the auctioneer.
Story of a village sold several times
A Póvoa Dão made news in May 1995 for being sold for 80 thousand contos (around 400 thousand euros)at a time when “four elderly people lived in the village, from the dozens of families that 20 years before (1975) lived in the locality”.
Em 1995, it was the second time that the village had been soldafter in the “first transaction 11 contos de reis were involved”the Lusa agency wrote at the time.
Em 2000Póvoa Dão was once again in the news because the 32 rural houses (from T0 to T3) completely built in granite, on the left bank of the Dão river, were available for sale and also for tourism.
Four years latero president of the Catarino group, from Cantanhede, Vitor Catarino, who acquired the village and recovered ittold the Lusa agency that, despite “For over a year now, several families have been occupying their houses, which have a habitability license, only in the last few days has a village tourism license been granted, which will allow tourists to be welcomed in some homes reserved for this purpose.“.
Em 2004the then Minister of Economy, Carlos Tavares (PSD), inaugurated the rehabilitation of Póvoa Dão, whose origins date back to Alfonsine inquiries prior to 1258 (13th century).
Since its acquisition in 1995, Grupo Catarino has invested around 3,500 thousand euros in the recovery of the village and in infrastructure, wrote the Lusa agency in 2004.
At the time, 20 houses had been sold to families in the cities of Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra and Viseu and the group intended to keep “six or seven” for tourist use.
O The architectural complex is made up of 32 houses, a restaurant, a swimming pool and a tennis court accessible to both the owners of the houses that are sold and temporary residents on a village tourism basis.
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