When you arrive at this estate and note the custom designed gates you know you are entering a home of distinction, luxury and refined taste.
This 600m2 home set on over 4500m2 of prime land overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Obidos Lagoon in the town of Foz do Arelho offers the discerning buyer six bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a home cinema, home gym, infinity pool facing the ocean and many other original features. You can see panoramic views of the ocean from every room of this house except the bathrooms, gym and cinema.
The uniqueness of this estate was honoured in 2010 when it was awarded the architecture prize for its design and layout. The property was designed by a leading local architect.
The front door opens into a large entrance hall that is filled with the light from the large windows that fill the front of the home.
The modern high tech kitchen features a range of base and wall units and a beautiful centre island/work area which incorporates the large inset sink. There are two full size double ovens, microwave, double induction hob and extractor hoods. There is also a built in electric BBQ grill and a built in deep fat fryer. Also incorporated is a coffee machine and two wine coolers. A raised breakfast bar is incorporated into one half of the centre island. The kitchen incorporates a dining area ideal for entertaining while food is being prepared. There is also a dumb waiter installation making it easy to bring groceries from the lower level to the kitchen area. There are two large sets of patio doors that lead from the kitchen onto the huge terrace area which runs across the front of the property. The design of this area makes it the perfect place to entertain and mingle.
There is a cloakroom off the hallway that is finished in beautiful marble and has a sink set into vanity and a toilet, large mirror and spot light.
The dining room has again a bank of windows to the front that allows full ocean views and access to the patio area. There is a lovely stone wall separating this room from the first living room - the stone is in beautiful shades of autumn - this wall incorporates a centre fireplace that provide heat to both the dining room and the first living room.
When you enter the first living room it is difficult to pay attention to the beautiful detail of the room as you become entranced by the complete glass wall to the front that looks directly out to sea and the beauty of the ocean waves. There is a centre fireplace with a heat recuperation system. The light fixtures have been carefully placed with floor plugs so there are no wires evident at all keeping with the clean lines evident throughout this
The second living room is a little less formal and also has glass windows overlooking the ocean and giving access to the patio
The master bedroom is at the far end of the property giving privacy to it's occupants and incorporates a beautiful dressing room and a ensuite bathroom. There are also glass doors which lead to a covered and private terraced area.
Each room on this level leads to the terrace and has sea views and allows direct access to the swimming pool.
The lower ground level floor has been finished with the same attention to detail, quality and refinement that resonates throughout the entire home.
On this level there are five en-suite bedrooms. All bedrooms are of a good size and all have built in wardrobes. Each of the rooms give direct access to the outside terrace and garden and offer full and far reaching sea views.
On this level there is also a home cinema that is fully equipped and the owners have even purchased a popcorn machine to lend the total authentic cinema experience to their viewing experience. The cinema has a large flat screen TV but also surround sound, the room is fully soundproofed and there is a overhead projector plust a full width electrically controlled drop down screen. The cinema room as 12 full sized cinema seats. There is also a fully equipped gym on this level (the equipment is not included in the price of the property). One wall is completely mirrored so this would be ideal as the home gym or a dance area. Natural light is supplied by windows to the front of the property.
There is a large four car garage on this level with a large laundry area off to the side with space for multiple machines.
To the exterior of the property are simple and beautifully landscaped grounds with sea views no matter where you stand. To the front is a huge patio area that runs the full length of the house and which incorporates a scenic heated infinity swimming pool that looks directly over the Atlantic - the pool is heated with installed solar panels. There is a shower to the side. To the left of the pool is a stunning seating area with a fireplace incorporated into the wall allowing total enjoyment of the environment and views on cooler evenings. The property has an artesian well which will sufficiently provide enough water for the irrigation system fitted to the garden.
The whole property is enclosed by a beautiful square stone wall allowing the property to be both private and secure.
The house has been fitted with a high-tech home automated 'dornotic system' which controls all of the technology in the property and allows remote control of the video communication system, alarm system, under floor heating, kitchen appliances, lights., etc. There is under floor heating that becomes under floor cooling in the summer.
This villa is in a prestigious position and is a five minute walk to the Obidos Lagoon and Foz do Arelho beach. A ten minute walk will put you in the town of Foz do Arelho where there are mini markets and charming cafes and restaurants. The town of Caldas da Rainha is a ten minute drive away as is the ever popular Obidos with all of it's medieval charm. The international airport in Lisbon is less than an hour away or two hours to the airport further north in Porto. The airport in Faro can be reached in approximately three and a half hours.