The 12-bedroom Quinta da Capela (Chapel Estate), to rent furnished, is in Sabugo, next to Belas Golf and Country Club and the Lisbon Sports Club, with unobstructed views of the Sintra mountains and lowlands.

The renovated 18th-century house underwent several interventions throughout the 20th century. It sits on a 3,040 sq m plot of land with a garden, fruit trees, automatic irrigation, garages, a well and a swimming pool.

It has a gross private area of 950 sq m distributed as follows:

The main house’s ground floor has an atrium (20 sq m), two lounges (44 e 20 sq m) with a fireplace, a dining room (28 sq m) with access to a terrace, a kitchen (16 sq m) with access to a patio (10 sq m), a service area, a guest bathroom and a lounge (39 sq m) with access to a terrace.

On the first floor, there are two suites (15 and 21 sq m), full bathrooms for the suites (7 and 9 sq m) with a window, the main suite with access to the terrace (40 sq m), two bedrooms (both 18 sq m) with closet and two full bathrooms with window. There is also a closet (10 sq m) next to one of the bedrooms that can be turned into a bathroom. There is an independent access from outside near the master suite.

The 18th-century chapel has been converted into an apartment, consisting of two bedrooms (12 and 11 sq m), two bathrooms, a kitchen (7 sq m), a lounge (19 sq m) and garage.

The stables have been converted into a 3-bedroom house (10, 14 and 10 sq m), two bathrooms, an open-plan lounge and kitchen, (45 sq m) and a terrace (23 sq m).

The gardener’s house has been converted into an independent suite and the pool house converted into a bedroom.

Features:

– Fitted kitchen
– Garden
– Swimming pool
– Garage
– Fruit trees
– Automatic irrigation
– Well
– Double glazing
– Central heating
– Fireplace
– Heated towel rails

Property exempt from a utilisation licence as it was constructed prior to 1951

Sintra offers a cultural and natural landscape and the remarkable presence of its romantic architecture, resulting in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This part of Portugal is well-known for its mountains and monuments along with tourist and cultural points such as the Moorish Castle, the Pena National Palace, the Sintra National Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, and Monserrate Palace and Gardens.

It is close to local shops, restaurants, esplanades and cafes with regional sweets such as Casa Piriquita, Saudade Café and Fabrica de Queijadas – Recordação de Sintra where we can find Sintra’s famous delicacies and pastries.

There is easy access to beaches such as Praia da Ursa, Praia das Maçãs, Praia do Magoito, Praia de São Julião and also Cabo da Roca, known as the westernmost point of Mainland Europe.

Locals have a superb transport network and easy access to Cascais, Lisbon and the airport.

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