Póvoa Dão, Viseu
The village of Póvoa Dão, in Silgueiros, Viseu, is for sale at auction. The origin of this Beira village with granite houses and Beira architecture dates back to the time of Afonsino inquiries prior to 1258 (13th century).
More than 30 houses, a restaurant, a chapel, a swimming pool and a tennis court – all this (and a few more things), in a village in Beira, for sale for at least 1.4 million euros.
According to a press release sent to the Lusa agency, by the responsible auctioneer, Leilosoc Worldwide, the sale at an online auction of Póvoa Dão arises following the “executive process of Nacala Holdings SARL and Others”, owner of the village.
“Located 10 minutes from Viseuthis village has a total area of around 100 hectares. Its main characteristics 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.
Bidding at the auction, open to the public, runs 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 marketoffering unique potential for projects such as: luxury eco-resort or tourist village; wine and wine tourism enterprise 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 Riverwith 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”, argues the auctioneer.
Successive sales
Póvoa Dão was in the news in May 1995 for being sold for 80 thousand contos (around 400 thousand euros), at a time when “four elderly people, from the dozens of families that 20 years before (1975) lived in the village, lived in the village”.
In 1995, it was the second time that the village had been sold, after “11 contos de reis were involved in the “first transaction”, the Lusa agency wrote at the time.
In 2000, Póvoa 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 later, the president of the Catarino group, from Cantanhede, Vitor Catarino, who acquired the village and recovered it, told Agência Lusa that, although several families have been occupying their houses, which have a habitability license, for more than a year, it was only in the last few days that the village tourism license was granted, which will allow tourists to be welcomed in some rooms reserved for this purpose”.
In 2004, the 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.
The architectural complex is made up of 32 houses, a restaurant, a swimming pool and a tennis court accessible both to the owners of the houses that are sold and to temporary residents on a village tourism basis.
