5 Farms and Estates 2 Bedrooms for Sale, in Santiago do Cacém, São Francisco da Serra

Homestead that starts next to a village, composed of an area of land of 85ha, a hill to recover with the possibility of expansion, an area in ruin for agricultural support, with the possibility of expansion with quite considerable areas, area of sobro, water lines, well. A landscape that predominates the immensity of the countryside, overlooking the Village, and where the silence is absolute, just over 20 minutes from the beaches of the Alentejo Coast.
A space that can be transformed into tourist enterprises.
Excellent investment.

Bank Financing:
Habita is a partner of several financial entities enabling all its customers free simulations of Housing Credit.

Location:
Cercal do Alentejo is a Portuguese village belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, with 136.40 km² of area.

Being situated less than 15 kilometers from the beaches of the Alentejo Coast, it has a temperate climate, which allows it to have one of the most diverse faunas and floras of the entire Southwest Alentejo.

It was the county seat between 1836 and 1855. It was constituted by the parishes of Cercal, Colos and Vila Nova de Milfontes. It had, in 1849, 3 255 inhabitants.
The village was elevated on June 20, 1991, and its designation was changed from Cercal to Cercal do Alentejo.

Being situated less than 15 kilometers from the beaches of the Alentejo Coast, it has a temperate climate, which allows it to have one of the most diverse faunas and floras of the entire Southwest Alentejo.

Economy:
In the 19th century, mining was developed, particularly in the 1970s, with the discovery of new ores such as barite, manganese and manganite.

The largest exploration in this area was, however, iron, with five mines of this type of extraction: Cerro da Fonte, Santa de Cima, Toca do Mocho, Serra da Mina, Serra das Tulhas and Serra de Rosalgar. However, these mines ended their activity in 2000.

Cercal do Alentejo presented indispensable reserves of ferrous minerals, useful to various metallurgical and metalworking industries.

Physically, the ore from the Serra das Tulhas mine was similar to the Serra da Mina and Toca do Mocho concessions - it was massive, not very compact and of medium hardness. Sometimes it appeared hard and spongy, but in regions where the manganese content rose a lot, it became a bit earthy.

From a chemical point of view, it can be said that the ore was frankly good. Silica rarely exceeded 5%, and alumina also did not present high levels. As for iron, the content was usually 50% and the manganese had levels ranging from 6 to 13%, which valued the ore very much.

Na bonita zona de São Francisco da Serra, encontramos esta agradável quintinha.
Terreno com 4 hectares com casa para recuperar, viabilidade para ampliar, eletricidade e água de poço. Composto por montado de sobro e alguns pinheiros, terreno com alguma ondulação, o que lhe confere ainda mais beleza.
Vista sobre a serra, este é aquele refúgio que apetece ter no Alentejo.
Muito próximo da praia de Santo André, Sines, Porto Covo e a 15/20 minutos das praias de Melides, Carvalhal, Comporta.
Se procura uma boa oportunidade numa zona de eleição venha falar connosco.

’Monte Alentejano ’ situado a 15 minutos da cidade e a 20 das praias de Melides e Lagoa de Santo André. Otimos acessos alcatroados a 400 metros da IC33 . Moradia T2 em excelentes condições com opção de transformar a garagem em mais dois quartos com WC. Conta ainda com um armazém de construção recente legalizado com 21 metros por 9 metros. Propriedade com furo artesiano e fossa séptica. Possui ainda um grande pomar com diversidade de árvores de fruto com rega automática. Excelente oportunidade de negócio para habitação própria ou outros projectos.

Propriedade (5ha), com habitação tipicamente Alentejana (112m2).

Vistas desafogadas sobre a serra, avistando-se o mar.

- Eletricidade.
- 1 Furo de Água.
- Ótimos acessos.
- Zona vedada.
- Proximidade a 2 aldeias.

A 20 minutos da Lagoa de Santo André, pela EM544.
A 20 minutos de Sines, pela A26.

Outros pormenores no local.

A magnificent estate with 85 hectares, of cork trees that appeals to the quiet of the Alentejo, with its landscapes of silence, intersected by green and culture and the proximity to the sea and its Alentejo beaches, so appreciated by Portuguese tourism as well as by the foreign public.

Due to its unique characteristics, the project in this field could become an important tourist icon at the doors of Porto Covo, Sines and so close to Lisbon!

Herdade has the added value of being close to some destinations of tourist relevance:
- 15 km from the Lagoons of Sto. André, Badoca Park and Melides;
- 25 km from the Alentejo coast with its breathtaking beaches, Sines and S. Torpes

Urbanizable features:
It is contemplated by the Municipality of Santiago do Cacém, the tourist building in rural space in the modality, ’Casas de Campo’, with a maximum area of 4000 m2 or a Hotel with a maximum area of 6000 m2, (capacity for 120 to 140 rooms).
In both cases, with a maximum of 175,650 m2 of waterproofed area, which includes all buildings, swimming pools, irrigation tanks and waterproof / street pavements.

Its excellent location and area also makes it possible to build:
- Golf Driving Range
- Tennis / Padel courts
- Walking / mountain biking
- Equestrian center / horse riding
- Birdwatching
- Helipad
- Restoration
- There is the possibility of building a village (however there is a need for detachment of 3 to 4 ha from the estate to an urban building).

Rural characteristics:
Of note is the added value with regard to the extraction of cork from the cork oaks on the property, which, between 2010 and 2016, produced 4960.4 arrobas.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Municipality of Santiago do Cacém currently has a STRATEGIC TOURISM PLAN that aims to ’Build a competitive tourist destination in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, creating conditions for the development of a system of tourism and leisure activities that value resources and local identities in order to correspond to the opportunities of the future (...)

Reason why:
We believe that this is a sustainable and valuable investment project for the construction of an unparalleled tourist offer, in an area that impresses with its beauty and its growing demand as a holiday destination throughout the year.
If not, let us see the last few years and highlighted 2016, which was the year of the Alentejo with regard to tourism. Several events and news highlighted the region and the numbers seem to confirm that the Alentejo is really in fashion. According to the president of the Regional Tourism Authority of Alentejo and Ribatejo, ’2016 was the best year ever’, in terms of tourism, for Alentejo. In 2014 and 2015, ’We made the best indicators, the highest number of overnight stays, the occupancy rate, all numbers went up significantly, as they had never gone up, and this is relevant, in an exceptional year for all tourism in the Alentejo’ - Supper da Silva.
Contributing to these data were the various distinctions that the region has received over the past few years.
The accolades came from around the world, when the National Geographic Traveler distinguished Alentejo as one of the 21 best destinations to visit. The region was highlighted as having a ’slow pace, which is part of the attraction’, which advises you to ’relax, practice patience and not look at the clock’.
An article published in The Guardiand wrote Alentejo as the ’new Tuscany’ or ’cheaper Tuscany’. There were many nice words that painted the region as the ’granary’ and ’gastronomic soul’ of Portugal. The publication returned to writing about the Alentejo, this time focusing on the beaches of the Alentejo coast, which it considered ’the best in the world’.
The newspaper published a guide in which it advised readers to forget about Ibiza or the Riviera, and to get lost in this little explored Portuguese region, filled with ’glorious’ bathing areas, which are distinguished by their ’charm’, which The Guardian he considered ’more subtle than that of Provence or Tuscany, regions that are postcards from France and Italy’.
Words from the United States ... USA Today readers chose Alentejo as the best wine tourism region in the world. He considered ’this intriguing rural region is like a journey back in time for wine lovers. The diverse terrain holds olive groves and vineyards, picturesque villages, meadows full of flowers and forests’. Anda highlights the local cuisine ’as rustic and authentic, making the most of the agrarian lifestyle in the region’.
The Alentejo is in fashion! A fashion that grows and is about to stay!