4 Woningen te koop die kleinste Op Alenquer, Lissabon, Portugal, Van 2.300.000 €

Quinta do Rocio has 17 ha of land area with a vineyard area of 15 ha. It contains an orchard and woodland. The property has a winery, various buildings associated with farming and other leisure activities (for example a pool and horse-riding ring) as well a historically significant house. Quinta do Rocio is in Alenquer, in the wine region now called Lisbon. Its first vines date back to 1503, when the navigator and discoverer of Brazil, Pedro Alvares Cabral acquired the property and began the plantation of the first vinyard. Since then the property passed through several families until in 1939 it was acquired by Tomás Sanches da Gama, the great grandfather of the current owner. The wine tradition of Quinta do Rocio is unquestionably linked to the personality of Sebastião José de Carvalho, Viscount of Chanceleiros (1833-1905). The Viscount of Chanceleiros is known for the innovative agricultural techniques he brought to Portugal in order to save the countries vineyards that were being decimated by the disease phylloxera. He replanted with American rootstocks and in doing so earned a place in the history of Portuguese viticulture. Today Quinta do Rocio known by some as ’Sintra of Alenquer,’ because of its lush woods and it continues its tradition of great wine terroir of the region. Quinta do Rocio and the other plots herein considered encompass several buildings. All are in good condition. The property contains agricultural machinery and its own winery, which is divided in three areas: laboratory, production and ageing. Aside from buildings associated with the farming activity Quinta do Rocio holds one of the most historically significant houses (Images 1 and 2) of the region, which is known for its impressive architecture beautiful gardens and thick woodland. Image 3 is of Fonte dos Passarinhos, a natural spring a short walk from the main house. #ref:PT_QUI_851