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Home in Elvas — €8,500,000.
Estate with a 8.6 hectares plot of land, including a mansion, a botanical garden, and equestrian facilities, in Portalegre, Elvas.The French-style mansion, with 1915 sqm of gross construction area, was built in 1887 and underwent a deep and meticulous restoration faithful to the original building in 2010. It features four living rooms, eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a kitchen, a pantry, an attic, a wine cellar, a lift, and a swimming pool.The extensive 34,000 sqm botanical garden surrounding the house was designed by French landscaper Jean Claude Forestier and includes many century-old trees and plants. The estate has abundant water resources, ensuring irrigation without issues for the 20,000 sqm lawn adjacent to the mansion.The equestrian facilities of the estate, covering an area of 4.6 hectares, include a horse training arena with silica sand, thirty stables, a riding arena, a truck garage, paddocks, an independent house, and two staff houses.The estate is located in Elvas, 25 minutes from Badajoz and 2 hours from Lisbon. Elvas is a UNESCO World Heritage site, situated in the eastern region of Portugal, in the Portalegre district, and is a border city with Spain, just a few kilometers from Badajoz and Olivenza. The airport is 30 km away.Elvas is home to the largest collection of bulwark fortifications in the world, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Why This Opportunity
Located in Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal — a sought-after part of the market.
On the market at €8,500,000.
Layout up to 1915 m².
Includes swimming pool, garden, parking, elevator, balcony.
The Area
Getting around
Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Spain
Nearest airport, just across the border in Spain [~23 km / 25 min by car]
A6 Motorway
Main Lisbon-Madrid corridor passing the border at Elvas/Caia [direct access]
Elvas Railway Station
CP trains including a cross-border service to Badajoz [station ~3 km from centre]
Nearby
Garrison Border Town Fortifications
UNESCO World Heritage bastioned ramparts, the largest dry-ditch defences in the world [town centre]
Amoreira Aqueduct
Monumental 16th-17th century aqueduct up to 40 m high [western edge of town]
Forte de Santa Luzia
17th-century star fort with military museum, linked to the town by covered way [~1 km south]
Forte da Graça
Imposing 18th-century hilltop fortress overlooking Elvas [~3 km north]
Schools
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
Nearest Portuguese public polytechnic / higher-education campus [~55 km]
International schools in Lisbon
Nearest English-curriculum international schools are in the Lisbon area [~200 km]
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