Galicia, Spain · Private sale

MINAO

A private world by the river

€1,250,000 ≈3 hectares with river frontage · UNESCO Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve

c. 1870Stone house, built

≈3 haPrivate land, river frontage

250 m²Main residence

180 m²Stone barn, to convert

80 m²Patio over the valley

130 mOwn well, depth

For those who recognise true rarity

Three hectares, a river, and a house that has stood for 155 years

Approximately three hectares of private land with river frontage, within the UNESCO Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve. An original stone house dating from around 1870, with timber interiors, and a separate stone barn for conversion.

On one side, panoramic views over the river and the estate's own land. On the other, a neighbouring vineyard, close enough to touch. This is a lived-in historic house, not a generic renovation: original masonry, timber ceilings, handcrafted detail, and rooms composed over years rather than staged for a sale.

Granite and slate facade with the garden in flower — The house — original masonry, 1870

The stone house seen from the lower garden — The house from the lower garden

Chapter — the water

The estate meets the river directly

Water, woodland and changing light make a landscape of extraordinary calm, with a different perspective from every part of the grounds. Quiet mornings, reflections, and the freedom of private riverside land: a place to inhabit slowly, not simply to visit.

An old tree leaning over the river at the estate's own bank — The estate's own bank

The river Miño seen from the estate — The Miño, seen from the estate

Clouds reflected in still river water — Still water, winter morning

The river in winter, mist on the water — The river in winter

Chapter — the ground

Orchards, vines, chickens, and room to wander

Approximately three hectares of private grounds: mature trees, open views and land enough to walk without meeting a boundary. Fruit trees, garden produce, grapevines and chickens are part of the rhythm of life here, and the property draws on its own 130-metre-deep well.

The land sits inside the Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve — a UNESCO designation covering the upper Miño basin, which is why the valley around it has stayed as it is.

The kitchen garden with hens among the vegetables — The kitchen garden and the hens

Apples ripening on the tree in the estate orchard — The orchard, September

Chapter — inside

Stone walls, warm timber, rooms with a personality

The ground floor holds a generous 70 m² kitchen and dining area alongside one bedroom, a bathroom and a sauna now being finished. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms occupy the floor above; a separate 20 m² studio sits in the attic. An 80 m² patio opens straight onto the landscape and works as an outdoor room for most of the year.

Original masonry, timber ceilings and handcrafted architectural details preserve the character of the nineteenth-century building; every level reveals another one — roof structure, slate, old stone and the textures of a home shaped by time.

The 70 square metre kitchen and dining area under a timber ceiling — Kitchen and dining, 70 m²

The library room, stone walls and timber floor — The library room

The upper sitting room, timber walls and bookcases — Upper sitting room

The patio with its dining table, looking over the valley — The patio, 80 m²

The cast-iron stove alight beside the kitchen — The stove, lit

Hand-cut slate roof tiles — Hand-cut slate

The wood-lined sauna on the ground floor — The ground-floor sauna

Chapter — the particulars

Exactly what is being sold

Three bedrooms and three bathrooms today. Six of each once the barn is converted — the layout is already drawn.

Schedule of accommodation · areas approximate
Element	Measure
Main residence · c. 1870
Ground floor — kitchen and dining	70 m²
Ground floor — bedroom / bathroom	1 / 1
Ground floor — bath and sauna	Nearly finished
Upper floor — bedrooms / bathrooms	2 / 2
Attic — studio	20 m²
Patio, opening onto the valley	80 m²
Main residence, total	≈250 m²
Stone barn · for conversion
Two levels, c. 90 m² each	180 m²
Proposed layout	3 bed / 3 bath
Services and land
Storage room, naturally cool	25 m²
Private well, depth	130 m
Private grounds with river frontage	≈3 ha
Orchard, grapevines, kitchen garden	Included
Designation	UNESCO reserve
Built area once the barn is converted	≈430 m²

Chapter — the second building

180 m² of stone, already yours to finish

A separate original stone barn stands within the grounds: approximately 180 m² over two levels of around 90 m² each. The proposed layout adds three bedrooms and three bathrooms — a guest house, a studio, or a second home on the same land, without buying a second plot.

It is the part of MINAO that is still a decision rather than a fact, and the reason the estate suits a buyer who wants to leave their own mark on something old.

Mist over the valley, seen from the estate — Morning mist over the valley

Fog lying on the meadow below the house — Fog below the house

Forty-six images

The estate, room by room

Chapter — where it is

The upper Miño, province of Lugo

MINAO lies inside the Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve, the UNESCO-recognised basin of the upper river Miño in inland Galicia — farmland, oak and birch woodland and small parishes, roughly an hour from the Atlantic in either direction.

Note for the owner Give me the parish and municipality and this section gets the exact pin, a map, and honest drive times to Lugo, Santiago and the airports. A buyer asks this immediately after the price.

Sheep grazing below the oak wood on the estate — The setting — valley, river and the estate's own meadows

ReserveTerras do Miño · UNESCO
ProvinceLugo, Galicia
NeighbourA working vineyard
RiverFrontage on the estate

For buyers arriving from abroad

What the purchase costs on top of the price

A resale purchase in Galicia carries transfer tax at 10%, plus notary, registry and legal fees. Change the figure if you are working to a different number.

Ask forNota simple — the land registry extract showing charges and boundaries
Ask forCadastral references for every parcel in the three hectares
Ask forEnergy performance certificate and the barn's planning position
You needAn NIE, a Spanish bank account, and 30 days to pay the transfer tax

Price agreed (€)

Notary and registry fees follow official tariffs that fall as a share of price, so they are shown as realistic fixed figures rather than a percentage. Legal fees are the customary 1%. Estimates for orientation, not tax advice.

Private sale · no agency

Arrange a viewing

MINAO is sold directly by its owner. Viewings are arranged personally and take a couple of hours — the house, the barn, the river bank and the land, in that order.