Rio Maior, Santarem 2040

4 bedroom house, no upper floors, located in Fonte da Bica, next to the famous Salinas of Rio Maior, inserted in sealed terrain with 3,200 m2, fully flat, with privileged view under the mountain and fresh air. It has 4 bedrooms, one of which suite, 2 large bathrooms, living room with fireplace, attic with high ceilings, central heating. Garage for 3 cars. Brief history of the Salinas of Rio Maior the Salinas of Rio Maior have eight centuries of history, with an immense tourist history. The natural Salinas of Rio Maior are located at the foot of the Serra dos Candeeiros, three kilometres from Rio Maior, 30 minutes from the beaches, 1 hours from Lisbon Airport. Are compartments-butchers made of cement or stone, of varying size and little funds, where, by Regueiras, is conducted the salt water that takes off from a well. At present, the water is elevated by means of a motor and distributed according to a system jointly accepted and respected (not always) by all owners. The deplers, the trees and the wooden houses for storing the salt complete the whole of what is called Rio Maior salt navies. A large, deep gem-salt mine, according to the technicians, crossed by an underground stream that feeds a well, causes the water extracted from it to be salted, seven times as salty as that of the sea. From its exposure to the sun and wind and consequent evaporation of the water, the salt is obtained, deposited at the bottom of the butchers, which is then placed in hills, in the form of pyramids, to dry until it is collected. The process is rudimentary and similar to that used in the Salinas of the seaside. There is only difference in the picturesque valley that surrounds them, in the well, in the own style of sailors (as the men who work in the salt flats are known), in the wooden houses and in the country air that breathes. Energy Rating: C ref:LM354M