House of the week - 14th June 2019

The ‘pazo’ is a very special type of old property that is found in north-western Spain, specifically areas like Galicia and Asturias. These traditional manor houses are like castles or palaces, and nowadays make for excellent luxury homes for sale in Spain. This particular pazo in Bergondo, A Coruña dates back to the 18th century and has been recently renovated to the highest modern standards of living.

The property, called Pazo de Armuño, includes several buildings on a plot of land of 60,966 metres squared (656,233 square feet) and has a total of 13 bedrooms. This is the perfect luxury property for anyone wishing to live like a lord in their very own Spanish palace in the countryside. It’s also close to the city of A Coruña and to beaches where you can do sailing, diving and fishing all year round.

One of the several dining rooms

The main house has three floors, going up into a medieval-style tower with impressive crenellations like a castle. The interior decoration of the property is in accordance with the period building, featuring real wooden roofbeams, dark, heavy furniture that is upholstered in rich tones, and original stone fireplaces and staircases. There are even some suits of armour and antique paintings around the place!

All 6 bedrooms in the main building have en-suite bathrooms, and there is a dining room and living room on each floor. While the style of the building recalls a romantic time past, with its four-poster beds and flagstone floors, the recent refurbishment of the property means that every room has modern heating and there are all new cooking facilities.

The old guardhouse has also been converted into a guest house with another six bedrooms and its own kitchen, sitting room and dining room. Other curious features of this typical Spanish nobleman’s property include the chapel and an old-fashioned wine press. For the chance to live in a unique historical building in Spain, try this Galician pazo, which is on sale now for 3.8 million euro.

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The four-poster bed is just one of the luxury details of the house

Flagstone floors and tavern-style decor of one part of the property

The 'pazo' comes with its own chapel

The ancient wine press adds to the period feel

The furnishings are all sumptuously suggestive of a more romantic era