A piece of the history of the city of Braga: this is how we can describe this house that is closest to a palace, located between Braga City Hall and the Municipal Stadium.Restored in 1964, records show that in the 1960s, the current owners belonged to the family that owned the old Pachancho factory, founded in 1920, a forerunner of the engine industry in Portugal.Currently, the entire palace is in very good condition and is even inhabited by the current owners, with excellent sun exposure and great privacy due to the walls that isolate it.In addition to great views, a huge garden with fruit trees and a large vegetable garden for the production of organic food, this villa is the perfect symbiosis between privacy and proximity to the historic center of the city, being just a 15-minute walk from the historic center allowing you to easily move anywhere, at the same time if you need a car, in 3 minutes you can access the A3 and A11 motorway.The house / mansion is distributed in the following divisions:Ground floor• 1 Hall• 1 large wine cellar• 1 Room that allows the installation of machines• 1 storage room• 1 WC Service1st FLOOR• Entrance hall• Kitchen• 2 Living Rooms• 1 large lounge with direct access to the garden• 1 Library• 2 Bedrooms• 1 Suite with dressing room and full bathroom• 1 complete WC2nd FLOOR• 3 Bedrooms• 1 complete WC• 1 Office / reading room / observatory with views over the city• 1 Attic with access door with potential for transformation and reuseEXTERIOR ANNEX• 1 complete WC• 1 bedroom• 1 roomEXTERNAL AREA• Large garden with space to build a swimming pool• Vegetable garden for the production of organic food• Water tank• Garage• Patio that allows the parking of several vehiclesOTHER FEATURES• Heat recovery• Electric radiators• Wood burning stove• Drinking water from a mine• Gas through industrial cylinders (allows the connection of piped gas)• Pre-installation for cylinder• OthersThis villa / palace is a guaranteed investment for anyone looking to acquire not only a large villa but a piece of the history of the city of Braga, either for their own or multi-family housing or above all in the ease of conversion into a Hotel or Senior Residential, having taking into account its tranquility, privacy, proximity to the center and quick access to the main highways.If you are looking to make an investment in this area, do not buy without first visiting this property!