2-Bed Stone House on 1.3ha in Fide, Gotland — Vacation Home with Workshop & Marble Patio



Fide Österby 509A-B, 623 35 Burgsvik, Gotland, Sweden, Burgsvik (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 74m² Floor area
€395,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
74m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a July morning in Fide and the air already carries warmth before nine o'clock. The limestone fields stretch out behind the garden, a pair of lapwings call from somewhere beyond the stone wall, and the smell of sun-warmed grass drifts through the open kitchen window. This is southern Gotland — unhurried, specific, and unlike anywhere else in Sweden. This two-bedroom stone house in Fide Österby is the kind of place that makes you stop checking your phone.
Built in 2016 in the island's traditional plastered stone style, the house sits on a quiet plot in Fide parish, one of the southernmost corners of Gotland. The island is at its narrowest here, which means you're genuinely a short bike ride from both the east and west coasts simultaneously. That geographical quirk is one of the quiet pleasures of this location — you can catch a sunrise over the Baltic at Grynge algerna one morning and watch the sun drop into the sea from Hoburgen's dramatic cliffs the next evening, all without getting in a car.
The building itself is compact and considered. Seventy-four square meters sounds modest until you step inside and notice the ceiling height, the way light moves through the large glass panels throughout the day, and how the open kitchen and living room feel genuinely social rather than squeezed. The fireplace with its insert draws the eye immediately — a five-meter chimney rising through the roof, solid and well-proportioned. On a grey November afternoon, that fire changes everything about the mood of the room. Underfloor heating runs throughout, fed by a ground-source heat pump, so the warmth is even and quiet and costs far less to run than you might expect.
The doors and windows were made by local Gotland craftspeople. That's not a marketing detail — you notice it in the way they sit in their frames, the weight of them when you open and close. High-quality materials throughout, including the stone-paved patio made from Gotland marble that wraps around the outdoor living area. In summer, that patio becomes the real heart of the house. Long evenings, candles on the table, the sky staying light until nearly eleven.
Beyond the main residence, a workshop and outbuilding constructed in 2022 adds real flexibility. It's currently set up for storage and projects, but the structure is solid and versatile. The two properties — the main house and an adjacent undeveloped lot — together total approximately 13,300 square meters, or 1.3 hectares. That's a serious amount of land by any standard, and it opens up genuine options: keep it as a single private estate, develop a guest cottage on the adjacent lot for family or rental income, or eventually sell the undeveloped parcel separately if priorities change. Fiber internet is already connected, which matters more than people admit when they start spending longer stretches here.
Burgsvik is four minutes away by car — or a leisurely ten-minute cycle along quiet roads. The village has a harbor, a handful of restaurants, a grocery store, and the kind of easy summer energy that southern Gotland does better than most places. The Östersjöbaden beach just outside Burgsvik is a long sandy stretch popular with families. Nearby, the sea stacks at Hoburgen — those dramatic limestone pillars rising from the water — are one of the most photographed spots on the island, and they're practically on your doorstep.
Gotland's calendar fills quickly in summer. The Medieval Week in Visby in early August draws tens of thousands of visitors to the island's walled capital, and the drive north from Fide takes about an hour. The island also has a serious food culture built around local lamb, saffron pancakes, truffles foraged from limestone forests, and fish smoked at harbors like Klintehamn and Herrvik. Farm shops dotted along the south's small roads sell everything from rhubarb jam to cold-pressed rapeseed oil. Cycling between them on a warm afternoon is a particular kind of unhurried pleasure.
Winter is quieter here, genuinely so. The summer crowds leave, the light goes low and golden, and the island belongs to the people who live here year-round. The stone house handles the cold well — that heat pump and underfloor system earns its keep from October through April. Some owners find the off-season is when they actually love the place most.
For international buyers, Sweden has a straightforward property purchase process with no restrictions on foreign ownership. Legal due diligence is standard and well-supported by local solicitors familiar with international transactions. As a vacation home or holiday property on Gotland, the rental market in peak summer is consistently strong — the island receives well over half a million visitors annually and quality accommodation in the south is genuinely limited. This property, with its land, outbuilding, and location, has clear short-term rental appeal for future seasons if you choose to offset ownership costs.
Key features at a glance:
- 2-bedroom stone house built 2016, 74 sqm of living space
- Classic Gotland plastered stone construction with local craftsmanship
- Open-plan kitchen and living room with generous ceiling height
- Fireplace with insert and 5-meter chimney
- Waterborne underfloor heating via ground-source heat pump
- Fiber internet connected
- Stone patio made from Gotland marble
- Workshop and outbuilding built 2022
- Total land area approximately 13,300 sqm (1.3 hectares) across two parcels
- Adjacent undeveloped lot sold together, offering development or resale flexibility
- 4km from Burgsvik harbor, restaurants, and amenities
- Easy cycling access to both east and west coasts of southern Gotland
- No foreign ownership restrictions in Sweden
- Strong seasonal rental demand in Gotland's summer market
Properties like this — with genuine land, quality construction, and this kind of location in southern Gotland — come up rarely. The combination of a well-built modern stone house in traditional island style, a substantial plot, and practical infrastructure like fiber and a heat pump makes this a compelling second home or vacation property rather than a renovation project or a compromise. You'd be moving in, not moving in and immediately making a list.
If you want to know more about the property, the local area, or how purchasing as an international buyer works in Sweden, get in touch through Homestra today. Viewings can be arranged throughout the year, and the team can connect you with local legal and financial advisors who work regularly with international buyers in the Gotland market.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 74m²
- Price per m²
- €5,338
- Garden size
- 13300m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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