Med Games in the Algarve, times up for tax break and other snippets
A round-up of the latest news from Portugal: excitement for the Med Games 2027, a property market update, changes to tax breaks and more.Read more...
What now for the British living in Spain?
Will Spain suffer as a result of the British vote? What will happen to property, healthcare and tourism for the current and future British living in Spain? The world woke up to a new order on 24th June 2016. The United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union, which will, no doubt, result in many changes affecting the whole world one way or another. Here in Spain the shock result resulted in the biggest fall in its stock market history, with Spanish companies in the UK receiving the biggest hit.Read more...
What to do during a short stay in Madrid
Madrid has much more than just wonderful museums and tapas bars. Why not visit its parks or go to a major event in the city? It is a surprising fact that many expats living in Spain have never been to the capital city, Madrid. Some may have passed through Madrid Barajas airport (a maze not easily negotiated) but there seem to be so many who haven’t actually spent time in this wonderful, cultural world, with plenty of parks and green public areas – and enough museums and exhibitions to keep even the strongest culture vulture busy for some time. This year Madrid also hosts some amazing coRead more...
What we most love about living in France
Looking at the many reasons why British people have long held France in such high esteem: the love affair continues!Read more...
How will Brexit impact Brits buying and living in France
A week is a long time in politics, so the saying goes and never has this been truer than looking at the past week or so. The Brexit vote has come as quite a shock to many people across Europe.Read more...
BBQ or Brexit? That is the question…
Richard Way, Editor at Property Guides and Spanish homeowner, offers his thoughts on Brexit…Read more...
Five Tips for the Perfect Barbecue in Portugal
Portugal offers the holy trinity of sea, sun and sand, making barbecue food a logical and mouthwatering choice! A barbecue in Portugal is a true pleasure, and with sun for over 300 times per year, it needn’t be a rare thing. I’m in the UK as I write this, and over the past couple of weeks I’ve had a few barbecues, all interrupted by varying degrees of rain!Read more...
The Alameda Portugal Beer Festival Arrives in July for the Second Time
A new Portugal beer festival, which attracted tens of thousands of people last year, will be repeated in Faro for the second time in July. If you think about beer in Portugal, chance are that the brands that spring to mind are Super Bock and Sagres. The latter is reasonably ubiquitous and well known across the UK, as well as in Portugal.Read more...
Lisbon to Porto: TAP Introduces a Route to Compete with the Train
It’s long been a dilemma whether it’s easier to fly between Faro and Lisbon or Porto, or take the train. Now the same dilemma exists between Lisbon and Porto, due to a new service from TAP, Portugal’s national airline. Travellers from Lisbon to Porto (and vice versa) have extra travel options since TAP, the national airline of Portugal, launched hourly flights between the two cities during peak periods.Read more...
Detailed Plans Emerge for the Algarve’s Newest Shopping Mall
The past week has delivered a flood of information about the next shopping centre to open in the Algarve – now officially named as Mar Shopping Algarve. Mar Shopping Algarve is to be the name of the huge new shopping centre in Loulé, launching next year. The new mall will be the home to the region’s long-awaited IKEA store, and will apparently be several times larger than the (already huge) Algarve Forum mall in Faro.Read more...
Tourism in Portugal: 2015 roundup
2015 was a good year for Portugal’s tourism industry and property markets According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism accounts for around 15% of Portugal’s total GDP – and this figure is expected to rise by 2% per year. As such, Portugal’s tourism figures are a very important indicator of how well the country is doing.Read more...