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Five fabulous inland gems in the Algarve
Most of the action on the Algarve happens on the coast, where pretty beaches and friendly tourist resorts are the main draw. Head upcountry though and you’ll find some charming old towns and villages, where the slower lifestyle is more Portuguese and better suited to year-round living. We’ve picked five of our favourite inland communities and a property you could buy in each!Read more...
CNN Singles Out Portugal as a Foodie Destination
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. There’s much to love about the food in Portugal, as you surely already know if you’re an expat or regular visitor. Now, a new feature from CNN could see more people travel to the country to check out its “foodie” credentials. Food in Portugal generally has a strong reputation, especially among those who enjoy simple cuisine, made with sparkling fresh ingredients.Read more...
The Algarve’s “Bumper Holiday Season” Comes to Fruition
Find homes in Algarve via our property portal. A strong holiday season was widely predicted for Portugal’s Algarve this year, and the predictions were correct, with the destination already set to smash records as the peak of the season gets underway. A particularly busy Algarve holiday season was predicted by many this year. One of the key reasons for this is a dramatic drop in interest for destinations including Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt, where the risk of terrorist activity is currently high.Read more...
How to Live Life on a Budget in Portugal
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. Portugal’s low cost of living is one of the main attractions for expats, but if you really want to live life on a budget, there are various things you can do to make your existence even cheaper. It’s possible to enjoy a very pleasant existence in Portugal without spending a huge amount of money, but there are still some ways to drain your cash reserves if you’re not careful. In this article, we provide five useful tips to help you either economise, or avoid spending money you don’t have to.Read more...
Portugal’s Property Market Continues to Generate Positive News
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. The latest news on property in Portugal provides much to be cheerful about, with a selection of stories demonstrating how the market is going from strength to strength.Read more...
Faster Broadband on the way for Portuguese Residents
Improved infrastructure will bring fast fibre broadband to many more homes in Portugal by the end of 2016Read more...
What’s the cost of living in Portugal compared to the UK?
When you are moving to Portugal, you need to make sure you can get an idea of how much you will need to maintain your life here.Read more...
Five Tips for the Perfect Barbecue in Portugal
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. 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
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. 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. Find homes in Algarve via our property portal. 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...
