5 Best Places to Live in Portugal... And 2 You Should Avoid
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Portugal has become one of the most popular destinations in Europe for retirees from North America, and for good reason. In today’s video, IL contributor Terry Coles lists the five best places to live in Portugal… and two you should avoid.
But where is the best place to live in Portugal? Well, that depends on you and what you prefer. Read our full article here: internationall....
01:57 Lisbon
03:01 Porto
04:08 Silver Coast
05:41 Lagos
07:00 Tavira
08:42 Two Places to Avoid
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If you love Nature, good weather and relaxing, Alentejo is the choice.
I recently moved to Alentejo and I'm super happy, specially because I love nature and not so much crowds. There is something magical in Alentejo, hard to describe. It changed me to a better and happier person. People here are amazingly helpful, friendly and relaxed. The weather is fantastic most of the year but in the peak of winter and summer we get uncomfortable temperatures but never last too many days. Spring here it's a paradise. and much, much more. Recommended.
I'm looking for a beach town that is not very crowded and swimming is possible with warm waters❤do you have any recommendations?
If you move to any area in Portugal or in any country, you should learn the local language and not the other way around .
Absolutely agree. It’s called respect
Yeah
I'm teaching myself now. I enjoy it.
100%!!
I would add Madeira Island as one of the best places to live.
Your opinion is not correct please go and visit Alentejo also and speak afther living there for a month or 2, then you can speak of what you really know, thanks
Outstanding ignorance around the beauty of Alentejo. If you want to experience typical Portuguese life and meet some of the kindest people (locals not American expats) then Alentejo will provide this. Keep your negative viewpoints to yourself. Very happy living in Alentejo region.
Enjoyed your video and your assessment of some of the options that one has when choosing a place to live. Ofcourse, it all comes down to what one is looking for. I opted for Lagos for the reasons you spoke of. Looking forward to checking out eastern Algarve in January. Enjoy!
Wonderful. How to find Portugal ExPat Facebook? I'm a bit nervous leaving the US on my own. Thank you for your informative & lovely video!
Loved the info. Beautiful photos.
You are totally wrong about Alentejo. In what bases have you set comments about one of the most beautiful and rich areas of the country ?!
Alentejo is not only Evora, many other places like Estremoz, de Monsaraz, Elvas, are just beautiful and so special. Many foreigners have chosen Alentejo precisely for being extremely safe, best food, wine and the people is unique in the sense of being so welcome, simple and down to earth. Investigate more before you comment about this wonderful region of Portugal
Love your videos , thank you so much , Im living in Lisbon , have accumulated a few things but not a lot, would you have any suggestions of how i can move my belongings to the Algarve ?
I love Tavira ,but I here Lagos is nice ,thanks 🏴❤️👍
Nice little video Terry.
You cannot compare cities like Porto or Lisbon to a village like Monsanto, how many villages in the States have a hospital or supermarket? Also, there are ex pats living there and nearby. Not sure how you did your research but maybe try harder.
Fellow Canadian from Vancouver Island 😊 Thanks for informative video as planning same trip. Love your accommodations, ( can't find link but would love to stay same place) Happy found you both on youtube! (Following 😊) Happy travels!
Monsanto is not a "xisto" village! in fact is a granitic one; Piodão is a "xisto" village (one of the most known in PT).
I like the two places we might want to avoid! In Monsantos I would buy a donkey to get me home after a large lunch!! ❤
Great information
I was in Silves in february. I Loved the city and it was so quiet in the off season.
Portugal looks amazing!
Firstly, I would recommend that anyone moving to another country LEARN the language, others do not have to learn English and facilitate expats. Secondly, Cascais and Sintra are NOT Lisbon, they are individual towns that are close to the capital.... I was staggered by some of some these comments, many expats do not wish to live with other expats, so your comments re the Alentejo and Monsanto were just pathetic.
Exactly!!! Portugal belongs to the Portuguese, not to expats!! Don't expect things to revolve around you. YOU need to do the adapting, not the other way around!!
Evora is amazing. You clearly haven't lived there!
If you’re a US citizens living in Portugal, respecting 100% of their culture is a must. That falls in the definition of language and traditions. Just because you are saving dollars to stretch your retirement doesn’t mean you should exploit another country. Yes your dollar is helping their current economy, however, have you considered the true impact you have on the locals?
Yes!
Fair people should stop seeing borders and bureaucratic red tapping and be open to the idea that no matter where you are in the world it's expensive and no one wants to live poor. However we have 1 life and 1 planet to see and explore. Absolutely no reason you have to live and die in your "domestic" country. The world is ours, but unfortunately the systems at hand and even the humans we share it with work against the common goal of "living a life".
@@valdez19kilo hey, I heard northern Ukraine is pretty this time of year. Or, try southern Russia. It’s is nice. Live there for a few years. Be freeeee….there.
I really DID not like why you point 2 places for not living there ( and I live in the Algarve so not in Alentejo and not in Monsanto to be clear) These are places that many people will look for instead, Portugal is widely inhabited for most of the Country except the coast. Inland is empty. But you cannot compare Lisbon or Porto where, by the way, not many people speaks English, I hive lived 2 years in the North! to Alentejo, 2 such different why of life. Of course this is your opinion and this is mine. And if one want to live here should learn portugese to integrate otherwise it will be only in an English spoken community called Expat Ball.
Some people like myself can't learn another language. It's definitely not from lack of trying, I just can't retain any new information due to a lack of short term memory issues. English is the one language that's almost universally spoken.
@@CandyKG28 yes, I speak english in english speaking native Countries but I do learn the local language if I think I want to live there. I surely understand the difficulty you might have found it, but stil I have man y american friends who studied hard and got the A2 test for the citizenship.Maybe you did not find the right teacher....(I am n to one, just for not misunderstand me!)
Lisbon avoid to the portuguese
Porto the best city to eat and shoop in Portugal
Caldas da Rainha ok, but not for me
Lagos is, yet, a good Algarve
Tavira is amazing
Monsanto is one of the historical villages of Portugal
Alentejo is the best place to be retired
Definitely want to afford Americans.
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Boring
I wouldn’t move because you hear it’s cheap. It’s not!
Make sure you love where you live
I love Portugal. Learn Portuguese!
Are expats able to find jobs? I would need a part time job in order to move there.
Portugal is fed up with UA-camrs using negative clickbait to make money.