Hi Nick, great video. We have just returned to Germany after one week at the Quinta do Lago Country Club. Absolutely amazing development. So interesting that we are making enquiries of buying an apartment there. Love your style of reporting various areas, keep it up.
Hi Nick. Have been sort of binge watching your diverse videos and we do enjoy your and your partners' style. We are heading to the Algarve next Spring for a bit of R&R but more importantly to check it out for a relocation. Thanks for your realistic style.
Another extremely interesting and engaging video, extremely informative Nick. You have a beautiful family mate and live in a beautiful area, good to see you enjoying the good life as it's an inspiration for us all, thanks.
Nice video of Quinta del Lago I've been a few times extremely amazing but it's not really Portugal add some Fairyland for fabulously wealthy people the Western Algarve is still authentic Portugal and the prices are more wallet friendly and the beaches in the cliffs are to die for
Nick a fantastic and down to earth top ambassador of Algarve even if posh quintahhhh :) Thank you so much for great videos! Our family loves to watch these !
Our goal is to eventually retire in the Algarve. Golf, restaurants good winter weather and a healthy expat community is what we are looking for. This seems like a perfect fit. It will all boil down to the cost of ownership.
When the average monthly income of most in Portugal is 750 USD, one wonders where the money to purchase these properties comes from. No doubt, most purchases are cash. This fact reinforces the supposition of another economy in Europe for those who have..RH/Florida
We stayed at that Conrad the first time we visited Portugal and although the hotel was nice and all we couldn’t figure out why they claimed to be a six star hotel being so far away from the water (unless the swimming pool is considered water as in ocean). We didn’t know of Quinta but I guess mispronouncing it would have gone unnoticed….
Excellent video, I’m so in love with Portugal seriously thinking about retiring there. I really the Albufeira area but not to close to the beach!?……..🤗🇨🇦
Think of houses as big as a small hotel. £100 000 cars, multimillion pound property. CCTV everywhere, security patrols cruising around, high security fences and electric gates. Surrounding a rather spectacular lake. That's Quinta de Lago.
Hi Nick, another (fairly recent) fellow São Brasense here 😊 could you tell me where you parked your car at the beach please? Near to the boardwalks? Thanks!
@@AlgarveAddicts yes that’s a good point ! What a heartbreaking mess. If you look at the work the properties need now … you can’t imagine anyone funding the project. It will (imho) never be completed or sell. Imagine listing them back in 2008.. You ask your client .. (i) would you like two pools ? One on the roof ? (ii) would you like underground parking ? (iii) would you like 500m2 of sheer luxury and golf course views? Then they screw up the deal with (iv) would you like your home to be just 1.5m from your two neighbours? 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Utter stupidity… Portuguese stupidity….
Are you talking about The Keys? ua-cam.com/video/yswBwWcnX4k/v-deo.html It's being worked on now, from what I can see... It was sold to an asset management company for €95m in 2020 from what I can tell. CGD lost €200m on it.
A friend thought my plans on Portugal have been bashed with the Golden Visa Program closing. Silly man lol. I'm not investing. I'm moving in and staying lol.
Anyway here to stay because we love it here. And the reason why we moved is greatly up to Nick’s video’s. Great content. See you next time at The Shack!
Found this funny how you described how to pronounce Quinta Do Lago to sound like a locale... because in my days NO ONE actually said Quinta do Lago ? Every locale would simply said Quinta as everybody know you refering to Quinta do Lago :-)
Cheers Nick, really good vlog on an area I heard of but never had insights on until today. Found the conversation on real estate interesting and explained the high prices in Keenta de Lao! Yes, I made it to the end, thanks for that.
I detect some ambivalence in your discussion of Quinta. At the least, it doesn’t seem very authentically Portuguese. More like the Beverly Hills/Belair of Portugal. Best of the best and you’re going to pay for it. One can be both impressed and put off at the same time I guess.
Really like your work but its a shame that misprounouncing a single word makes you " just another foreigner" when in fact its a person who loves your country and and your scenery so much that that chose to go there over all other options in the world.
Hi Nick, great video. We have just returned to Germany after one week at the Quinta do Lago Country Club. Absolutely amazing development. So interesting that we are making enquiries of buying an apartment there. Love your style of reporting various areas, keep it up.
Thanks for the compliments 🙏🏼. Let us know if you need any help there, we know Quinta really well.
Thanks, what do you think about the time share offer in QDL country club?. Is it a risk and do you have any experience in this direction?
It's best to get in touch through www.algarveaddicts.com/contact
Hi Nick. Have been sort of binge watching your diverse videos and we do enjoy your and your partners' style. We are heading to the Algarve next Spring for a bit of R&R but more importantly to check it out for a relocation. Thanks for your realistic style.
Cheers, glad you enjoy it and thanks for the compliments.
Aww, get well soon, Izzy.
Thanks Glenn, she's better already. That's so kind of you 🙏🏼
Quinta is sick love it.
Cool, Joe.
Another extremely interesting and engaging video, extremely informative Nick. You have a beautiful family mate and live in a beautiful area, good to see you enjoying the good life as it's an inspiration for us all, thanks.
Thanks Hawaiian guy! 🫵🏼😎
Paradise on earth ❤️
Nice video of Quinta del Lago I've been a few times extremely amazing but it's not really Portugal add some Fairyland for fabulously wealthy people the Western Algarve is still authentic Portugal and the prices are more wallet friendly and the beaches in the cliffs are to die for
We can all dream 😊
Thanks for showing this area!
You're welcome Dan! It's pretty unique.
I just looove your production!
Thank you 🙏🏼
I Love living between cascais & quinta do lago
Good overview and well done for selecting month of January to film it.. giving a view of the place off season and not in high season … 👍
Thank you, Brid. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Brid. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Trying to figure out where to move in Portugal right now. Your content is invaluable. Thankyou for what you do :)
You're welcome Kato. Where are you thinking right now?
Just write down what’s most important to you and write down the things that make you happiest! It’s an easy thing to answer!
Ditto!
Thanks for watching, Jules 👍🏼
Wow! Thank you, Nick! 👍🎖🪄🕺
I moved to the Algarve in December so your videos have proved extremely helpful for me. Big love and thank you again.
Thanks for watching Lindsey, I'm glad my efforts helped. 👍🏼
Nick a fantastic and down to earth top ambassador of Algarve even if posh quintahhhh :) Thank you so much for great videos! Our family loves to watch these !
Thanks Peter! 😎🫵🏼
Our goal is to eventually retire in the Algarve. Golf, restaurants good winter weather and a healthy expat community is what we are looking for.
This seems like a perfect fit.
It will all boil down to the cost of ownership.
Get in now before it becomes like Monaco!
Awesome video Nick thanks for sharing!
Lovely to hear from you Fransien!
In 4 weeks we will be there..Thx for sharing this!
You're welcome! Enjoy your holiday.
Nice injoy it mate good weekend.
Thanks José
You did it!! Thanks for making this one! I’m going to research the area where your friend, Nick, lives! 👍🏻
Not really, Quarteira is a different kettle of fish 😁👍🏼
When the average monthly income of most in Portugal is 750 USD, one wonders where the money to purchase these properties comes from. No doubt, most purchases are cash. This fact reinforces the supposition of another economy in Europe for those who have..RH/Florida
Hey JR, what's your point? It's a rich enclave for sure! 👍🏼
We stayed at that Conrad the first time we visited Portugal and although the hotel was nice and all we couldn’t figure out why they claimed to be a six star hotel being so far away from the water (unless the swimming pool is considered water as in ocean). We didn’t know of Quinta but I guess mispronouncing it would have gone unnoticed….
Great video as always.
Thanks Angelo!
Quinta do lago is probably the best (sun) resort in Europe.
If you have the means, it certainly is.
Excellent video, I’m so in love with Portugal seriously thinking about retiring there. I really the Albufeira area but not to close to the beach!?……..🤗🇨🇦
Beautiful property but I skipped the realtor since it’s waaaay out of my budget. It’s fun to see new areas of the country, thanks!
Me too! Way out of my budget :)
Think of houses as big as a small hotel. £100 000 cars, multimillion pound property. CCTV everywhere, security patrols cruising around, high security fences and electric gates. Surrounding a rather spectacular lake.
That's Quinta de Lago.
Correct! 👍🏼
muito bom video i like
Obrigado Emidio
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Hi Nick, another (fairly recent) fellow São Brasense here 😊 could you tell me where you parked your car at the beach please? Near to the boardwalks? Thanks!
Hello Sonenya, it depends on which beach you want to go to... I had a chat with Nick at Izzy's Restaurant (parked in the car park there).
👍🏻 made it
Awesome, thanks for completing it!!! 👍🏼
Howzit mate! Golden Visa is no more, my Lisbon contact says that is a good thing, time will tell...
Hey Will, not yet it isn't.... if you look into the letter of the law.
2:55 ..You have to do a video on those homes Nick… the ruined , unsold ones to the left of the shot ! Its one massive financial melt zone !
Oooh, there's drama there! I may have to enlist a lawyer to tell that story.
@@AlgarveAddicts yes that’s a good point !
What a heartbreaking mess.
If you look at the work the properties need now … you can’t imagine anyone funding the project. It will (imho) never be completed or sell.
Imagine listing them back in 2008.. You ask your client .. (i) would you like two pools ? One on the roof ? (ii) would you like underground parking ?
(iii) would you like 500m2 of sheer luxury and golf course views?
Then they screw up the deal with (iv) would you like your home to be just 1.5m from your two neighbours? 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Utter stupidity… Portuguese stupidity….
Are you talking about The Keys? ua-cam.com/video/yswBwWcnX4k/v-deo.html It's being worked on now, from what I can see... It was sold to an asset management company for €95m in 2020 from what I can tell. CGD lost €200m on it.
Love your intro. Is there a restaurant or club that plays that kind of music? Love Brazilian/samba music.
Hi Adrian, not that I can think of right now.
A friend thought my plans on Portugal have been bashed with the Golden Visa Program closing. Silly man lol. I'm not investing. I'm moving in and staying lol.
Yup, lots of other options for visas.
Looks beautiful! How warm is the water for swimming during the summer in this area of the Algarve? Warm or just tolerable?
Hi Brian, sometimes it gets warm if the wind blows from the "sueste" (south east). Check out www.seatemperature.org/europe/portugal/faro.htm
@@AlgarveAddicts Late summer looks pretty nice. Thanks so much!
My final destination… got to Quarteira so far..😁
QDL is your final destination?
@@AlgarveAddicts wouldn’t mind ending up there. One can keep dreaming… 😁
It's very pretty, but there are lots of other more authentic (and more affordable) places here.
@@AlgarveAddicts also true. Maybe Ferragudo is more realistic and a nice second best.
Anyway here to stay because we love it here. And the reason why we moved is greatly up to Nick’s video’s. Great content. See you next time at The Shack!
Found this funny how you described how to pronounce Quinta Do Lago to sound like a locale... because in my days NO ONE actually said Quinta do Lago ? Every locale would simply said Quinta as everybody know you refering to Quinta do Lago :-)
That's true too
Hi Nick. I,m coming down on monday 20.03. from Fuerteventura. Mabye we can meet up one day. Egil Olav .Norway.
Hi Egil, we can show you around if you like --> www.algarveaddicts.com
Hi Nick. Its a strike going on, f me..... I hope its not inf my trip.
I ain't striking. It's just teachers.
@@AlgarveAddicts Spanish traffic control strike. Fuerteventura is one of the airports.
Okay! Not good news...
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Cheers Nick, really good vlog on an area I heard of but never had insights on until today. Found the conversation on real estate interesting and explained the high prices in Keenta de Lao! Yes, I made it to the end, thanks for that.
👍🏼 thanks for watching all the way through! It was a long one.
I detect some ambivalence in your discussion of Quinta. At the least, it doesn’t seem very authentically Portuguese. More like the Beverly Hills/Belair of Portugal. Best of the best and you’re going to pay for it. One can be both impressed and put off at the same time I guess.
Yes, it's an impressive place but personally, I feel more at home in a simpler spot.
30 minutes? It seemed like 10, nice job Nick.
Unfortunately in today's world you'll also offend someone by saying ladies and gentlemen Nick.
Oh dear, best to say nothing at all then! 🤣 Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏼
House prices are going back to 1955 🤫
I think you'll find house prices were a lot cheaper in 1955
Really like your work but its a shame that misprounouncing a single word makes you " just another foreigner" when in fact its a person who loves your country and and your scenery so much that that chose to go there over all other options in the world.
I'll always be a foreigner mate. I've never pretended to be Portuguese.
Beautiful videography as usual Nick
Thanks Christina 👍🏼