Portuguese Life
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Eventful Portugal!
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Portugal is brimming with a selection of events to please everyone, every week of the year. If you're visiting in May, here are five of our favourites to consider
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The Algarve – a golfer’s paradise
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Portugal’s Algarve has repeatedly been named as the best golfing destination in the world, it maintains an unrelenting quality, living up to this distinction.
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Famous fado
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Portugal is steeped in culture, history, and traditions and one of the unique symbols of Portuguese culture is fado music.
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Lisbon – one big museum
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Lisbon, the capital of Portugal is a city and a port, situated beside the Tejo River. The westernmost point of continental Europe, it functions as the primary port, the largest city, and the hub for commerce, politics, and tourism in the country.
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Carnival time!!!
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Carnival season – celebrated all over Portugal – is a festival of lively Samba music, dance and, of course, spectacular costumes. These elaborate creations have to be seen to be believed!
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Portuguese liqueurs
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Portugal is renowned for its fine wines, but there are many liqueurs you can enjoy too – and not just port!
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Surf’s up!
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Portugal is most famous for its temperate climate, excellent food and wines, and warm hospitality, but these shores are also blessed with miles of golden, sandy beaches.
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Wine production up
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The Institute of Wines and Vineyards (IVV) reports that wine production in Portugal has increased by 10% for the 2023-2024 grape year.
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Home in Portugal
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Portugal is loved for many reasons - it offers a high quality of life, with a low cost of living compared to other European countries.
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New Year’s Eve traditions in Portugal
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If you’re looking to invest in a home in Portugal, you might be wondering about seasonal traditions and how Portugal celebrates New Year’s Eve.
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Boas festas from Portugal!
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"Boas festas!" or "Feliz Natal!" is the Portuguese for "Merry Christmas!" In the weeks before the festive season, you can see dazzling Christmas lights spelling out this phrase throughout Portugal.
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The Algarve - #1 Place to Retire in Europe!
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Every year, 'Live and Invest Overseas' creates a guide to help people find the best place to live or retire in Europe.
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Portugal is a European leader in green energy
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Portugal just ran entirely on renewable energy for more than 6 days. It set a new national record of 149 hours (source REN) beating its previous 131-hour record set in 2019.
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New Transitory NHR Tax Regime
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Recent Portuguese government legislation announced the scrapping of the Non-Habitual Resident tax regime which had allowed tax advantages for 10 years.
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Why more Americans are buying homes in Portugal
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The dream of living abroad is becoming a reality for more and more Americans.
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The Legend of St. Martin
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This time of year, Portuguese families love to gather around bonfires roasting chestnuts known as ‘castanhas’ and the adults enjoy a glass of ‘Jeropiga’, a fortified wine. This is to celebrate St Martin’s Day - But who was St. Martin?
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Award-winning Algarve
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The Algarve – for the tenth time – has been voted as “Europe's Leading Beach Destination” at the 2023 World Travel Awards.
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Golden Visa – what happens now?
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Portugal’s new housing bill ‘Mais Habitaçao’ is now law, which means that acquiring real estate to obtain a Golden Visa is no longer possible.
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Portugal’s liquid gold
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The weather in Portugal is glorious now, with warm balmy days and slightly cooler nights – this Mediterranean climate is just perfect for one of the most common features of the Portuguese landscape – the olive tree.
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Brand new apartments with sea views
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These are elegant 2 and 3-bedroom apartments nestled in a contemporary and exclusively residential complex in Cabanas de Tavira, a picturesque coastal town in the eastern Algarve region of Portugal.