Portuguese Life
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Celebrate Portugal Day – 10th June
Portugal Day – 10th June, is an annual national holiday and one of the most important dates of the year! Dia de Portugal honours the country’s customs, history and culture.
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Vilamoura Boat Show
The Vilamoura Boat Show returns this year from the 10th to the 18th of June and is now in its 26th year.
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Portugal has 432 Blue Flags
The Associação Bandeira Azul Europa (Blue Flag) announced that Portugal has been awarded 432 Blue Flag beaches, marinas and eco-tourism sites this year, one more than in 2022, despite a decrease in river beaches due to fires and drought.
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Portuguese customs
The Queima das Fitas or Ribbon Burning Festival started at the end of the 19th century when law students decided to burn the ribbons that marked their folders.
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Portuguese ‘firewater’!
Aguardente de Medronho is a traditional Portuguese fruit brandy, obtained from arbutus berries - the fruit of the Medronho tree, or to give it its scientific name, the Arbutus Unedo.
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Liberty Day in Portugal
Liberty Day is a holiday celebrated every year in Portugal on 25 April. It commemorates the day the country’s dictatorship was ended, paving the way to democracy.
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Easter in Portugal
Easter is a big family celebration in Portugal – having days off and a relaxing time in the warm spring sunshine with food playing a big part in the festivities.
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Lisbon - city of seven hills
Lisbon, in Portuguese Lisboa, is a city, a port and the capital of Portugal. Located on the Tejo River, it is the westernmost capital city in continental Europe
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Our new office in The Azores
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Portugal Property is proud to announce the opening of our latest office in The Azores. Our new flagship office is located on Sao Miguel Island, in downtown Ponta Delgada on Rua Marques da Praia e Monforte.
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Wines of the Alentejo
The Alentejo is set in the South of Portugal, between the Tagus River and the Algarve. The East borders Spain and the West is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean. Centuries of tradition are combined with the latest technologies to produce world-class wines here.
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English spoken here!
2023 may be the year when you finally decide to invest in a home in Portugal. There are of course many things to consider including how easy it will be to communicate.
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Golfer's paradise
The Algarve is Europe’s number one golf destination, attracting players from all over the world.
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Tour of the Algarve
The bicycle race 'Volta ao Algarve' (Tour of the Algarve) attracts the participation of the world’s greatest cycling stars and is transmitted live to all of Europe by Eurosport.
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Dia de Sao Valentim
Next Tuesday is Valentine's day, in Portuguese – Dia de São Valentim or more commonly Dia dos Namorados. And what more beautiful a romantic tale than that of the young Moorish king and his Nordic princess…
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Vilamoura Marina achieves 5 Gold Anchor Platinum certification
Vilamoura Marina, in the centre of the Algarve, has just become the first marina in Portugal to receive the ‘5 Gold Anchor Platinum’ certification accredited by The Yacht Harbour Association, the highest distinction in the industry.
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Costa da Prata
The shimmering waters of the Atlantic Ocean give the Silver Coast (or Costa da Prata) its name. The region, on the western shoreline of Portugal, is perfectly located between the two main cities of Porto and the capital Lisbon.
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Loule’s Famous Carnival
Loule’s fantastic Carnival – one of the biggest tourist attractions of the region with 700 participants, 17 floats and 6 samba schools - will take place this year on February 19, 20 and 21.
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Benefits of the Golden Visa
More than 11,000 investors and their families have received their Golden Visa since October 2012. What makes Portugal’s Golden Visa so appealing?
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Perfect Portugal
With the New Year comes a sense of new beginnings and of looking to the future. Perhaps you’ve decided now is the right time to invest in a property abroad – so why Portugal? Here are 3 reasons why Portugal is an incredible investment opportunity.
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Bem Vindo 2023
Passagem de Ano - New Year's Eve - is full of charming Portuguese traditions and superstitions.