10 Best Places to Retire in Portugal! 🇵🇹
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Great vídeo❣️ you really know and feel Portugal as it is, and that is só special. It means you give your selfs to the places you visit and those places and it's people give themselfs back to you 💖💖
I'm Portuguese and I feel grateful for the amazing work you are doing showing my country. You deserve an award of the best promoters 🙏😍😍😍Keep up the excellent work.
Para mim, o Portugal é o pais mais belo de Europa. Greetings from Mexico.
I want to visit Portugal ❤❤
Hi, I'm a Londoner who's retired to Porto and I must say that whilst you're right, the weather is perhaps more doubtful here than it is in Lisbon or the Algarve, it has never ever presented a problem for me. Perhaps for a tourist, who has arrived for a few days visit, an overcast or rainy day may be a major disaster but for me it's obviosly just part of life's rich pattern.
An advantage of living here are the regular and cheap flights between Porto and London Stansted, subject to global pandemics of course, and for nearly four years I commuted on a weekly basis between here and Essex, England, for my work.
Another really nice thing is that many years ago, long before you were both born, I lived in Denmark for my sins and the cultural and social standing in Porto today reminds me very much of those formative days spent on Jutland all those years ago!
Take care both of you and enjoy your lives.
Oh really? What kind of similarities could you mention between that city in Denmark and Porto?
@@LHollan Hi, I'm not referring to any city in particular in Denmark, in fact I lived in what would have been considered a village all those years ago, but I'm referring to a certain relaxed atmosphere of the people within the entire country.
There was respect for each other and for the establishment both of which had already been lost back in Britain which was growing rapidly at the time.
The people of Denmark were still in touch with their cultures, their traditions and their arts and were all very proud of them. It was just like Denmark was not so much a country but a giant village with everybody working together to maintain a peaceful but efficient environment.
I've always had that same relaxed feeling about Porto, although sometimes I do wish things could happen a bit faster, but approximately a quarter of the population of Portugal live in the city and districts but everywhere you look there are remnants of cultures from hundreds of years ago mixed in with the latest technology and trends.
A good example would be the city buses, powered by natural gas and offering free wifi driving past the open sided wash houses with the noisy elderly women rubbing their clothes over the corrugated iron washboards just the same as their mothers and grandmothers did.
Sadly the main market in the centre of the city is being rebuilt, probably not before time many would argue but whilst the structure of the building would renew its integrity the atmosphere and character will never be the same but I suppose then need for a more clinical environment is the order of the day.
As far as a relaxed slow paced retirement is concerned I can certainly recommend Porto which must be one of the friendliest cities in the world!
James , good points !
@roberto lang well you can't be speaking for all 'Lusitanians' because over the years I've found the Portuguese to be amongst the kindest and respective nations in the world and I'm sure most fellow 'Anglo Saxons' would agree with that!
@roberto lang I think your opinion of the UK is totally misled, nobody is deserting the UK, everything in the UK does cost a lot more than perhaps Portugal but probably less than France, but then again the the wages are much higher so it's not really noticeable.
With regards to property, nobody is deserting them, they are never deserted but sold for considerable profit and in fact there is an acute shortage of property to purchase in the UK helping to keep property values high.
The British Government's are not good but they are not good in any country, wherever you look but sadly that is a fact of life and always will be.
According to the Portuguese financial papers Portugal has the highest GDP of all countries within the European block which is good for such a small country but I can assure you that the UK GDP is far higher and climbing!
The UK is going into recession at the moment, like the European block and therefore finances are quite unstable for every country but unlike countries that accepted the Euro, which obviously includes Portugal, the UK will not be pulled down by Germany and France in the coming months when energy, which was being purchased from not only one supplier but an unstable supplier, is in peak demand.
The British have a history of travelling and living in other countries, paying taxes in those countries through their eating, sleeping and purchases made so surely we are contributing our British money into your Portuguese coffers.
We could go on all night like this but just ask yourself two things;
1) Why are thousands of illegal economic immigrants risking their lives each week crossing the English Channel from France to England if the country is as bad as you say?
2) Why is Portugal, once the richest country in the world now listed amongst the poorest?
And just as a footnote, we probably wouldn't be discussing this subject at all if it wasn't for the British army, a couple of hundred years ago, protecting your 'Lusitainia' from both the French and the Spanish! 😉
Take a drink when Joen says "old people".
We've been watching your videos since we first started thinking about moving to PT. We've been in Lisboa for 3 months now and love it. This video is forcing us to start car shopping. 🥳
I would choose Silver Coast. Im a bit biased bc thats where my family lives but you get a good variety. You can live the quiet small village life with your quinta, be 5 minutes from a beautiful beach like Foz do Arelho among many, 5 minutes from a small city and less than an hour from Lisbon. But basically anywhere in Portugal is perfect for me !
I basically agree with almost all of what you mentioned. I also would like to confirm what another comment said: Braga is a very nice, lively city. In the Douro valley, apart from the hotels you quoted, in our opinion a special mention should go to Vintage House hotel in Pinhão, right at the bank of the Douro river. We have been living on Madeira now for 7 years (coming from Beligum), and still enjoying every day of it (even if it is raining hard just at this moment...). Special mention also to Madeira's Orquestra Clássica, we go to most of their concerts and hope they will be able to play again very soon after the curfew is lifted.
Do you fly from Porto or Lisbon to Belgium? Average RT airfare? Thanks!
From Tucson, AZ USA
I haven’t spent alot of time there but i was pleasantly surprised with how nice Braga is. I could see myself living there too
I'm sure they would have mentioned Guimarães (in Braga) if they knew the place better.
Great video, but this old person does not sit around reading a book or playing golf. 🤔😂🤣 I need the beach, bars and restaurants , night life and live among the locals.
I love your channel❤ Retired in Spain and can hardly wait to visit Portugal especially to your recommendations.
Haha.. well then you are not old 😅😘 you would probably like the algarve coast the. It’s a super cool area
Thank you for showing the grand tour of Portugal, you certainly gave me a lot of food for thought.
You missed Viseu! An amazing medium size city in the center of Portugal, with very beautiful Quintas of Dão wine. Viseu is a vibrant city it has everything with extraordinary food. Try "Vitela assada à moda de Lefões" (Roasted veal Lafões way). Lefões is an area near Viseu. Visit and try.
I've been following your journey in Portugal. I think that you still haven't found the small corner of Paradise that Ponte de Lima is. Not a large metropolitan place but near to everything that you may need. Do visit. ;)
wow I just looked on google maps...very beautiful.....how is the weather there? Similar to Porto?
1 Madeira island
2 Lisbon
3 Porto
4 Algarve
5 tras os monts
6 Azores
7 Alentejo
8 The Silver Coast
9 Aveiro
10 The Duoro Valley
By far the best summary of ‘top 10’ locations. you 2 have earned your accolades. May you continue living a charmed life for many years!
Great overview - I think Porto is the top of my list, but all of Portugal is so beautiful, it’s difficult. I have several years before I can make the move though, so I’ll be coming back to scout locations.
The BEST place to retire for toy poodles in Portugal is where mommy and daddy are! me luvs u 🐶
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🐕 Lara you're da best
Lara good to see you
Wow, that was beautiful. Thank you.
Eating alheira while I’m watching this video might bring some memories
Parabéns meus amigos estou sem palavras, simplesmente fantástico, obrigado bjs 😘
I noticed that Portugal is always sunny 🌞.
Great video guys can’t wait till this goes back to normal and travel again.
An important factor is access to services, some remote places require you to drive 30 minutes + for basic stuff. A town that has everything from bakeries, butcher shops, groceries etc within walking distance are the best. I've got an eye on a flat town but I'm keeping that town a secret.
A flat town has to be Aveiro! Am I right?
@@jules_laurent I would like it to be but Aveiro is getting a bit expensive now. It's rising in popularity
setubal?
Love this video my beautiful Portugal 🇵🇹
A great overview of the options. Portugal gives soo many! I would add the Estoril/Cascais area. For retirees or digital nomads, it is worth mentioning the tax benefits of the Non Habitual Residence Tax regime which can give fab tax savings for the first 10 years of residence. Ate logo.
High Quality Video and super informative. One of the best the last few weeks. Thanks
Excellent Video Summary ! So, would you guys spend the rest of your lives in Portugal? Is it one of the most diverse, compact and can be affordable countries in Europe?
Would love to see you visit Arouca 516. The world's largest suspension bridge right in the heart of northern Portugal.
Obrigada por escolher este pedaçinho de Paraíso para viver e dar a conhecer ao Mundo.
Felicidades
Wow! Your pronounciation of "Madeira" is great - it sounds like the pronounciation in my region's accent! 😁
Aveiro is my choice ;)
Enjoyed this overview very much. Well done! Thank you!!
All of these places look amazing. Beautiful drone shots too
@Prince London lol, I would love to... But I can't bring myself to watch one of those house wife shows. Can I just rewatch all joen and amelia's Madeira videos to get my Madeira fix 🙏🏽
Really nice, appreciate your thoughts on all the regions.
In this episode: Quite a marriage of airborne eye candy & well articulated destination thoughts!
😂🤣😂🤣
Portugal experts, you really are!
Thoroughly enjoyed that! Thanks!
Thanks Brian!
Excellent.
Thank you both. Very informative. 👍👍
9 more years! Returning to my birth country to live for the rest of my life.
But not yet, 9 more years of work left to go
Que esses nove anos passem depressa.
Love this video!! Great overview!!
Porto has a lot of industrial and technical muscle. Lisbon is just services people, they cant tight a bolt. Coimbra was the old Capital city and has the 9th oldest universities in Europe.
We need for the alcorythm merch 😁🍻🥃🍷
I enjoyed this video for the compilation of places you've visited and informative content...I can't wait for you to travel again and something just seems a little off! Not near retiring nor are you, but I did like your knowledge and appreciation of 10 places in Portugal...Why I follow you! Thanks for your effort!!!
Fabulous video! Thank You for these highlights.
All ten of your suggestions sound perfect to me. But here's the thing... I'm an "old person" ( a phrase you used three times, BTW) who just turned 60, is retired and have 1/3 of my life in front of me. What I'm looking for most of all is a place, a magical place where people treat one another with respect. Where courtesy, manners and civics are still alive and lived on a daily basis. Most of all I want a place where neighbors follow the "Golden Rule," (Treat one another as you yourself would like to be treated.} It seems to me in my current location, that wanting these things is inappropriate to express an appreciation for these values. And when BTW did respect for "law and order" become a bad thing?
So the beach and sunshine are added bonuses. Strolling through pretty villages and meeting new friends at a lovely cafe would be ideal. But I'd trade it all for a place where courtesy was the order of the day and the belief that all citizens mattered. Point me in the direction of genuinely nice people who welcome "outsiders" and I'm ready to pack! Thanks for allowing me to vent and I welcome suggestions.
A great, practical, first-hand assessment of potential destinations. Thanks.
It's worth considering!
Nice video! Been watching this channel couple days ago.
I'm in love with Portugal ❤️ we planning to move there to, destination is ilha do Faial 🥰 it's paradise.
Love your videos - any chance you can do a segment on Madeira speciality shops
I love your apartment and your puppy! What is expected cost to buy such apartment?
Joen, can you just tell me what age you consider old ? Then at least I will know which of the 10 places I need to retire in ? Loved the video 👍👍
Old is when you stop being curious
Does looking at properties for sale on Rightmove, Madeira, count as curious ? 😂
The best definition I ever heard is "old is someone 10 years older than yourself".
Yes
@@josecarvalho8186 👍😅
Very nice. Lovely place on the planet.
Nice video , thanks .
You emphasized a lot on kids and families in this video. Congrats in advance?!
Housing Prices have explosed in Sao Miguel. Its becoming very expensive now. It's happened in few years
Great review 🇵🇹,enjoyed every second🍾🥂até lego.
Love your videos (for the algorithm)
Obrigadinhooo!
Great vídeo. Congrats
Do you feel that Madeira is too remote for a permanent retirement?
Nice video guys. I always like them very much. Seeeyyyaaa son, my boys.
I think I am now watching this video 2x ahah in my personal laptop and now at the work laptop
Awesome video and thank you for sharing ❤👍
You forgot Minho ☀️
So nice and informative
how is it possible that in the 10 cities mentioned, there is not one that was elected the best city to live in portugal? Viseu was considered the best city to live in Portugal for several years in a row. Viseu is the garden city, the city with the best quality of life in Portugal.
Of all the cities that are in the raking (Viseu, Braga and Leiria) none have been mentioned.
Not to mention the quality of life, in these cities the rents and the value of the house are lower than in the cities mentioned!
Unfortunately they are making the same mistakes as the Portuguese and devaluing cities with less hype but which are considered the best ...
It is always funny to se Portugal guides that forget the North (tourists only know Porto and Douro valley at most) namely Minho that is only the most dinamic and best region to live in. For the reasons you mentioned and more. Only national park, international airport, close to the best of Spain, friendliest people...
@@Bracarensis exactly! don't get me wrong. in relation to the work they have done to promote Portugal, it has all the merit, they have done better than the Portuguese. but they are making the same mistakes as the Portuguese. portugal is not just the algarve, lisbon and porto! Portugal is much more than that. understand that everything that is not Lisbon and Porto and does not have the same level of investments and yet there are cities that manage to have a much better standard of living. and when they make a video about cities to live in retirement or to work at a distance, cities with rental prices or absurd houses do not make sense. the interior of portugal is very rich. I don't judge them because the Portuguese also don't value them! but I admire that they to a certain extent, being foreigners manage to be largely impartial, but in this video in my opinion they were very far from the truth.
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I think the best towns & cities should remain a secret lest they are inundated by "digital nomads" & ruined.
@Prince London In a way. But you can belong in most places if only you give it a try. I've been living in three completely different countries (and five different locations) for many years and feel I belong in all of them.
I just did subscribe while ur saying
Your video content is really a lot to hear and thank u keep vlogging its really awesome watching you two
@Amelie my wife needs to know how do you get your hair so straight? The humidity in Lisbon makes her hair so frizzy! Tak!
Thank you for this amazing work in promoting Portugal the home country of my parents. I would also add the region of my mother Santarém/Ribatejo as a potential retirement area! Good food, lot of tradition and amazing nice city of Santarém and not far away from Lisbon! Greetings to Madeira from South of Germany!
For the alcorithm!
You guys have make a trip too GERES, for me one the most beautiful and unique places in Portugal, you guys have to go there!!!!!
Madeira forever!! :D But yes, all those places look very nice.
Hi guys, we really like you informative show. My husband and I will be in Portugal from 25 Oct - 7 Nov. We would like to meet with you for a coffee/tea. Please let us know.
I will for sure visit you Office in august
Do you hear English more in a particular region? North? South?
I Love your videos. Regards
Wow that was a professional looking offering thanks and you two are a cute couple together and girl is a babe. Not sure where I will end up but it feels like time for an adventure. After spending my whole life in Colorado USA rolling hills or mountains and just nature nearby are a must. It sounds like that wouldn't be hard to accommodate in Portugal.
Good luck :)
Wonderful information thank you:)
1:23 where is the pool ? Hotel ? Please advise !!
This was great!!!!
Sorry if you’ve answered this already, but what brand/model do you use? The shots are amazing!
Are you guys fluent in portuguese? Which rank would you say is necessary for efficient integration with the culture? out of 1-10. 10 being fully fluent
But if you like cool weather that doesn't get much hotter than the upper 70s (23-26 at the hottest)... then Porto has much nicer weather than Lisbon or the Algarve.
:-P
Porto. S. João festival 👌
Is madeira for you guys final destination ?
If you had been following them for some time you would know the answer: absolutely not! Amalie & Joen are globetrotters...
@@josecarvalho8186 I don’t spend my time in front of the computer or phone as you do... and yes I do follow them for awhile.
But you are Portuguese and even if the question is not made at you, gotta make sure your big mouth keeps open... by answering for other people...
Love these videos. How do you get the views from the sky? With drones?
No, they got up on a hot air baloon!
Nice resource for people who want to know more about the regions of Portugal to move to and/or retire. However may i suggest you stop referring to people older than you as “old people”. I’m close to retiring age and I definitely do not see myself as an old person. Most people I know in my age range do not refer to themselves as old. Even people who are way older do not want to be referred to as “old people”, especially if they’re sprightly and active enough to consider a move across the world. It’s ok to say “older people”, “retirees”, “people of a certain age”. Thank you!
6:27 Where is that? Do you have the idealista's link? I am looking for a house in Porto with that characteristics. I missed one near Campanhã. It was a duplex + garden =150k.
This one looks like to be around Fontainhas/Guindais
Where do you get that pichana?
Central Grill, Funchal! 😍
@@joenandamalie Muito Obrigado. If you ever want to get together let us know. Wife and I are both chefs and looooove all things food and drink. We live near the casino and have been exploring the city for the past few weeks.
It is PICANHA.😘
E Leiria a ver passár os aviões...........Leiria e a zona centro de Portugal( Fátima, Nazaré, Fig da foz, Batalha e todos os outros concelhos querem uma mini aérogáre civil na BA 5 em Monte Real, see u guys..........Até á próxima.
For the algorithm!
Would like names of good restaurants when travelling.👍👏🏻
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What's wrong with Cascais /Estoril?
Dude. Its a great robe, admittedly, but you’re 35 not 70 Lol. Just A JOKE. It was a great overview of PT and makes me excited to visit many of these places. I’m taking a year to get to know the North, South and Central and got to get to the islands again!
Thanks guys, Madeira it is
For the algo!
Obrigada!🌷💕
Lara is so big
you should be paid by the Portuguese state! best wishes!
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They all look great! I spent a year before covid researching relocating there BUT... What can you do about the relocation requirements by the govt. Which seems to be 3rd world. Aloha
In your mind of course
JOEN PLEASE GET IT RIGHT, IT'S " ATÉ LOGO " not " ATÉ LUEGO "... Emilia says it right but you.... grrrr
Mate, it’s not “luego” it’s “lego”, which is an informal word in Danish that sounds like that, so “até lego” is a blend of Portuguese plus Danish
So é pena os politicos corruptos que sufocam o país,muitos anos de corrupçao que ñ deixam o pais respirar.