Blog #Lisbon

New to Portugal and can't place any of it on a map? Speed-date all eight regions in one honest sitting: Porto, Central, Silver Coast, Lisbon, Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, Algarve, islands. One minute each, swipe right or not.

I had a sensible plan to live near Lisbon and rent this place out. Six years later, I'm still here, twenty minutes from a supermarket, with no regrets.

On Plan Bs, Golden Visas, and the surprising reason Portugal felt like home. From a South African who definitely didn't come for the weather.

Hiring a lawyer is essential when buying property in Portugal — but most foreign buyers don't realise what their lawyer actually checks (and what they don't). Here's the gap that causes the most expensive surprises