5 Best Places to Live in Portugal... And 2 You Should Avoid

Portugal has become one of the most popular destinations in Europe for retirees from North America, and for good reason. In today’s video, IL contributor Terry Coles lists the five best places to live in Portugal… and two you should avoid.

01:57 Lisbon
03:01 Porto
04:08 Silver Coast
05:41 Lagos
07:00 Tavira
08:42 Two Places to Avoid

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[OzzPhysicist]

If you love Nature, good weather and relaxing, Alentejo is the choice. 
I recently moved to Alentejo and I'm super happy, specially because I love nature and not so much crowds. There is something magical in Alentejo, hard to describe. It changed me to a better and happier person. People here are amazingly helpful, friendly and relaxed. The weather is fantastic most of the year but in the peak of winter and summer we get uncomfortable temperatures but never last too many days. Spring here it's a paradise. and much, much more. Recommended.

[angelogouveia]

If you move to any area in Portugal or in any country, you should learn the local language and not the other way around .

[davidmartinspresents]

I would add Madeira Island as one of the best places to live.

[justinesimone]

Wonderful. How to find Portugal ExPat Facebook? I'm a bit nervous leaving the US on my own. Thank you for your informative & lovely video!

[peterferreira]

Enjoyed your video and your assessment of some of the options that one has when choosing a place to live. Ofcourse, it all comes down to what one is looking for. I opted for Lagos for the reasons you spoke of. Looking forward to checking out eastern Algarve in January. Enjoy!

[nunoborgesdias]

You are totally wrong about Alentejo. In what bases have you set comments about one of the most beautiful and rich areas of the country ?!
Alentejo is not only Evora, many other places like Estremoz, de Monsaraz, Elvas, are just beautiful and so special. Many foreigners have chosen Alentejo precisely for being extremely safe, best food, wine and the people is unique in the sense of being so welcome, simple and down to earth. Investigate more before you comment about this wonderful region of Portugal

[albertocarlospiresdias]

Monsanto is not a "xisto" village! in fact is a granitic one; Piodão is a "xisto" village (one of the most known in PT).

[findhappinessinyou]

Outstanding ignorance around the beauty of Alentejo. If you want to experience typical Portuguese life and meet some of the kindest people (locals not American expats) then Alentejo will provide this. Keep your negative viewpoints to yourself. Very happy living in Alentejo region.

[vitorlsvstavares]

Your opinion is not correct please go and visit Alentejo also and speak afther living there for a month or 2, then you can speak of what you really know, thanks

[BelindaRausch]

Fellow Canadian from Vancouver Island 😊 Thanks for informative video as planning same trip. Love your accommodations, ( can't find link but would love to stay same place) Happy found you both on youtube! (Following 😊) Happy travels!

[robinpeppin]

can someone tell me what m2 means after the bedroom numbers :t2, m2? thanks. i'm looking for a flat for 1feb-apr.

[brenster]

You cannot compare cities like Porto or Lisbon to a village like Monsanto, how many villages in the States have a hospital or supermarket? Also, there are ex pats living there and nearby. Not sure how you did your research but maybe try harder.

[FilipeCardoso]

Come live in São João de Ver, it's cheaper(an 3 room apartment is 140k euros) and is 20 minutes from Oporto!

[charleslyall]

I love Tavira, but I here Lagos is nice, thanks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️👍

[andyanderson]

I was in Silves in february. I Loved the city and it was so quiet in the off season.

[Jvang]

Love your videos, thank you so much, Im living in Lisbon, have accumulated a few things but not a lot, would you have any suggestions of how i can move my belongings to the Algarve ?

[JuanMoreno-woyb]

I like the two places we might want to avoid! In Monsantos I would buy a donkey to get me home after a large lunch!! ❤

[rodg]

Firstly, I would recommend that anyone moving to another country LEARN the language, others do not have to learn English and facilitate expats. Secondly, Cascais and Sintra are NOT Lisbon, they are individual towns that are close to the capital.... I was staggered by some of some these comments, many expats do not wish to live with other expats, so your comments re the Alentejo and Monsanto were just pathetic.

[ginarobinson]

Evora is amazing. You clearly haven't lived there!

[dirkscott]

Portugal is fed up with YouTubers using negative clickbait to make money.