Living in Tavira, Portugal: An Honest Guide for Expats Thinking of Moving Here

Roman bridge over the Gilao river in Tavira old town eastern Algarve Portugal

Of all the towns in the Algarve, Tavira is the one that tends to surprise people most. You arrive expecting another tourist-heavy coastal town and instead find a place that feels genuinely, quietly Portuguese. A Roman bridge over the Gilão river, narrow cobbled streets, white cube houses with distinctive pyramid-shaped roofs, a proper covered market, … Read more

Living in Lagos, Portugal: Everything You Need to Know Before You Move

View of Lagos old town and marina in the western Algarve Portugal

Lagos is the town that comes up more than any other when people start researching a move to the Algarve. And having spent time getting to know the western Algarve ourselves, it is not hard to understand why. It has the beaches, the old town, the community, the bars, the clifftop walks and the kind … Read more