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If the Corona pandemic has taught us anything, it is that an office job does not always require physical presence…

Entering Peniche from the IP6 motorway you will see a major roundabout. The exit you take here determines which part…

When we decided to move to Portugal, one thing was certain: we are not going to live in the middle…

Santarem is a medium sized provincial town about 40 minutes drive from our Quinta dos Pernobes. It is well worth…

A lot of sun all year round, never colder than 12 degrees and rarely warmer than 30 degrees. If you…

Building permits in Portugal: it is always a difficult point. Endless visits to the authorities, architects who do not keep…

We may live in Portugal, but of course we remain Dutch! That is why we gladly accepted the invitation of…

Arelho (where we live) is a quiet Portuguese village between Obidos and the Atlantic coast. It is not really on…

Portugal is a country with a Catholic tradition. This is evident from the many holidays that are celebrated. Not only…

Not everything is different in Portugal. Carnival is a big thing in the southern part of the Netherlands and after…

Spring arrives early in Portugal. While in the Netherlands the papers report a record temperature of 18 degrees (on February…

It’s February! Our first February in Portugal and I must say: I like it very much. Just as January was…

Civic integration in Portugal: in addition to the renovation of our house, that was the main goal for us in…

We had been looking forward to it for a long time, so the day we got the keys the big…

Finally the time had come: Thursday, October 25, 2018 we got the keys to our house in Arelho! The visit…

In 2018 we were in Portugal three times for our house hunt and in August we knew for sure: this…