I have a house in castro Marim, the great advantage to live in this place, at least for me is having Spain in less than 10 minutes by car. You can buy in Spain some things like petrol (a little more cheap there) and some beauty/hygiene products there and buy in Portugal vegetables, fruit and meat (more cheap in Portugal at least in farms markets). The advantages of both countries, i advise you to eat in the Portuguese restaurants, even dont eat in the Spain restaurants that say they have a Portuguese cook in the sign, because sometimes is not true and they cost little more and the food is not the same. And why you cant live in Ayamonte. One advise to ppl that prefer move to Spain than move to Portugal, Spain have a law if somebody enter in your house for more than 48 hours even when you call the police they cant do nothing you need to wait for the court to rule them out and you going to live with them sometimes for monthsIt's called in Spanish Ocupas. Go to Street view and compare the two cities separated by the river, see for yourselves why in Castro Marim/Vila Real Sto Antonio there are no bars on windows and doors? And in Ayamonte (Spain almost every house have bars in the doors and windows at lower level)?

I miss the old VRSA. Before, the population had more income and the city economics was not based entirely in tourism. Today is not possible for the young population to stay on this city. VRSA has a huge potential: it has the river, sea coast, a beautiful pine forest and a little part of countryside. Many local politicians made huge mistakes to develop the city properly.

Great video Nick & Veronica. Always interesting and informative. Thank you guys!

thank you, thank you…..Will be there in 5 days, and can’t wait!👍

Castro Marim is pretty but small. Alcoutim is also lovely. Both of these "concelhos" are underrated in terms of tourism for Algarve standards, maybe cause they're more interior. Alcoutim is one of the places that is losing the most population in the recent census. And you're right, Mértola is stunning, maybe one day you'll do a video from there.

Really well done and informative, thank you!

Vids getting better and better everytime Nick, thank you!

Great sounds and another great vid!!

another great video. Thanks Nick

Ohhh, been looking forward to this one :-)

Love your videos Nick, always informative with awesome footage plus the history is amazing.

WOW Nick and Veronica another awesome Video full of history and beauty thanks .

Another great video , Thanks Nick always so very interesting, must visit this place, looks lovely. 👍😎

You do a great job on covering the Algarve, Nick! Kudos!

Howzit Nick! Loving your videos boetie! Coming to Algarve soon and your info is a great help - thank you

Great Video!! Thank you.

Great video and excellent interview!!

Such an interesting video Nick - we are so hoping that we are able to visit the Algarve in the near future and VRSA in particular!

I appreciate your über informative videos especially the map content. It's great to get the aerial views of the towns and perhaps it's not a big thing, but I'm impressed with your skill of using Google Earth. It all comes together and gives me a better view of the towns and cities featured. I'm hoping you'll do another video about the eastern Algarve, maybe a comparison of Tavira to VRSA and Castro Marim. I'd love a deep dive on the best (not so touristy) areas to live in these towns.

Very interesting town, thanks Nick.

Thanks for this. This is one of the areas I’m considering for retirement. Great to see Veronica. I’ m a subscriber of hers and she and I are from the same area of Southern California.

thanks Nick another great video! Liked the short summary of properties available and costing - wondering if you could do a little video summarising the general trends / costings across Algarve - east/central/west - just like you quickly summarised here - looking at average costs for T2 & T3s - p.s. loved the added video interview with Veronica, who really gave a real-life feel for living in VRSA

I was at the ‘ Hotel Guadiana ‘ when it was newly renovated, felt like a princess. See you in August 2022 🥳

Over the border you have Welva and Catarina island on the Spanish sithe.

Cool video. Never knew about this town. I did cringe just a little bit when she said Praka though 😂😂

Thanks!

Great video as always. To bad that your friend keeps her sunglasses on during the interview.

Dear Nick, I love so much seeing Veronica in your videos. She is so full of life and so luminescent, it was a real pleasure watching VRDSA completely cleared from vehicles queueing for the ferry. I have learned so much history about this town, thanks to you. On my next visit, I will enjoy VRDSA differently. Thank you for making this great video. I am looking forward to seeing the next one! Good Wishes! A.

Nice, hi from Norway.

You had me at Golf courses.:)

Great video! Got married in Castro Marim, visit every year and we looking forward to try to relocate and live there someday ....

Há uns 30 anos estava no início do dia no molhe de Vila Real. O sol ainda não aparecia no horizonte oriental. Esperei até aquele gigante aparecer na linha do horizonte! Nunca vi um sol nascente tão belo. Era o mês de agosto.

I like your videos. I was in VRSA today. 11/4/2022. Cool to see Spain on the other side of the river. But…the flies were terrible! The constant bugs landing on me really ruined the trip. I decided to leave and go back to Faro where there were no issues like this. Hopefully this is a short term problem.

I'm here right now! 😎

I could live here,looks a great place.

Great informative video! One question - is it easy to access the Spanish border? Is there an immigration point where you're passport/id is checked or is there nothing at all?

very interesting but as spanish who goes often to vilareal ,its the same they close for siesta or for avoid the heat ....same in spain that in Portugal

In the old days was only the ferry

As a US COAST GUARD sailing captain, are there any Captain's jobs there either for taking out groups or teaching sailing ? Am from Florida but in Brasil now.

Nick is the Guardian Hotel still operating as a Hotel

I'm a rower. Did you see any rowing boats on the river there?

It's not pronounced "PRACA" but "PRASSA". It's written PRAÇA... The dangling thing on the "C" turns it into a "SS".

Hi! We’re thinking about VRSA due to its proximity to Spain. I need to get to Rota Naval Base, and by car it’s almost 3 hours. If we take a ferry, what’s the transportation situation once we get to Spain? Your answers are very much appreciated.

I'm looking to rent for a few months until I can establish a resident and work. I'm in the United States and wanting to move and eventually retire after a period of time of working. Possibly thank you 😊 for this and I appreciate any help or advice

I'm looking for a 3 week Portugal honeymoon destination in November, any suggestions???

Wich city is best if not have a car? Now we live 3-4 km from a big city but still have quiet area with nice grocery stores hospital , school etc Is there and such areas that is decent quiet but still close to alot of stuff.

Hi. I'm a solo female traveler and I'm planning a 2-week trip to the Algarve in March. I don't want to rent a car. Is it easy to get around by train, bus and Uber? Could you suggest towns I should not miss?

This is beautiful and it should be 100% powered by solar ... unfortunately is don't see any of it in these videos 😩

this Comboios go to Lisbone ou just arround this place

Hi Nick, question. Is Vila Real de Santo Antonio a tourist destination with all drunk parties associated with it?

can you live there without a car ? thanks very much

I'm 80, single and healthy, and eager to get out of US. Does it make any sense to move to the Algarve?

where are you and your content???

I CANT FIND VERONICA!

ho the bel sardinha kkkkk

I got a question, you live in my country and call yourself an ex-pat I live in yours and they call me an immigrant why is that?

This was an IMMIGRANT's view, not an EXPAT's view. Expats don't have time to learn this much about the country they work in, as they work in shifts with food and accommodation provided by the company. As soon as you settle in and BUY property, you are an IMMIGRANT :) .

"Expat" What's the problem with "immigrant"?

Too much talking not enough viewing and a one person opinion! Please so like Loule tour on VRSA as that you did well

It’s beautiful but a little sad … Why do I say that ? In other parts of Europe this place would be thriving! A blend of history and tasteful commerce. Sadly the “left leaning” political world in Portugal keeps it on its knees. It’s challenging to start a business here, high taxes, red tape and awful bureaucratic legislation. The outcome is that VRS is partly-dead. Full of low-income Dutch retired folk. (Not that there is anything wrong with them) I’m just trying to make a point that the town could be so different with free -economic thinking and Lower taxes.

an immigrants view...

Those divided sections in the water look like FISH FARMS ? MAYBE SALMON ?