I was born and raised in Olhão, so i felt every single word you said about it. Ohh.. and your pronunciation was spot on too! We appreciate people who are not Portuguese making an effort! Keep up the great work!! x

Hey Nick, good description. We were in Olhao October 2021, but not long enough. Got the vibe it was shall we say, authentic. Nothing pretentious about it, which in itself is charming. We had the BEST grilled fish for lunch. My mouth still waters just thinking about it.

In Olhão, at the "river side" you can find in one street the biggest offer in the Algarve of real Portuguese food. It's not food for tourists, it's real Portuguese meals mostly based on fish, shellfish and vegetables. In Olhao there is a considerable community of Belgian and French people.

Your Portuguese is spot on. Well done!!!

Thanks for this we have been going to Olhao for several years and have seen all the improvements taking place. A lot of the derelict homes have been bought and refurbished and right by the harbour there are now luxury apartments costing from 500,000 euros upwards. However it still remains an authentic town and most things stay open 12 months of the year so it is quite lively all year round though some restaurants close for holidays in the depths of the winter. Every time we return a new restaurant has opened. How such a small city can have so many good-excellent restaurants is amazing. Great to know there is such high demand for homes there. Is that a South African accent I detect? A very well made and informative video. Thx

I’m glad you visited Olhão. My husband and I are on a 7 week road trip through Portugal Mainland and Azores. We were in Olhão just a couple days ago. We really liked it. As a matter of fact it is on our top 6 best towns we’ve visited, along with Obidos, Aveiro, Braga, and little Alvor and Tavira. Porto is way too big for us. We tend to like smaller towns.

I always appreciate your work Nick--it clearly shows. Muito obridgado. Great overview on trains, buses, and the link you shared! Very helpful. I plan on checking out Olhõa soon--Covid willing. 🙏🏻👍🏻

Enjoyed this video as usual. Would love to see an additional category -- recreation -- which would include access to/quality of water for swimming or paddling (waves, currents, parking, rental facilities, beach facilities) and also inland gyms, etc. Or maybe a separate video to address the best places to live in the algarve for those who want to be in the water or on the water.Thanks Nick!

Really great and accurate portrayal of a real Portuguese town in the Algarve. Olhao has the best fish market around. I just hope they have fixed their sewage system as the town used to really stink from time to time.

Another great video, Nick! I was one of those who fell prey to the myth that Eiffel had designed the mercados. Won’t make that mistake again! Thanks!

Fantastic video with great drone footage and all the info one could possibly need. Loved that fish bench! Life is definitively better in flip flops and how about painting the garage white for a fresher feeling.

Thanks for the great over view of Olhāo. We went there almost 2 years ago and stayed in a great AirBnB, Olhāo House in Rua D’Santana which was very well located close to the market. I’m afraid, like you previously, we were less than impressed so good to hear that the city has improved. Keep up the good work. 😀

One reason I like Olhao is that is it very close to the airport. If I have a morning flight I can be at P3 Parking in 10 minutes and in 13 minutes I am in the terminal.

Thanks for this latest video. Interesting to hear your take on Olhao, and how it’s not as ‘scruffy’ as it one was. Most interesting take is how agents are crying for properties to market.

Your videos are great Nick and come across as authentic. Refreshing change from oeople reading Wikipedia ... lol

Olhão the Best place to eat fish! My town!

Lol… Crusty and Dirty…. … Loved the video Nick. Will be yet another place I go in October 😁👍

Thank you very useful information. Holiday in Olhao next week looks a very charming place. Cannot wait to enjoy the scenery. Your interior design looks fine btw.

I really liked the video. The first time I heard the name of this city was on Ana Moura's song "Andorinhas", filmed in Olhão..

Really enjoy your show very informative we are planning in moving to Portugal in the near future snd would like your input on electric vehicles to gas we are importing a vehicle as a expat Portuguese it’s affordable to do that - look forward to your views

Awesome video as usual.

This seems to be a very amazing place ❤

Boa tarde Portugal , canal nota 10.

Thank you 💘

Great overview and glad to hear the positive endorsement! On the hit list for scout trip - strikes me as an “up and coming” city, like Setubal outside of Lisbon. Gentrification on the horizon?

What is your favorite city/town to live in? Or if you cannot pick just one....top 3? As someone who is just so knowledgeable about the Algarve, and you seem to just really love the whole Algarve region.... I am curious what your personal all time favorites are...

I like your videos. I'm pretty much obsessed with watching videos on Portugal. We live in Massachusetts. We recently got back from there.

Hi, I've just been watching many of your videos about the Algarve. My husband and I have visited Portugal several times for about 6-8 weeks at a time. Last time we went we stayed in Albuferia, we didnt enjoy it that much. We LOVE Faro but the accomodations are ridiculously expensive. Weve been looking at Olhao and it looks nice. We dont go to the discos but are there many places to go in the evenings and have a few drinks? Our usual day is either take a train and visit one of the many beautiful towns along the Algarve or go for coffee and groceries in the morning, maybe have a little walk around, go home, nap and then decide if we want to cook or eat out. If we go out in the evening we enjoy sitting in a bar for a few drinks. Would Olhao be an ideal spot for us? Most of the videos I've seen, it seems kind of deserted. Thanks.

Definitely a good spot for real estate investing.

You mentioned Aldi but wasn't sure about prices there. We have Aldi here in the U.S. and prices are the cheapest anywhere here.

Every body talks about the supermercados, where do I find local shops?

The thing is that LED lights do last longer etc etc. but the light they emit is not warm and just looks kind of dull.

It looks really beautiful and peaceful. However, I have not found any furnished, long-term apartments for $500.

My family is from algarve portimao olhao is a very nice village like arabian style toplus amizades mundiais toplus idioms rio brazil

Ah ah even in my Italian seaside town fisherman have their Coffee with Spirits, it is called Moretta ! OH and I would love to live there ! Get me a job please :) :)

This is very beautifully done. Olhao is like Sete in france. Not for tourists. Slightly dirty. Crusty. But original.

There is also a campsite where you can live for less than 200€.

Excited!

How is the Night life in olhao 🤔 which beaches would you recommend while staying in this area? I'm looking for a nice balance between some peace, but also looking to do a little socializing ✨

On the surrounding islands, which bars and restaurants do you recommend? Farol bar you mentioned? Thx

Estou surpreendido com o crescimento de lugares no Algarve. Olhao parece grande. É maior do que Quarteira?

Thanks

Hi enjoy your videos hope you can help Have you ever made a video on importing a car after residency Plus registering with a doctor in Portugal Why when shopping at supermarket etc do they ask for your nif number ? Hope you can help keep up the good work and videos

What was that small coffee you called that you had when you first got into town? I don't think the captions did the name justice. Can you also describe it? I'm obsessed with coffee and want to be sure I know how to order what I want when I get there. Thanks!

Could you please provide some options for where to park overnight in Olhao?

Are there shuttle buses from Faro airport to Olhao?

Maybe Portugal is good place to visit?? 🌴

Hey Nick, recent subscriber here and thumbs are way up,,,, did you do a similar video on VRSA ?

Thanks for this interesting video. I am looking for an estate agent for rental. I am South African.

One more thing. YOU suggested Olhao as an affordable location to us back in December. Thank you!

New drone ? 👍

There seem to be quite a lot of new developments being built in Quelfes, Olhao for a reasonablish price. What do you think of that particular area?

I would ike to know the availability and rental rates of small apartments in Algarve. Any informacao?

Hi Nick! I finally made it to Eastern Algarve for the week. Already spent a few days in Monte Gordo and now am in Vila Real de Santo António. Is it me or are the flies ceazy over here? Persistent flies outdoors

My friend is this a new version of Google earth you use? Seems nicer than mine! LOL.

I'm looking for a cheaper place to stay, Hotel, Rental that is near all the Algarve cities but maybe in the outskirts still close to all the big cities in the Algarve is Olhao one of them? can you recommend others. Thanks you!!!

Great video! I was wondering, where does wealthy people live in the Algarve? Is there any areas with big houses?

HOLA TODOS!

OI! HERMOSAS!!!

I don't really detect the soul of Olhāo, its beating heart if you will. It might have helped had you walked down Avenida da República instead of showing an aerial view.

Sorry agent in Portugal Algarve

This comment might spoil the purpose of this video, but in my view it is important to be heard: I live in Olhao in the Algarve/Portugal, came here 17 years ago. By then it was only the West which was overrun by expats, golf courses and other nonsense, making towns like Lagos, Portimao and Albufeira into mere pittoresque husks for foreigners and tourists. It took a while, but then unfortunately Olhao was discovered as the last unspoiled town down South. And the local government, backwards as it is, decided to throw out all stops and redirect its efforts completely towards tourism. Sustainable? Not so much. The municipality completely altered the image of the seafront allowing luxury apartment complexes to be build, blocking out sun and views for many residents while letting the surrounding infrastructure catering to the locals fall to pieces. And this is still an ongoing process. Other than that they converted every scrap of space in this city into parking lots, making traffic during the season an absolute nightmare for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. Did I mention there were no allowances made for these specific groups, apart from a few more pedestrian crossings? Part of me understands that tourism is the main breadwinner down here, but you just cannot throw all caution to the wind hoping for the best, your bad town planning doesn't backfire one day (which it already does) and banking on this one source of income. What's more, now that the Real Estate and construction boom is in full flow, with prices ever going up, more and more Algarvians sell up and leave Olhao. Meaning a main part of what makes the Algarve what it is is being replaced by retirees, property developers and other investors. And this is a foreigner speaking who knows what desastrous effect this type of new migration has. I fear in a few years time there will not be much left of Olhao to recognise and just maybe the foreign community gets bored of a town without any local flavor and the locust moves on. What then? Economic collapse, local businesses shutting down together with a large quantity of empty houses? Nobody seems to care as longs as there is money to be made and the tourists can have their fun. Which, by the way, in my mind is largely the dumbest and most annoying of all subspecies. Woe for the human race!

You speak very fast and sometimes a bit indistinctly. For a person like me who don't have English as my first language, it can be a struggle to keep up and try to hear what you are saying. Just wanted you to know that....