Why choose Penafiel to live in Portugal?
With a good location in the North of Portugal, Penafiel is located near Porto.
My name is Silverio Kist and in this video you will know the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city, let's know more about Penafiel?
These are the topics of the video, they will help you to know the city and in the end of the video I will show you the complete cost to live in the county and you will have an idea if the county is ideal for you or not.
Population
The borough now has 69,687 inhabitants, 2,578 less than in 2011 when it had 72,265, it has decreased by 3.6 per cent over the last 10 years.
Location
The municipality of Penafiel is one of the 18 concelhos that make up the district of Porto,
The municipality is bordered to the north by Lousada, to the northeast by Amarante, to the east by Marco de Canaveses, to the south by Gondomar and east by Paredes.
How to get there
The municipality of Penafiel is currently served by train and buses.
There is good frequency of trains at Penafiel station, usually at 30 minute intervals.
Living in Penafiel
Penafiel is a small, quiet town located in the heart of Portugal. It has the advantage of being close to a big city - like Porto.
The council's website says that "Penafiel is a vibrant municipality, considered the best territory to live, visit and invest in the region".
Climate
It has a Mediterranean climate, where hot and dry summers and wet winters predominate. The average annual temperature is 21 degrees - January is the coldest month and August the hottest. In one year, approximately 336 mm of rain falls.
Gastronomy
Apart from the gastronomy, the strong point is the performances of theatrical groups and typical music.
In Penafiel, the most typical dishes are
the kid or roast lamb with oven rice,
the stew
fried or pickled shad,
and still the lamprey, "à bordaleza" or in blood rice,
all well accompanied with the excellent green wine of the region.
Job Market
Health
The municipality of Penafiel has 10 health units and two hospitals with specialised units, including the Padre Américo Hospital, Vale do Sousa (Tâmega and Sousa Hospital Centre); and the São João Hospital (São João Hospital Centre).
School Network
The city has 5 school groupings totalling 44 schools from kindergarten to 3rd cycle and the Penafiel Secondary School.
Currently, with more than 2000 students and 150 teachers.
It also has the Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas do Douro with Professional Higher Technical Courses such as:
- Multimedia Content Development
- Family and Community Service
- Sports and Adventure Tourism
- Physical Exercise
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Cost of living
The cost of living in the city Penafiel is lower than that of Porto and Lisbon. Who wants to rent a flat or house in the city pays much less than they would pay in Lisbon.
Supermarket
But consider at least 150 euros per person.
From Penafiel's city hall to Avenida dos Aliados in Porto is 37 min (39.0 km) by A4.
Consider also the tolls, which here in Portugal are called portagens.
Basic bills
- Energy, water, heating, rubbish in a house or apto of more or less 85m2 -120€.
- Combo internet/tv/cell phone - ¤60.00
Renting - Renting
It is possible to find one-bedroom flats outside the city centre from 400 euros.
In the central area of Penafiel the average value of a house with the same typology is from 500 euros.
Larger houses, for example, with two or three bedrooms can be rented for about 600 euros, depending on the location.
Buy
The property in Penafiel is much cheaper than in Porto, which makes buying a property in the city very favourable. In the city you can easily find properties in the range of 100 to 150 thousand Euros, generating instalments in the ranges from 400 to 600 Euros depending on the term and the contracted rate.
Cost Projection
Advantages
- Very calm city, without traffic
- Safety and quality of life
- Lower cost than in the big centres,
- good job opportunities and relatively cheap and fast access to Porto.
- Cheaper to buy property.
Disadvantages
- Penafiel is a small city, so it can be a disadvantage for some people.
- for people who want to increase their possibilities to find work, it might be necessary to leave Penafiel - mainly to Porto.
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