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Short-term renting can reach 150€ per day
Published on 21st May 2019
Aliados, in Porto, and Chiado, in Lisbon, are the most profitable areas of short-term rentals in Portugal, reveals a study recently released. The most profitable areas for short-term renting in Portugal are Avenida dos Aliados, in Porto, and Chiado, in Lisbon. According to the report recently released by GuestReady, these two locations can reach 150€ per day on short-term rentals. The subject…
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Portugal’s cuisine is as rich and varied as its landscape.
Published on 21st May 2019
The Portuguese Cuisine The most distinctive feature of Portuguese cuisine comes from the sea. As you enjoy a simple grilled fish, always fresh like the seafood that abounds from end to end along the coast, you can be sure that you are in Portugal! Cataplanas, bouillabaisses and any other fish or seafood dish are also excellent choices. Main courses For meat dishes, our main suggestion is Cozido à…
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Portugal among top ten best countries for expats to make friends
Published on 21st May 2019
Portugal has been listed in the top ten of ranking where it is easiest to make friends as an expat. This finding was made in the latest Expat Insider survey, annually conducted by InterNations and includes 18,000 respondents. Globally, it was revealed that only 57 percent of expats worldwide find it easy to make new friends abroad, and an even lower share of 45 percent say that making friends with…
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Portugal approves no deal legislation protecting rights of UK nationals
Published on 21st May 2019
Portuguese Government publishes legislation setting out measures protecting UK nationals in Portugal if the UK leaves the EU without an agreed deal. On 28 March 2019, the Portuguese Government published legislation that sets out measures to apply if the UK leaves the EU without an agreed deal. The new law ( Law no. 27-A/2019, in Portuguese ) covers the protection and continuation of rights of British…
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EU agrees to visa-free travel for Britons post-Brexit
Published on 21st May 2019
UK nationals would be able to enter the EU visa-free for short periods after the country’s exit, provided EU nationals enjoy the same conditions when travelling to the UK, the European Union said. With 502 votes to 81 and 29 abstentions, MEPs at the European Parliament have backed a draft law exempting UK citizens from visa requirements to enter the EU for short visits after the country leaves…
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Beijing praise as Lisbon joins One Belt, One Road project
Published on 21st May 2019
China “ deeply appreciates ” Portugal’s participation in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, noting Portugal’s strategic location, and the fact it was one of the first western European countries to join Beijing’s international vision. In a statement sent to Lusa News Agency a few days before President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was due to start his state visit…
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Lisbon is in 1st place in the top 10 of the European real estate market for 2019
Published on 21st May 2019
Lisbon tops the ranking of favourite European destinations for the Real Estate market, in 2019 Even with the whole world looking at Portugal and its well-heeled real estate market, Lisbon did not rank among the 10 favourite destinations in the European real estate market in 2018. For 2019, however, the situation changes: the Portuguese capital is at the top of the ranking by the Emerging Trends in…
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The Portuguese Golden Residence Permit
Published on 16th May 2019
The Portuguese Golden Residence Permit The Golden Visa Programme in Portugal was launched in 2012 and, since then, there have been granted 7208 residence permits for pursuing investment activities, with 2014 being the year with most permits issued (1526). 6804 (six thousand eight hundred and four) of these residence permits were through the acquisition of Real Estate. There are several ways to obtain…
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Portugal hosts European Golf Business Conference in 2020
Published on 2nd May 2019
Cascais will host the 2020 European Golf Conference which is organized annually by the Golf Course Association Europe. It will be the second time that Portugal will host the event which attracts around 250 international golf professionals and influencers. The announcement that Portugal would host the event next year came at the closing of the European Golf Business Conference 2019 this week in Berlin.…
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