I like meeting locals and eating at small family run restaurants when I visit a country, but if I am going to stay in Portugal for an extended period of time I would want to be around some English speaking visitors or expats.
My favourites so far are Albufeira and Armação de Pêra, but I might look to go farther east where the climate is usually milder in winter.
The website VivEurope has a couple of articles on expat living in Portugal:
Banking in Portugal (you have to be a resident to open an account).
Some statistics (percent of foreign residents and apartment cost per month):
- Quarteira 25.9% €735
- Albufeira 37.1% €650
- Lagos 34.8% €635
- Portimão 20.1% €570
- Tavira 26.3% €520
- Vila Real de Santo António 17.2% €535
One website noted that the weather in the Algarve is milder in the winter as you travel eastward.
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