Helpful description of Casa Velha. Definitely on my list to recommend now! I remember your excitement and then disappointment last year over John Legend's concert and thought then, as I do now, 'how the heck can they stay up that late'?!
Frankly, though we have driven the length of the Algarve we did not spend more than a few days in many towns. Sagres is a hippie, surfing town with kids living in their vans. It has a certain charm. We did not examine Lagos. We avoided the central Algarve because of the tourist insurgence during the summer. We also wanted to live in a place where we heard Portuguese spoken more than English. We spent some time in Tavira, as we have friends that live there, but there was something about VRSA that just felt right.
Helpful description of Casa Velha. Definitely on my list to recommend now! I remember your excitement and then disappointment last year over John Legend's concert and thought then, as I do now, 'how the heck can they stay up that late'?!
I keep enjoying every story, corresponding photos are wonderful !! Thank you, Nancy
Hello,
not directly related to this post, but I'd love to hear more about why you chose VRSA in the
Algarve and what other towns you considered. I'll be moving to Portugal in the fall, and
plan to explore the Algarve with my husband.
I wrote about our selection process in this post https://expatinportugal.substack.com/p/goldilocks-and-town-shopping
Frankly, though we have driven the length of the Algarve we did not spend more than a few days in many towns. Sagres is a hippie, surfing town with kids living in their vans. It has a certain charm. We did not examine Lagos. We avoided the central Algarve because of the tourist insurgence during the summer. We also wanted to live in a place where we heard Portuguese spoken more than English. We spent some time in Tavira, as we have friends that live there, but there was something about VRSA that just felt right.
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Wonderful converted home. Hope you two are doing well. Miss you. Getting ready to head to Bandon Dunes to meet up with Monica & Gwen. Take care.
Please send our regards!