Hi all, I am new to this site and hope that someone out there can give me some valuable advice. My hubby and I plan to move to Portugal and spend our retirement years in the sun, rather than freeze in good old England, however this won't be possible until two years time.
We wonder whether any of the older members of you can suggest suitable area's where there are ex pat communities. Our favourite holiday destination has always been Tavira, and although we have visited many other parts of Portugal, this one place has a special pull in our hearts. Our dream is to live here or somewhere similar, where there is a mixture of Portugese and english ex pats, but not somewhere like 'Benidorm'! We are learning to speak Portugese and want to be part of the local community, but as we are both in our 50's would also feel happier having english neighbours/friends around us, if that makes sense.
So does anyone know of any suitable areas? Better still, somewhere for the over 50's?