Living On The Silver Coast, Portugal

The Silver Coast hugs the North Atlantic coastline and stretches from the industrial district of Porto down to Portugal’s largest city, Lisbon.

Until recently the region of the Silver Coast was a well kept secret that only the locals knew about. But now this area, with its rolling landscape, beautiful beaches, great sporting facilities and affordable real estate is a popular destination for tourists, golfers and property investors alike. Listed as the third most profitable location in Europe to invest in (by “A Place in the Sun”), the Silver Coast could be the ideal place to buy a second holiday home investment. The Silver Coast offers good prospects for rental from both the local market and from holidaymakers. The area is cheaper than the Algarve and has the potential of significant property price rises. For properties for sale on the Silver Coast click here

The Silver Coast (locally known as Costa de Prata) is less than an hour’s drive from Lisbon International airport along the new A8 motorway, which links the vibrant capital of Portugal with the historic city of Porto in the North.  The area will also benefit from the new Lisbon airport – which was initially going to be located at Ota – that is now planned for construction at Alcochete Airport, scheduled to replace or complement the current Portela Airport in the year 2017.

The area is home to a stunning, silver shimmering, sandy coastline, gentle rolling hills, quaint fishing villages and some of the country’s most impressive architectural, religious and historic sites.  As well as great golf resorts the region also has the new Peniche recreation centre, which is a superb place for water sports. Santa Cruz and Peniche (Supertubos beach and Lagide beach) are the areas for surf lovers and the Óbidos lake has sailing, rowing and windsurfing.

The cost of living in the Silver Coast is a fraction of the Mediterranean hotspots or the Algarve and the people are friendly and welcoming. The Green fees are reasoanble for the regions golf resorts vary depending on the club and the deals they may offer to certain affiliated hotels and package-deals. For cheap apartments for sale on the Silver Coast click here 

Praia D’El Rey Golf & Beach Resort – This 18 hole, Par 73 championship links course won last year’s coveted European Golf Resort of the Year as well as being voted Portugal’s Leading Resort at the 2007 World Travel Awards.  The sloping greens and sandy dunes contrast sharply with the lush fairways; with nine of the holes tracing through the pine trees and the other nine hugging the Atlantic cliffs. The Praia d’El Rey’s latest property phase, Vila da Praia, is a Portuguese-style village overlooking the wide Atlantic beaches, offering one-bed apartments to four-bedroom townhouses. For properties for sale on the Silver Coast at Praia d’El Rey click here

Bom Sucesso is a recently built, spectacular 18-hole championship golf course, occupying an area exceeding 60 hectares.  Located on the shores of Lake de Óbidos and designed by Donald Steel – one of most prestigious golf architects, the field extends up along the venture, offering exceptional views of the surrounding areas. For properties for sale on the Silver Coast at Bom Sucesso click here

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Property on the Silver Coast, Portugal

The Silver Coast is a treasure of beauty and gets its name from the effect of the sun on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.  If you are looking for a relaxing place, where the people are genuinely friendly, the wine is superb and the weather is almost perfect – then there are few choices better than the Silver Coast of Portugal.  The area is readily accessible from both Lisbon and Porto airports – with flight times of around 2 hours from the UK.

Unlike its more famous and populous cousin in the south – the Algarve . . . here you can discover pretty villages and a real Portuguese way-of-life amongst stunning coastal scenery fringed with some of the best beaches in Europe.  This area has some of the most spectacular scenery in Portugal.  Just inland there are sea-water lagoons, small villages in the hills, castles, forests, the beautiful pine forest Pinhal do Rei, the Berlengas Islands where there is good sea fishing and the Berlenga Grande – a National Bird Reserve and a wide choice of interesting and historical locations.

The Silver Coast remains relatively untouched by the mass tourism market and, if you are prepared to drive and walk a little way, you can guarantee a beach to yourself even in the height of the season.  More robust than the Algarve coast and open to the Atlantic Ocean – the seas here are more vigorous, and offer some unrivalled surfing conditions.

Also the property on the silver coast has a lot of value left in it for the discerning investor. Since the opening of the new A8 motorway, the area, known as “the real Portugal,” is opening up, but doing it in such a way so as not to make the same mistakes that have been made in the Algarve or Spain.  For cheap apartments for sale on the Silver Coast click here…

Praia D’El Rey, near Obidos, is enviromentally conscious, low-rise development, built with less than half the density of many complexes on the Algarve, with prices starting from as little as £100,000.  Close to the beautiful historic towns of Obidos and Peniche, Praia D’El Rey sports its own award winning Championship links 18 hole golf course and clubhouse (voted No1 in Portugal), it is one of Portugal’s most exclusive leisure resorts, offering 5 star facilities throughout. For property for sale in Praia D’El Rey click here… 

Recently listed by “A place in the sun” as the third most profitable location in Europe to invest, the region is experiencing an economic boom, with strong capital growth and near double figure rental returns. For villas for sale on the Silver Coast click here…

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