tony359
Italian looking for information about Portugal
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Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
@JohnnyPTSorry, where did I say I am looking for good weather all year round? @StrontiumOf course I appreciate others' opinions will be subjective. My idea of "pleasant" might be different than others' etc. So what I should do in your opinion? Shut ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
I am not sure why this subject finds so much opposition. I have been in Portugal already and I have another stay booked in March.Moving country is not something you do at a click of the fingers. Of all the people out there I would have thought that ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Well, with "good" I don't mean permanent sunshine and spring temps. It's just that I've seen many sunny days and besides the couple of freezing spells, temps have been ok.Some winters have been cloudy and miserable from September to March so being ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Thank - I am familiar with all the statistics websites. Some are great and allow to compare cities without having to browse through hundreds of pages.However, that is not what my question was about. I've been looking at stats and webcams over the ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Yes I am aware :)But I am looking at statistics too :) Coimbra is supposed to be more than twice as sunny as where I live in the UK during winter but I can tell you it's been much sunnier here. Hence my question! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
I didn't check on the Lisbon webcam regularly - but when I did it was gloomy as well :)How does the current winter feel in Lisbon? Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Hello all,Bringing this back after a while. I've been keeping an eye on a public webcam in Coimbra since September and I haven't seen much sunshine there! Temps were also on the low side.I see this week there is a little "heatwave" forecast (I am so ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra by tony359
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ...
Thanks JohnnyPT!Yes, plenty available indeed. Though many are pretty small (which is expected given the large University) and I was hoping to find something just outside Coimbra town centre where I could park a car - so I could walk to the school ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra by tony359
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ...
Thanks Kiran, appreciated!Geography is not my best strength, Google maps says Tabua is 50min from Coimbra but Madeira is on the coast of Africa? :)50 minutes is maybe a bit too much though, I'll probably would like to be in Coimbra every day to ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Portugal
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ... Read More
Language schools in Coimbra by tony359
Hi all,I am looking for a Portuguese language school in Coimbra, I am planning to spend a few weeks there in March. I have found one (Caravela), they might have a course available in March but I need to get to a specific level first if I want to ...
Thank you so much!I did find the university of Coimbra but those are proper semester-long courses as you found - I wasn't aware of the three weeks ones, too bad they're not available this week.JohnnyPTEscola Superior de Educacao de Coimbra seems to ... Read More
Language schools in Coimbra
Hi all,I am looking for a Portuguese language school in Coimbra, I am planning to spend a few weeks there in March. I have found one (Caravela), they might have a course available in March but I need to get to a specific level first if I want to ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Thanks James,Definitely not planning to live in a town centre so hopefully I have more options :)I'll bear in mind all your advice which is very valuable! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
same in Italy, the often used energy rating is usually very inaccurate. Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
very interesting. I thought British homes were bad! Definitely something I'll try to keep an eye on when I'm there. Cheers! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
it helps a lot, thank you James! I'm in Swindon so we can compare to London and I am indeed looking at Coimbra.So it looks like I started looking at the Coimbra Webcam at the wrong time :) I'll keep looking. Even if it rains, 20C vs the 10C we have ... Read More
Rules in Portugal regarding dogs by JJ K80
I really need advice. Earlier this week I walked the dog on the pavement of a busy street and on the left of the pavement a car was about to exit the gate. Once I passed the car with my dog, I noticed two big dogs were trying to get past the car and ...
The amount of nonsense in that message is incredible! There is a little bit of everything! Annoying like hell as you said but total nonsense. Please make sure they get your details so they can foot the bill in full.I'd be tempted to reply in kind ... Read More
Moving household goods to Portugal by psyteacher
I am interested in hearing from people who have moved to Portugal who had their household goods/furniture shipped. Is it cheaper to sell everything here in the U.S. and start over in Portugal or ship selective items to Portugal? Fern
So it is not advised to plug in a 120v appliance (unless it is small) into 220v? I need to research this stuff more.It's just not possible. If you do, it will go up in smoke. Unless there is a voltage selector at the back.I would not consider ... Read More
Moving household goods to Portugal by psyteacher
I am interested in hearing from people who have moved to Portugal who had their household goods/furniture shipped. Is it cheaper to sell everything here in the U.S. and start over in Portugal or ship selective items to Portugal? Fern
You can buy a 220V Vitamix across the pond :) I feel it's simpler and probably cheaper to replace those things, also considering the cost (and space) of the transformer. Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
It's kind of funny that weather in the UK has been better than Portugal's for the past month and a half now :) We have had lots of rain but also lots of sunshine. The Coimbra webcam I've been following has been showing a gloomy picture there!It's ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Indeed one thing I am considering is that even though Winters might be rainy in Portugal too (but generally mild as I understand), Springs and Summers will definitely be much better than here in the UK.I can cope with winter if I know it's going to ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
thanks Peter, I read about that and I'll consider that when choosing accommodation.That said, in the UK older homes are often wholly inadequate when it comes to insulation and heating. New ones can also be bad :) I've lived in a 1970 home, the gas ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Yes, it looks like Wiltshire also didn't read Strontium's map :) 100% clear sky this morning and no wind - the BBC forecast intermittent heavy rain though! Unusually nice October I shall say :) To be fair, as long as there is SOME sunshine, I'm ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
ahah - I know, I've been in Portugal (Algarve) in October and it was stunning! No tourists, 27C, lots of sunshine!That's exactly why I am asking a community for feedback - you could come to the South of the UK now and it's been mostly sunny and mild ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Thanks for the very helpful insight, it's appreciated! You make a great point, the weather is subjective indeed. But as you are familiar with the weather in the UK, your view is important. Can I ask what area of the UK you are from?Being originally ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
I see you've got the good weather back today and also higher temps :)I'll keep monitoring from here! If there are any fellow Brits on this forum - who are more familiar with British Weather - I'd love to hear their input :)Thanks! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Not going to complain about being "too hot" :) As long as there is sunshine :) Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Well, ideally 25C during the day and 17C during the night as during our 5 days of Summer here would be ideal! :) But I guess I'll have to compromise!I lived in Italy until 30 so I know how to deal with heat and mosquitoes! Hay fever and dry air ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
All depends where in the UK: England - had the better weather N.Ireland - cold & wet Scotland - had the snow and rain Wales - it just rains most of the timeSouth of England - so we apparently have the "better weather" :) For simplicity, you can ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
thanks donn25I am planning to spend some time there - maybe learning the language a bit as a start, wander around and explore. Portuguese summer is definitely better than British's - and our summer begins in June :) - so that is a good starting ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Hi GreydobSantarem looks great, not far away from Lisbon!When you say "we had only sunshine for 4 months" do you mean that for the past 4 months it was sunshine all the time or that you only had sunshine only 4 months in a year? I definitely see ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Hi there - Yes, we've had storms in the UK too.Let me clarify what I am looking for.Weather in the UK can be depressing. It can be cloudy for months in a row. Sunshine can be rare and sometimes that happens in summer too! July 2023 was mostly rainy ... Read More
Weather in Portugal
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ... Read More