Alentejo region is 'Portugal's best kept secret'
Alentejo region is 'Portugal's best kept secret'
Portugal is popular in its entirety, yet the Alentejo region remains a well kept secret, it has been claimed.Bert Snijder, owner of Alentejo-based estate agents Alentejo Home, has suggested that while the area is blessed with a beautiful coastline and is easily accessible - as most of Portugal is - house prices are significantly lower than in more well-known regions such as the Algarve.
Mr Snijder also dwelled on the appeal of Portugal to tourists, which makes the country particularly attractive for property market investors.
"For more and more people the attraction of Portugal is that you can still relax. There's loads of space – not on the Algarve, of course, but the rest of Portugal – empty roads, [people] living really from day to day. No stress."
For the more active, there are also a number of tourist attractions, Mr Snijder explained.
"Of course the coastal areas, the beach. But it has world heritage towns… There's a lot of culture here, going back to the Romans and even way before the Romans. There's quite a lot to see," he confirmed.
Many people fly out from Britain for a long weekend in Portugal, Mr Snijder added.
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11 October 2007
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