I have been leaning to Viana for a long time as we want a slower and smaller town for retirement. Living in the mid-Atlantic states we are used to rain and prefer to have it- and it’s warmer in Viana in the winter and more comfortable during the summer than our city. There are buses to Ponte de Lima, Etc, and train routes to Braga, Guimaraes, and Porto- and to Spain. I am leaning to Ponta Delgada, and Viana. The plus for Ponta Delgada is the water is 10 degrees warmer than mainland Portugal! Thank you for the great videos.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Lucinda! What a cool comment. Thanks for your take. We're heading to São Miguel/Ponta Delgada and we'll be backing a city guide on it. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

People indicative of the North of Portugal! Totally agree as a Northern person living in Porto. You feel our particular touch! 🎉😊

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

We definitely feel the warmth and hospitality up here. - Josh & Kalie

I'm currently living in Florida and just bought a condo in Viana do Castelo last month. The condo is about 10 minutes away south from the city center by Amorosa Beach. My plan is to move there in about 10 or 11 years. Thanks for the video guys! Keep up the good work!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Great job!! Are you renting out the condo? Thanks for watching and supporting. PS - If you. need help getting it rented or would like to rent it to people in the ExpatsEverywhere community, email us at contact@expatseverywhere.com - Josh & Kalie

@LiveGPS

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you! A friend of mine just helped me renting out the condo. The new tenants will be moving in by the end of the month.

@vespazul

Күн бұрын

Hope you know that's the windiest area around Viana, and quite dead in the non summer months...

Perfect weather!!!!🤗

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

😊 - Josh & Kalie

Another very informative video! Sounds like a place for the older folks! Always enjoy your perspective on the different locations you visit.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Yea, it's probably a great option for sure unless they want sunshine 330 days out of the year. - Josh & Kalie

Thank you for covering that area and all of the elements of livability that you took into consideration. Very helpful information!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! We're trying to get better at serving our whole audience with our content or at least the best we can. - Josh & Kalie

Why wife and I are looking at moving to Portugal and opening a small albergue for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. This got us very interested in Viana do Catelo. Thanks Josh & Kalie, your videos are so helpful

Many thanks for this. Viana do Castelo has been at the top of my list of places I am seriously considering. Great job.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It's a great town. - Josh & Kalie

I loved my rest day in Viana do Castelo when I was walking the Camino de Santiago out of Portugal. It was the only rainy day on my walk. I'm looking forward to visiting again.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your take, Roger! - Josh & Kalie

My husband and I love watching Kalie and Josh’s channel as it’s informative. We will be visiting PT next year with our kids to explore and embrace its culture and history. We find their channel so informative.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the positive feedback, Kara! We appreciate it. Keep us posted on your travel plans. - Josh & Kalie

I’m not looking to move anytime soon but I still watch your videos because your personalities are refreshing! Keep up the good work. 👍🏽

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. That's really, really nice to hear. 💪 This is a major encouragement especially since launching our 2nd channel and knowing we have to build that one from the ground up 😅 - Josh & Kalie

Viana Do Castelo is one of the places I was considering! Thank you so much for covering this area. All the details you include is so pivotal in the decision making process. Very informative as usual. You guys rock! Thank you 😊!!!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! People should definitely consider VdC! It's a really nice place. Thanks for the encouragement. Our new channel drops this week. Will we see you there? 😉 - Josh & Kalie

@moward301

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Absolutely!

Another northern place to consider. You're making me excited to schedule my first scouting trip.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

You definitely should. It's a really nice place. Enjoy your first trip. - Josh & Kalie

We just visited last month and thought it was fantastic. It might be a little out there in the way you said of more going on in Porto. We were talking about how it would be such a lovely place to have a summer home ( if a person were to be so lucky)

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Thanks for the input, Emily. For our stage of life, it's Porto 100%. - Josh & Kalie

That was a great video. The information was very helpful

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback! - Josh & Kalie

Very close to Viana there’s a big spot for Kite Surfing. Not sure you know, but this part of the coast, all the way to Póvoa de Varzim is very popular for summer vacations for Portuguese, so it’s very local. Also the wealthiest families (specially older and traditional) all have their beach homes close by Viana and Esposende. Love that city. (And the bolas de Berlim from Natário!)

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Humberto! Long time no see! Thanks for watching and commenting. - Josh & Kalie

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Hey guys! I've been watching your videos and going on some lives also. Hope everything is good! FYI: We need to arrange the visit to Vitoria stadium! Let's book a match!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

@ Thank you! Yes, we should! We're season ticket holders to FC Porto. I haven't looked at the schedule but we'll likely need to do something when Cia turns 3 in January so we can take her. 😁- Josh

Great job with this video, lots of good footage and informative discussion. VDC is so pretty, and a ton of open green space (not to mention one of my favorites beaches). :)

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom. Please mention your favorite beach! - Josh & Kalie

@tomadams2735

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Praia do Cabadelo :)

We’re here RIGHT NOW in VdC. Great job, guys!!!!!!!!! We’re enjoying it immensely.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. It is a cool town. We hope to visit again soon. Thank you very much. We appreciate the feedback. ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

Its a nice place. But even in the summer pack a windbreaker or light coat if the wind is blowing in from the sea. But 20 minutes drive into the interior will feel like a different climate, much warmer.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Very true, Tony. Thanks for the comment. - Josh & Kalie

Portugal Coast is an easy comparison to the West Coast of US/CAN. Viana Do Costelo = Vancouver/Seattle Porto = Portland/SF Silver Coast = Monterey Lisbon = San Francisco Algarve = San Diego

I heard,"Beware for those of you who do not like cool weather," and my ears immediately perked. My favorite weather is overcast, mid-60s. Also, I love being near a large body of water, but I'm NOT a "soak up the sun on the beach" guy. (I live in Seattle, and not far from the waterfront. The weather is usually lovely. However, I believe I'm due for a change of scenery.) I've been thinking to try living in Portugal, but I've been a little concerned about it getting too warm for me. (Not a health thing: just that warm weather--mid-80s and up--tends to dampen my spirits.) Yet it sounds as though there are places in the north where it might actually be doable for me. E eu estou aprendido portugues. ... OK, I got that wrong. Eu estou aprendendo português. E vou viajar a Lisboâ esta semana. Porto na próxima semana.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome that you like it, Rick! Definitely stay north but also consider traveling in July and August. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

For my wife Sara, the colder and rainier the better. This is a point where we have divergent preferences-and why if we retire to Portugal it will be in the north….

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Make a stop there, Gerald! 😊 The north is great. 💪 - Josh & Kalie

Kalie you are the more beautiful expat showing the Portugal cities. Prosit!❤

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Kalie is more beautiful than Josh? - Josh & Kalie

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. - Josh & Kalie

@Yasin_Affandi

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere 😁

I think you should visit these places at different times of year to know for sure since iin my opinion you can lay on any beach in Portugal in summer.. it is hot!! You seem to be traveling in colder seasons but even then it js not really that cold relative to actual cold countries

Viana do Castelo will definitely be on our list of places to visit! 👍❣ We are about to celebrate 4 months of living in a tiny village near Mastrinho, about 25 minutes from Águeda... Yesterday, we spent all day in Porto. Ended our day by shopping at the big Continente on the outskirts of town. Everytime we drive up to Porto, we think of you all. Hopefully someday we can finally enjoy a meal together, seems like we still owe you one! 😉🙃😁 Thanks for this excellent & informative video! Hope your weekend is superb! ❣

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Thanks for watching and let us know when you're in town. Also, we have our Porto meetup on October 5th at 6 PM if you can make it. We hope you have a great weekend too. - Josh & Kalie

@ladyloquitavida148

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Gary and I would love to see everyone at the next meetup! 👍👍 Where can I find the deets? Brightest blessings to you always!! ❣

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Just posted it on the community tab.

@ladyloquitavida148

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Muito obrigado Josh! Looking forward to seeing you all!! ✌😁😁😁🇵🇹

Great info 😊

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! - Josh & Kalie

Thanks for this one! (Ok, all of your videos) but this was an excellent look at this Northern city. A friend who moved, originally to the Silver Coast area (SMP) moved on to VC, and she LOVES it! She posts amazing photos all the time! One of the things about moving to Portugal, for me, is the warmer climate. I absolutely HATE the cold in 🇨🇦… so for me my choice is the Silver Coast, but I can see visiting VC in the summer months, for sure! Kaley is absolutely correct, of course… cold is all relative, and to me winter on the Silver coast is downright balmy most days… but it is as cold as I am willing to get!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Love the comment, Jen! Thanks for watching and showing your personality with the comment. We really need to meet up at some point. Any plans on coming to Porto for a visit? 😁 - Josh & Kalie

@JenShea

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere One day! Actually, the late father of a a good friend of mine (in Canada) is from the Porto area and so we've been talking about her visiting from Toronto and meeting up in Porto, so that might happen this winter.

Kalie and Josh, Thanks so very much for all of your informative videos. I was just approved on Thursday for my D7 visa I'm now waiting for the embassy send my passport back to me with my visa. Thanks so much I can't wait to meet you both at a meet up. Keep up the great work you're helping many individuals.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the lovely feedback. Massive congratulations and we look forward to you joining a meetup. - Josh & Kalie

@regallioness2183

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere I as well see you soon

Thanks very useful

Welcome to our beloved city!

Viana is a nice, relatively quiet city with all the things you need. I was going to mention the train is easy from there to Porto or even up into Spain (Vigo at least).

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

😁 Thanks for watching. Yep, it's one of our major pluses for VdC. - Josh & Kalie

Great video!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! - Josh & Kalie

That festival in August is one of the biggest in Portugal. They "paint" the roads with salt art.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

We hope to catch it next year. This year we weren't in town. - Josh & Kalie

Nice place ... thanks!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

what a lovely beautiful family you are !

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you very much. 😊 - Josh & Kalie

Thanks!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We really appreciate the support as always. - Josh & Kalie

But, that whole train system is getting a huge upgrade. Porto will be high speed to Lisbon in 75 mins. Braga and Vigo Spain will both be linked in the european high speed network. So think a few hours to Madrid a half day to Paris. Also, for $15 you can train almost all the way to africa for sun.

I live in the UK but Viana do Castelo is the city where i grow up and where my dad's house is. Is such a beautiful city , for surfing is just perfect , with Cabedelo beach on the other side of the city/bridge , winter is great for surfing. The food is really great and always fresh , seafood and fish just amazing . Is a very clean city and quiet but i agree the night life is almost none. Woust to be great in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, the night life was amazing great night clubs and discos at the time , people from Spain and other cities nearby they woust come to Viana do Castelo to enjoy the weekends mostly night discotheque. But the Internet, PlayStation 's and similar consoles they really have shaped an unexpected consequence to the night life on the city . I remember been surfing with my brother and friends at the weekends and camping in the beach , all night dancing and eating roast chicken roasted by ourselves in the beach . There existed the other side the city the disco Luziamar , it was just amazing ! Today Luziamar i believe still just an abandoned site ! That city was full of life , and music one could ear everywhere. Unfortunately apart from video games and Internet the consumption of drugs was the most tragic that happened to that city ! and the corrupt investments that were only to bring profits to few business families in the city. I haven’t been back for more than 10 years now but this city really is beautiful , l all it needs is the right investment from the government and local authorities , to bring to life , what was once the most vibrant city in the Minho region .

Very informative. Also, Josh is gonna need bigger shirts! 💪😉

@TomBarman

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Working on it! 💪 HAHA. Down from 215 (lbs) to 194 this week. 9 more to go to hit my target. 🎯 - Josh

Wonderful

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! - Josh & Kalie

Have you done one on Villa do Conde/Figuera da Foz? Would you xpat there! Would be very helpful to know. Congrats!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lorena, thanks for the questions. We haven't done a video yet but they're both on the list and we'll get to them soon! Thanks for writing. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

@lorenagonzalezvillegas8480

Жыл бұрын

Thx!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

@@lorenagonzalezvillegas8480 You're welcome.

You guys should visit Esposende, Ofir, Fao and Apulia.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Michael. It sounds like it'll take some time and $$ but we'll put it on the list. We're really trying to get around to Ponte da Lima, Viseu, Aveiro, Bragança, and Chaves. - Josh & Kalie

@mmsvg

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere understandable. :) all those towns i mentioned are all in the same area and I chose Apulia to live as it’s a coastal town, and central location. 15 mins to Viana, Braga or porto and 5-10 mins to Barcelos. Love it :)

Nice 👍🙂

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 - Josh & Kalie

i am planning to move to Portugal as digital nomad after i manage apply for it. I think it will be a good idea to choose this town. I hear it is environmentally very friendly. Maybe the least place that have pollution in the region if i am not mistaken

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

How far from Spain would you say it is? Do the trees change colors like fall colors?

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

40 minutes to the nearest town. 1 hour 15 min to Vigo. Yes, the trees turn to fall colors depending on the trees of course. - Josh & Kalie

How good is a hospitals in Viana do CASTELO ? You did not mention it

Kalie: "A Canadian might scoff at that, right?" Josh: "Yeah, they definitely would. " Me: I definitely did. 😄. 🇨🇦❄️

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dave! Wayta have my back. - Josh

Quick question: Braga or Viana do Castelo? 😉

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Josh - VdC Kalie - VdC

I was looking for 'Santa Maria de Sardoura, Castelo de Paiva', I think this is a dif. town? I live 4 miles from the ARCH ' TN-VA a GOOD PLACE TO LIVE' in Tennessee and I am planning to retire to Portugal in 2026 and I need to find a town that is cheap and has amenities esp. public trans. cuz' I'm shedding my car and all expenses that come with owning a car. So far I am having good luck in the Castelo District but am also looking near Aveiro. Do you know of any other districts w/ public trans and cheap old houses? Thanx!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Ай бұрын

Hi Lynette. I'm (Josh) from Bristol. There are plenty of highly affordable places in Portugal outside of the major cities, just be aware of the drawbacks to those kinds of places. You're searching in the right area. Alentejo is also a good place to search. - Josh & Kalie

Lovely video. I do relate to your videos even though the someitmes focus more on the audience which are younger parents. I'm a reitred 66 y/o gay man who also hapens to have children with a female friend. Mine turn 22 and 19 tyis year. I would love to be pointed toward any Vloggers who covesr Portugal for the LGBQIA community. I'm not sure there is one. Surely not a male one.

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Roy. We don't know of any vloggers making content specifically for the LGBQIA community, but that sounds like a niche that you could cover! If you need any KZread hep, let me know. - Josh

Aren't you worried that you're inflating the prices for the local community. Countries are getting tired of Americans and gentrification

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, we're not worried about it. Just looking at the numbers of Americans that are in Portugal. We're the 24th most represented nationality according to the most recent data for 2021. The 7000+ Americans aren't affecting numbers and if anything, it's videos like this that might help spread the love around Portugal so that people don't concentrate in one, two, or three locations because that's all they know about. Also, who said that countries are getting tired of Americans? - Josh & Kalie

@Kimllg88

Жыл бұрын

This issue is becoming extremely concerning (Coimbra area here) and its definitely ruining the market for both Portuguese citizens as well as foreigners. Openly discussed and causing market issues. It will all backfire soon. Stop pushing and hyping Pt. It is not needed

@karadizon4299

Жыл бұрын

@@Kimllg88 I don’t think Kalie and Josh KZread channel doesn’t have a negative impact in PT. A lot find this channel informative and there are many channels that introduces PT so please don’t attack these nice folks. You haven’t researched diligently as majority of the expats are NOT Americans but people from China which is around 49%. Someone provided a statistics of how many people from other countries other than the states that relocate to PT. PT is become diverse and foreigners who relocate to PT embraces cultures and it’s history. Thank you, Kalie and Josh, for a wonderful channel!

@karadizon4299

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think Americans are majority of the population that are expats in PT as someone provided a statics that shown foreigners from other countries like Europe and China that are majority expats relocating to PT. People who are relocating are seeking quality of life and low cost of living so I don’t see what’s wrong with that as majority are middle class who aren’t wealthy. People are relocating to PT embraces its cultures and history. Please check your facts before saying such negative things and attack this channel. Keep comment nice or don’t say it at all of you have nothing nice or untrue to say. Thank you, Kalie and Josh, for such an informative channel! We are visiting next year with our two kids so they could learn it’s history and cultures.

@Kimllg88

Жыл бұрын

@@karadizon4299 Its a buuble and everyone has contributed to it. Asian buyers usually for investment, then Americans +EUS for paying over the asking. Not a good thing in the long run. Or short run.

Thanks!

@ExpatsEverywhere

Жыл бұрын

Hey Jorge! Thank you so much for the channel support. We really appreciate it! 💪 - Josh & Kalie