I would avoid the tourist infested green part of the map. People have been living in the red part and also over the border in Spain, which is similar, for hundreds of years. They live simply and meet their own needs, and don't follow the over-consumptive lifestyle of the west. Imagine. Clean water, clean air, no roads full of traffic noise and fumes, fresh locally-grown food, no unhealthy junk food, no bars and discos, no touristy boutiques and shopping malls full of everything no one really needs, no surfers, no loud 'music', no half-dressed rowdy drunken visitors, no litter on the streets, no tourists treating your villages as a playground...what could be better?
From $7K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
That's really interesting! I've been thinking about investing in digital currencies lately but wondering how to do it, do anyone have any thought on that?
To obtain financial freedom, one must either be a business owner, an investor or both, generating passive income particullarly on a weekly or monthly basis. That's the key to living financially stable....
I worked in Galicia, Spain in the mid-1990s, and would visit Porto, and parts of eastern and northern Portugal. Most of the country was very sparcely populated then also. It was scenic, but mostly empty. Many abandoned homes, farms, and small businesses scattered everywhere.
Brazilian protest song which says" turning with your back to the countryside will not make this country a good place to live, apparently also applies to its former motherland. czcams.com/video/Yx37B9l0hTY/video.htmlsi=Vvy1V4kj690KNNSi
THIS is what happens when the women start taking birth control, stop having babies in favor of education and careers. It's a form of SUICIDE! This is happening in Japan, China (albeit slowly) and other high-tech countries whose women value education and careers over old-fashioned family life.
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As a Northern European, I think a lot of Portugese natives will return once they realize what life is really life up North. Sure, the wages are higher, but so is cost of living. And there's a lot more crime, increasing demographic and religious conflict, poverty, etc. Housing is unaffordable there too, which is part of why a lot of us moved to Portugal to begin with. The grass isn't always greener, I'm afraid. They'll be back.
Portugal is not empty. By comparison, the US is a lot more empty. Portugal's population density is about 110 people per square kilometer, while population density of the US is about 36 people per square kilometer. Canada is even more empty at just 4 people per square kilometer.
South Africa is around 50 people per square kilometer. You wouldn't say so though as most live in dense cities. There are vast stretches of uninhabited land. Unfortunately due to toxi fertilizers and bad rural farming methods a lot of tribal land has become infertile and people don't have the patience or skill to rehabilitate the land.
Portugal has such a strict inheritance law that when the children go live in other parts of Europe, the house cannot be sold until all the children are found and agree to the sale. It just takes one child to disagree or to be difficult to contact. This is added by young people moving to the cities or other parts of Europe.
Really ? I did not know about it. I thought the law should be who own the house the person whose name appear on title deed. Wow what a barrier to destroy people's lives.
I bought a house in portugal in a hamlet for the tranquility of the countryside. Planted dozens of fruit and olive trees. I wouldn't exchange it for City living.
I thought it was the case only of the post-East-Warsaw Pact states e.g., Poland, etc. I know the "mechanism" behind it. My personal experience: to live again under a new Cesar, UE-Parlament( a touris-cycle pilgrimidge confrontation with UE-guards on AD 2015, August 6 on the way to bl.F.Jagestatter tom in Austria from London,UK; the problem: my Cross@Tshirt with ex.3;14 in Hebrew@"Solidarity" was a ...propaganda@did not allow me to enter an Exhibition "On Freedom"! I keep a record of it in my file- I did not record it as I was not prepared for such...reaction but with dumb Satan's agents paid from any UE citizen's taxes one gets such action!; the correspondence t with UE-guars Chief @also GB (I'v tested it while for a while in UK) is ....stupidity (for legal@intellectual reasons)-I've got a confrontation with such people in Poland (University,the Church, then Massmedia, and I know how the legal system works.It is a BS/"shit"(Phil 3:8) and stupid citizens who tolerate it- I spent some time to change it! Vote (not dumb) citizens to. leave UE@become free again@then ...free people will arrive and make business again.
The problem in Portugal is the government and the inefficient civil service , which makes life a pain . Building costs like the rest of the EU have increased massively and its difficult to find a competent honest builder . Also outside cities , public transport has almost been stopped and shops are few and far between . Add to this all the Eu rules and regulations which do nothing but hike the prices of everything . Then there is the problem of travel to other parts of Portugal and the rest of the EU ,without a car ( and driving license) its very difficult and slow . We have taken the decision , we are selling up and leaving after nearly 20 years
99% of that is not related to EU at all. Portugal also was very poor before EU. You simply dont create jobs. Prices has not gone up because of EU but by living standards. You of course has to produce more and also to state - scgools, education, hospitals, roads, medicine, pension. You forget You get back. And I know the drill. 4 of my grandfathers siblings immigrated and after all got a life in USA and Argentina. Im from Denmark.
Portugal has been poor since their golden age, thats centuries ago. By the way, the rest of Europe is joining in on that. Rent, food and the rest is getting so expensive, prices go up. Wages do not. I am confident that if there are no changes then in 25 years the whole of europe will just be borderline poor. Being bled dry enough to keep going but greed is going so far that even in the richest european countries people can not sustain it. European and local laws do not help. Everything is made to prevent innovation and self sustainment.
The government there has been mismanaging things for untold decades. Now much of Europe is beginning to slide in the same way. It seems like a natural process, but, in reality, it is a direct consequence of elites who simply have accumulated much of the wealth and assets of a nation and simply live to ONLY enjoy a mindless hedonistic lifestyle not caring about the nation, people or its future. They are corrupt. The people are left decade after decade with less wealth and opportunities. The old stay behind and the young move to the cities or leave the nation. How to redress this before a nation is sucked dry by these elitist leeches?
The interior of Portugal is stunningly beautiful...we love it here, there are great schools, there is good public transport, loads of small village shops & mobile vans, everyone grows veg & shares. One thing is very true - we need more people! So, we live here & if you are reading this, maybe you are considering a move, so here is a brief take... There are hundreds of properties of all types for sale - you need to visit as not much is online & people really want to sell to people they appreciate! Note, there are planning easements in place dependent on how much land you have, whether in National Parks etc that are worth investigating. Not all of Portugal is hot! We are in Guarda region at 868 metres & it gets cold in winter!! The climate here is like the UK but with two months shorn off winter & added on as glorious summer...with fires a present danger. Castelo Branco, not far away, is searing hot by comparison with Guarda. Water must be your obsession...boreholes are expensive & you'll need more than one can provide. They are not reliable enough to be your only source. All the best from @HowardsPortugal
We recently purchased a small farm, fruit trees, olive, and a small vinyard in a small village in central portugal near A13 toll road. We just spent 75 days there and have our 4 bedroom 2 bath house completely set up and comfortable and have just returned to the US. The area is very inexpensive and one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. The small farm villages local population is so welcoming and helpful. Any one considering a move should explore the real rural portugal and experience life at its best.
Hang in there - the AI revolution coming at us like a freight train is going to change EVERYTHING. People will be able to make good livings from their home computer from anywhere (including Antarctica). Anywhere you can get StarLink satellite connections. People need to move out of the cities which are rapidly becoming just too crowded. With Amazon deliveries being global, that opens up even the most rural area to commerce and living needs. While the AI will replace a LOT of people's jobs, it will open up opportunities galore to anyone paying a bit of attention.
@@sarahdeshay1394 Indeed. Totally agree. I live in Alentejo but used to own a place just off a junction of the A13. If you obsess about speaking English and things like that then inland Portugal won't be for you. But if you want to live in the country and get on with your neighbours (which means learning at least the minimum amount of Portuguese to be polite) than it's a really, really nice place to live. And not at all expensive. And certainly not subject to the price rises that have affected Lisbon. People are helpful and genuine. And it's a really safe place to live, too. Great for children.
What a beautiful way to live. There are a lot of people seeking this kind of peace and tranquility. Folks wanting to live life simply and living off the land sharing and enjoying a real community. I myself would love to live there
It seems that some countries like Spain, Italy and Portugal want to attract people to move and populate some of the rural areas that have been abandoned by the native residents, but how can expect attract buyers if they make almost impossible to renovate and let alone build a house , with all the bureaucracy and foolish regulations by the government.
I am sorry.. But these new residents does not do these countries any good.. They are rich = prices on everything goes up = the natives can no longer afford a decent life..
I visited Portugal so many times and the region i love most was the Trás-os-Montes region in the spanish border. One hell of a good cuisine and lovely people. Most of the old farmers houses are abandoned. Young people prefer the coastline around porto. They're never coming back and this is very sad. In spain we faces the same problems.
Mountainous, rocky, windswept, w little arable land & natural resources means it's always been tough to make a living off the land. No wonder the leading Portuguese conquistador of Brazil, Pedro Álvares Cabral, came from this region 500+ years ago.
If it's anything like renovating in Italy, the hurdles are immense. Permitting costs are prohibitive due to all the architectural bureaucracy/approvals and concerns, civil fees of all kinds and the cost of just getting materials to the locations.
@@DoctorWonka There’s a guy who renovated a stone hovel up in the mountains somewhere in Europe and he couldn’t do it in the locales he wanted due to onerous, expensive and extremely slow moving and corrupt systems in Italy. Besides, the globalists want the plebs in tightly packed cities where they can be controlled, not living all over the countryside out of their control
My husband and I lived in Portugal for 3 years. Building costs have gone up in the last 3-4 years, and builders are almost impossible to find. We had neighbours who only visited in summer and a few times throughout the year and their builder had taken 18 months to complete a small A frame cabin (and was still not finished as of last year). We had a ruin to restore but the previous owners had done all the paperwork - there is a process involved but it is more difficult because of the language barrier. The work itself would have ended up costing us more than what we could afford (and taken a lot longer too). There is also the danger of fires to think about.
@@DoctorWonkaI don't know abt the paperwork for Portugal properties but for the Italy 1-euro houses, yes it's a lot of bureaucracy. It's not really "1 euro". 1 euro is probably the cost of the house but you have to pay many other fees like realtor's fees, taxes, land transfer fees, etc. That's just to transfer the property to you. Then when it's yours, you must renovate it within a certain period of time. At least that's what I remember from the docu that I watched re: Italian properties for sale.
Of course. Same all over rural Europe - if the telecommunications companies had the motivation to invest in these places it might be possible to repopulate them. And why not let refugees who know how to farm and be self-sufficient settle there? Could be a salvation for people who just want to escape war but are not interested in corporate life and digitalisation.
@@elledix3575 No, we have excellent internet - €45 unlimited mobile broadband that streams 1080 no problem. The issue is quality of life for the people who can work remote. If you can earn €2000 a month you can live well anywhere in Portugal - so why live in a schist house with few amenities and few neighbors?
True! A friend of mine is moving from Belgium to a small Italian town, just to slow down. The house costs around €18.000, with garage. There's a bakery, butcher and grocery store. It's like going 50 years back in time. I know where I will spend my next vacation 😅👍
@ms-jl6dl I heard from hearsay that Japan is inviting blacks to have children with Japanese to boost the population. I have not confirmed it, though.I was very surprised that a largely homogeneous society is now opening up to heterogeneity.
@ms-jl6dl Well, Japan is offering money to black men to have children with Japanese women to reverse population decline. The scheme might be for all immigrants though. Interesting timed.
@@ms-jl6dl Yea and who are allowing those Africans in? Why are European forces are in Africa ? Niger? Chad ? Huh ? Stop bring democracy to them and they will live with their countries. Why does France have tons of gold with 0 gold mines but Niger with hundreds of gold mines have less than a 10th of the gold reserves ? Huh ? hypocrite.
I doubt that you would get 20,000 EUR of annual revenue from running an airbnb in that tiny house. Tourists want to go to towns that have restaurants and cafes. These are beautiful places, but restoring them would require a LOT of labor time and investment in materials. Bringing in construction materials on narrow roads may be difficult and ultimately expensive.
Given a well described ad, people will come anywhere. Treehouses, Hobbit houses; anything really. Weird sells as well as the peace and quiet city people don't realize they never get.
The reason the villages are empty has roots in the Methuen Treaty that Portugal signed with England to not have an Industrial Revolution in exchange of coastal naval protection. Now, because they did not have an industrialization boom, people can't make a living as traders and merchants anymore.
@@Deathbytroll I disagree. All European countries had an Industrial Revolution, except Portugal. If there had been one, the young could be working today remotely from the comfort of their countryside house or opening factories and plants or IT offices in inner Portugal. They wouldn't have fled massively to Australia. Portugal is the #1 provider of immigrants in the European community. They work as babysitters, bricklayers and other low-income professions in Switzerland, Germany, etc. Just like Bulgarians work like bricklayers and plumbers in other developed European countries.
In Rural Portugal, there is so much empty land left wild. If people want to habitate and cultivate they need to be able to build a property to live in. Property development should be allowed based on need not ridiculous obsolete outdated rules. So many people want smaller parcels to live on, cultivate and enjoy.
I bought 3 hectares in Serra da Estrella national park in 2009 - old Quinta with 200 olive trees & 1000 grapevines. It took 2 years to get planning permission to build house & campsite. NP planners & local Camra super supportive. Spent 1 year attempting to get local businesses to start groundwork’s, quote for solar installation, etc. I gave up as it was just too difficult to get the works started… came back to UK to work for a bit & forest fires ripped through the valley. We had a lucky escape… delays changed our plans but also saved them from going up in smoke. Best 3 years, great people & such a beautiful country. No regrets. My advice - if you are thinking of doing something similar, take your budget & double it. Take your development timeline & treble it. Good luck 👍
Places that are empty of humans are beautiful. There are never wars there; few of the problems we cause, no pollution, unless it blows in. Ironically we all long for them in an increasingly crowded world!
From videos I've seen, Portugal's archaic and complex laws and the inefficient government bureaucracy are the biggest impediments to buying property and building homes there.
In France, Italy, Spain, many small villages are abandoned because the population was too small to maintain basic services. Italy especially has a a signed villages because earthquakes have wiped out or damaged villages, killing or injuring too many of the residents.
Dude, check your data! Rio de Janeiro (state): 43.910 km² Portugal: 92.152 km² It's not a large country. But it's more than two times the size of the state Rio de Janeiro
Wish they had a program where they would buy back, their children who live like second-class citizens around the world, rather than opening their doors to those who bring no love but rather division. Just a thought.
As a hungarian I would love to get into revitalizing an old house in Portugal as a vacation home if there was a way to citizenship with that... but if I recall correctly you need to buy expensive property to have a shot at that... I think it was called golden visa or something. How nice would it be to renovate something old and abandoned with less money and use it in the family to spend nice vacations there.... great vid btw
I was in Portugal for 8 months from Algarve to Almeida. My relatives are from Rio, but our name is de Almeida. That's why I wanted to see this city. Portugal is a great country❤
Had they kept the tax break for retirees, I would have happily retired there and rebuilt an old house. Well, not an option anymore… Maybe Portugal will one day resort to what some Italian villages are doing, selling houses for 1€ in order to attract people.
@@terywetherlow7970 For one Euro, or rather Franc in 1995, pre-Euro? If so, it’s usually done under the condition that the new owner renovate the castle. And then we are talking six figures easy…
@@MajorWolf72 I haven't seen or heard of Margaret since as I moved from the town not to long after. She and her kids now grown and Husband who may be deceased tbh were In Paris frequently had a place on Rue de Seine in time period that I knew them. I believe I saw a video of folks who took on the same adventure. It made me think of her & fam.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE! I would LOVE to know when those houses were built. They look like they've been standing for CENTURIES, all the way back to the Middle Ages!
Renovating using CGI. A village with no road or vehicular access. Land with no habitation licences, mains water, electricity or sewage. Sounds wonderful.
Don't forget brutally hot summers and no water. This video was taken in winter. Everything was green. Id bet things will change drastically when the summer comes. Not half as hospitable. Sadly.
I now have a place I can plan on moving to when SHTF. I might check into some of these options now. I am a fan of Fatima, the apparitions of Mary in 1917. I would feel comfortable in that blessed country.
I think that land and houses are the best investment. When I was a kid, I went to summer camp in Canada for 2 months and this would have been 1984 and houses in this little town would sell for 6,000 - 8,000 CAD. Nowadays if you look online those prices are 600,000 - 800,000 CAD in other words, the value has gone up 100x in just 40 years. No other investment quite like it because it's not just about asset appreciation but regular income stream. But those prices in Portugal are very interesting, and it's only a matter of time before they go up.
Here in Canada 2.5hr is a short distance. I love Portugal after seeing so many videos on CZcams. I hope it rebounds as I've seen quite a few channels who have bought cheap land and are making it home.
Yeah, it only takes about 7 hrs to drive north to south...Portugal has been compared to be about the size of the US state Indiana. Because of the mountains, I'm not sure how lng it would take to drive west to east...though if you are in the southern part of the country, Alentejo....quite flat, more of a 'high desert' area. Used to be lots of agriculture, cork, and olive trees. Unfortunately the previous Portuguese dictator, Antonio Salazar, planted eucalyptus trees (fast growers) but easy to burn as well. The eucalyptus trees release a toxin in the air when thy burn. Cork doesn't burn at all....people who have land should try to plant cork if they can. You could get a harvest every 9 years.
How hard to get an small farm in Portugal 🇵🇹 and plant vines and cork trees 🌳, do need permit to anything and everything when planting a tree or putting an post in or building an woodshed?
@@JS-jh4cy many small farms already have vines growing and fruit trees too. I think the cork needs the warmer temps of Alentejo and Algarve though. Haven't seen too many ppl mention cork trees in the north part of PT. PT has strict building codes, wanting to maintain the historical 'frame' of original house...so anything that changes the walls/windows, roof, etc. Unfortunately I have heard folks say that PT won't give habitation license if work isnt performed by certified builder...thus no DIY unless you are certified in PT. Seems to run contrary to everything that I've seen on YT...but it must be that they dont know the Portuguese language to read the rules...and when autotranslated...ppl arent getting the real story.
Unfortunately most of Southern Europe is suffering from the same evacuated hinterland ghost town phenomena. Its sad because European governments are doing little to revitalize these areas and some governments are actively trying to confiscate these areas right under the noses of the people living in them using the excuse of "their lack of population" and completely disregarding legal deeds and documents. These are the regions of Europe that the EU has completely neglected. Priority is given to assisting Third World migrants and funding gay festivities, the European hinterland virtually has no importance and receives minimal financial assistance.
I suspect there are bigger issues at play here than governments supporting a gay festival. Looks like a lack of people, industry, infrastructure and hope for a future. Supporting pride parades probably not a significant factor😂.
@@nicky640 This is not true. Governments need to be proactive is supporting abandoned hinterland communities through infrastructure expansion projects, tax incentives other measures that can support an economically viable and socially active communities. To think that people will migrate to these areas escaping the chaos of urban sprawl and socially segregated areas is a total fallacy. Governments need to assist these areas so that they are aware of why they are so empty and how this situation needs to be corrected. In Spain many homeless Arab migrants have settled in hinterland areas, this is not the type of repopulation these areas need because they are completely changing the ethnic and social structure of their own country. These areas are not meant to be new dumping grounds for garbage or vacant lots confiscated from absentee owners for national parks or confiscated by governments through the use of deviously underhanded legal scams of dispossession. Water rights of these areas should also be respected to ensure their future ability to once again grow into viable communities. These areas are not wild waste lands, they are neglected regions that have fallen into disuse due to poverty and they should be considered a national priority for development.
@@RonStochler-oz1qk I feel you're conflating stuff. Yes, governments are responsible for furthering infrastructure to their denizens. But not specifically more or less here than elsewhere. Just if you settle there you should be able to get a tarmac road at least, and preferably electricity too. No, invading peoples settling there isn't necessarily the best option. Unless of course they buy the land like a decent people before they settle there and will then make the region thrive. Then I guess they've earned it, no matter their heritage. You speak of water rights and underhanded schemes, which makes me think you're speaking of various forms of corruption. Yes, of course corruption should be countered by the government. But other than all this, why is a specific piece of land "meant to" be used in a certain way? People moved away from there because they meant to move away from there, for human reasons. So if they not "mean to" live there, why is it "meant to" be used. I know plenty of city people who dream of settling such areas and all they need is viable schemes and the guts to make the step to actually do it. Should the government make those viable schemes for them? No, they should do so themselves. We need to reinvent ourselves now that globalism is at its end. To repopulate these areas will happen as a natural part of that reinvention, and then it will be by people who are meant to do this, through human free will. The government should just do good governance: not be corrupt, uphold fair laws, provide infrastructure. And for the rest, government should bugger off...
If u look at the Agenda 30 stuff, the idea is to stick everyone in cities and urbanised zones and rewild as much as possible. Desertification is a feature to Brussels.
In fact, all over the world, in every country, people seem to migrate from their original lands to urban areas or new countries due to many socio-economic political and environmental issues. . More or less, the same economic system has been established all over the world, and people seem to move to new places in search of new opportunities because they are not ready to be confined to their original locations/places/villages where opportunities are less. So, in many countries, the original lands/regions/villages are now less populated and only have some senior citizens. However, it seems that humankind has reached a critical juncture in history, so humankind seeks a new, different world where peace and harmony are well established. Humanity seems to be tired of everything now, so they look forward to a new chapter in human history.
@@angelaberni8873 Its easy to say but if you are out of their machine of paper money they will take your house. Just stop paying taxes in the confetti money and they tax collectors will come. To pay those taxes you NEED to "earn" that confetti paper essentially be a hamster for someone else's wheel.
Great video. The big cities in Portugal are expensive, home prices look similar to the US. The water surrounding the village wall is called a moat in English. . A polite word for animal poop is dung. Horses or cow dung. 😊What a beautiful country.
Would be helpful if their immigration policies allowed for people to move there easier. As an Australian, I have to spend a fortune on property just to get a leg in.
Not really....d7 visa only requires passive income from retirement acct and proof of funds. D8 is remote worker visa. D7 requires a 12 month lease or a deed to a property. D8 visa you just have to show your proof of remote job and the amount needed for monthly living (they have a set amount). You don't have to have the lease for remote worker visa. It's easier to get with fewer requirements but the amount of monthly income you need to prove that you are earning is much higher than a D7.
Villages use to be self sufficient In every way... what happened? They didn't need a government..had their own meat, vegetables, oils, cheese, made their own candles and clothes.. beautiful sheep farms.. A Dr room with nurse and even a local dentist.. They all belonged to the same church..loved being part of a community.. IT use to be the perfect lifestyle!
I love that abandoned village w the 12 houses. It would be fun to have that, build it up like an old Roman village or something and have events there a few times a year and the rest of the time use it for artists and musicians.
I love Portugal so much, I lived there for a few months but never got to see as much of the country as I'd have liked. I just couldn't make a living there, otherwise I'd have stayed. Perhaps one day, when I don't need to, I'll return ❤️
I agree. I've been to Portugal and loved it. But with my work I doubt I'd make a living there. I wish I could. I'd move there immediately. Maybe if I win the lotto or wherever.
Interesting video There are numerous picturesque abandoned villages in rural Greece as well. In some cases the government will even subsidize young families to go and populate them in a revival attempt.
25+ years ago housing was extremely cheap compared to more northern standards. Now you wonder why not more fugitives start developing their lives in rural peaceful portugal. (instead of trying in overcrowded cities elswhere) Yes I know they want modern lives with high wages but hapiness can be found in other ways too.
I see cheaper almost ready to move into properties in some areas of Italy...Portugal has many empty delapidated properties that'll cost a small fortune to refurbish. Competent builders are also hard to find and I think that Portugal has become quite expensive now. You may find a cheap house, but it may not have a habitation licence or have an urban article that you can live in without getting permission from the local camera/council.
Houses built before 1951 don´t need habitacional license....the urban and rural articles its another matter you can´t buil or rebuild a habitable house in a rural article piece of land ,,,as the name said it´s only allowed to use it for agricultural purposes...of course to rebuild a ruin of a stone house will cost a lot of money if you want to be comfortable and up to date with modern life...besides legalization of the house in the municipality with a a proper archictetural project with all modern rules of construcion .there are good examples of that like Mr and Mrs Adventures Nearby Veggies The Newbies The Scotts etc...
Avoid places where you have to "ask permission" every time you want to do even the most mundane of things. If that's the starting point, I can guarantee it will only be getting worse.
This is so much potential if you are allowed to build modern support structures. You could set up - within years - large agricultural businesses around hamlets WITHOUT ANYONE MOVING THERE. Robots are coming. But not being allowed to build a house? Sheds? Are they MAD?
Yes they should allow indeed encourage the construction of small (not tiny) houses using local stone and slate which blend in with the countryside and do not block the skyline.
Every Country now.....somehow only those who have been accumulating Mega wealth or have trade skills to rehab and fix or flip properties are even in the game of property ownership these days. Unbelievable.
What a shame. Such natural settings and peace, so conducive for respite from the insane urban world today. Go to the coast and enjoy the Atlantic Ocean breeze.
Any rural location is still better the unrelenting hell of life in any city on Earth. Peace and tranquility equals quality of life, which requires no high standard of living.
Dutchy here, my country is half the size of Portugal with almost double the population. 18 million now. They can get a few million from us. Then can we go to work normally again without traffic jams. Buy a house, or get a doctor. Thanks Portugal!
Hope government take adequate measures to bring people, and help them to set up agriculture, business etc so that many people can live peacefully. Such a beautiful place
Great video, but I would put the names of the all the villages on the screen so people can look them up. Pronunciation of Portuguese is bewildering to foreigners.
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just for you guys , To have someone with who gonna celabrete diversity
It's not correct English to say 'very little habituated'. You'd say 'sparsely populated' or 'has a low population'.
@@markkeogh18
Maybe he meant to say very few inhabitants.
Will you welcome an African to live in the village?
I bought a small house in an Alentejo village (south of Portugal). Almost 1000 m2 of land and a well... No regrets :)
Hwo to get house to buy in village
How much did it cost?
Empty, quiet, wilderness, peaceful. Sounds like paradise to me. Wish my country was like that
Will not take long and the next generations will say the same about the Western world.
Within 2 years your country will be empty....!
Which country is yours?
I would avoid the tourist infested green part of the map. People have been living in the red part and also over the border in Spain, which is similar, for hundreds of years. They live simply and meet their own needs, and don't follow the over-consumptive lifestyle of the west. Imagine. Clean water, clean air, no roads full of traffic noise and fumes, fresh locally-grown food, no unhealthy junk food, no bars and discos, no touristy boutiques and shopping malls full of everything no one really needs, no surfers, no loud 'music', no half-dressed rowdy drunken visitors, no litter on the streets, no tourists treating your villages as a playground...what could be better?
@@anncoffey8375That's anathema to the woke West
From $7K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
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To obtain financial freedom, one must either be a business owner, an investor or both, generating passive income particullarly on a weekly or monthly basis. That's the key to living financially stable....
Love the spirit and imagination of the guy buying a village to restore and encourage agritourism. Good luck, would love to visit.
I worked in Galicia, Spain in the mid-1990s, and would visit Porto, and parts of eastern and northern Portugal. Most of the country was very sparcely populated then also. It was scenic, but mostly empty. Many abandoned homes, farms, and small businesses scattered everywhere.
Brazilian protest song which says" turning with your back to the countryside will not make this country a good place to live, apparently also applies to its former motherland. czcams.com/video/Yx37B9l0hTY/video.htmlsi=Vvy1V4kj690KNNSi
THIS is what happens when the women start taking birth control,
stop having babies in favor of education and careers.
It's a form of SUICIDE!
This is happening in Japan, China (albeit slowly) and other high-tech
countries whose women value education and careers over old-fashioned
family life.
Idiot. Even in the mid 90s, Portugal was a dynamic country. As to empty places, how lucky are those who still have them !
It's the end of the world.
@@gschmidt9594 It's closer than it was yesterday.
Hard to believe Portugal was a world power.
turkey, spain, portugal, jews - all rich from stealing and trade but no innovation whatsoever.
You are now witnessing the end of the western power😊😊😊 so pay attention than you can see how once mighty countries like Egypt, Italy, Iran, (Persia) Greece choked in the same greed as the western countries have been doing for the last 50+ years!
😊😊😊😂😂😂
@@livinglifetothefullest22 Abortion and giving up their sovereignty to the EUssr. That CAN CHANGE!
It certainly was. It has only left poor colonies, as did Spain.
It was a massive power.
As a Northern European, I think a lot of Portugese natives will return once they realize what life is really life up North. Sure, the wages are higher, but so is cost of living. And there's a lot more crime, increasing demographic and religious conflict, poverty, etc. Housing is unaffordable there too, which is part of why a lot of us moved to Portugal to begin with. The grass isn't always greener, I'm afraid. They'll be back.
Far out.
portugal housing is unaffordable and with less wages
It’s pretty nice up north actually. Great quality of life if you’re educated.
Portugal is not empty.
By comparison, the US is a lot more empty. Portugal's population density is about 110 people per square kilometer, while population density of the US is about 36 people per square kilometer.
Canada is even more empty at just 4 people per square kilometer.
South Africa is around 50 people per square kilometer.
You wouldn't say so though as most live in dense cities.
There are vast stretches of uninhabited land.
Unfortunately due to toxi fertilizers and bad rural farming methods a lot of tribal land has become infertile and people don't have the patience or skill to rehabilitate the land.
Most of Canada is not really inhabitable, rocks or frozen tundra.
@@samewalt6486 Exactly. It's a bad comparison.
That's a stupid comparison. The vast majority of Canadians live within 60km of the border with the us
Entire population of world including the teeming millions of India China can be comfortably housed in a single large state day state of Texas
Portugal has such a strict inheritance law that when the children go live in other parts of Europe, the house cannot be sold until all the children are found and agree to the sale. It just takes one child to disagree or to be difficult to contact. This is added by young people moving to the cities or other parts of Europe.
What! Of course everyone must agree in all countries unless a court says different
Same in Spain
Same in France.
Same in most countries.
Really ? I did not know about it. I thought the law should be who own the house the person whose name appear on title deed.
Wow what a barrier to destroy people's lives.
I bought a house in portugal in a hamlet for the tranquility of the countryside.
Planted dozens of fruit and olive trees. I wouldn't exchange it for City living.
No jobs, no decent housing. No future
Most young people leave Portugal and they build other countries and nothing gets done at home..
yes, working for wolt, uber or of. what a dream that is..
Yes, this is happening in Italy as well. Only billionaires can afford to buy and renovate a small farm or village
The same in Greece!
I thought it was the case only of the post-East-Warsaw Pact states e.g., Poland, etc. I know the "mechanism" behind it. My personal experience: to live again under a new Cesar, UE-Parlament( a touris-cycle pilgrimidge confrontation with UE-guards on AD 2015, August 6 on the way to bl.F.Jagestatter tom in Austria from London,UK; the problem: my Cross@Tshirt with ex.3;14 in Hebrew@"Solidarity" was a ...propaganda@did not allow me to enter an Exhibition "On Freedom"! I keep a record of it in my file- I did not record it as I was not prepared for such...reaction but with dumb Satan's agents paid from any UE citizen's taxes one gets such action!; the correspondence t with UE-guars Chief @also GB (I'v tested it while for a while in UK) is ....stupidity (for legal@intellectual reasons)-I've got a confrontation with such people in Poland (University,the Church, then Massmedia, and I know how the legal system works.It is a BS/"shit"(Phil 3:8) and stupid citizens who tolerate it- I spent some time to change it! Vote (not dumb) citizens to. leave UE@become free again@then ...free people will arrive and make business again.
Sounds like Canada.
The problem in Portugal is the government and the inefficient civil service , which makes life a pain . Building costs like the rest of the EU have increased massively and its difficult to find a competent honest builder . Also outside cities , public transport has almost been stopped and shops are few and far between . Add to this all the Eu rules and regulations which do nothing but hike the prices of everything . Then there is the problem of travel to other parts of Portugal and the rest of the EU ,without a car ( and driving license) its very difficult and slow .
We have taken the decision , we are selling up and leaving after nearly 20 years
How about Uber ?
99% of that is not related to EU at all.
Portugal also was very poor before EU. You simply dont create jobs.
Prices has not gone up because of EU but by living standards. You of course has to produce more and also to state - scgools, education, hospitals, roads, medicine, pension. You forget You get back.
And I know the drill. 4 of my grandfathers siblings immigrated and after all got a life in USA and Argentina.
Im from Denmark.
Portugal has been poor since their golden age, thats centuries ago. By the way, the rest of Europe is joining in on that. Rent, food and the rest is getting so expensive, prices go up. Wages do not. I am confident that if there are no changes then in 25 years the whole of europe will just be borderline poor. Being bled dry enough to keep going but greed is going so far that even in the richest european countries people can not sustain it. European and local laws do not help. Everything is made to prevent innovation and self sustainment.
The government there has been mismanaging things for untold decades. Now much of Europe is beginning to slide in the same way. It seems like a natural process, but, in reality, it is a direct consequence of elites who simply have accumulated much of the wealth and assets of a nation and simply live to ONLY enjoy a mindless hedonistic lifestyle not caring about the nation, people or its future. They are corrupt. The people are left decade after decade with less wealth and opportunities. The old stay behind and the young move to the cities or leave the nation. How to redress this before a nation is sucked dry by these elitist leeches?
where are you going?
As a misanthrope living in Portugal, empty is good. It's as empty as the Scottish Highlands where I used to live, but with a fantastic climate!
The interior of Portugal is stunningly beautiful...we love it here, there are great schools, there is good public transport, loads of small village shops & mobile vans, everyone grows veg & shares.
One thing is very true - we need more people!
So, we live here & if you are reading this, maybe you are considering a move, so here is a brief take...
There are hundreds of properties of all types for sale - you need to visit as not much is online & people really want to sell to people they appreciate!
Note, there are planning easements in place dependent on how much land you have, whether in National Parks etc that are worth investigating.
Not all of Portugal is hot! We are in Guarda region at 868 metres & it gets cold in winter!! The climate here is like the UK but with two months shorn off winter & added on as glorious summer...with fires a present danger.
Castelo Branco, not far away, is searing hot by comparison with Guarda.
Water must be your obsession...boreholes are expensive & you'll need more than one can provide. They are not reliable enough to be your only source.
All the best from @HowardsPortugal
We recently purchased a small farm, fruit trees, olive, and a small vinyard in a small village in central portugal near A13 toll road. We just spent 75 days there and have our 4 bedroom 2 bath house completely set up and comfortable and have just returned to the US. The area is very inexpensive and one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. The small farm villages local population is so welcoming and helpful. Any one considering a move should explore the real rural portugal and experience life at its best.
Hang in there - the AI revolution coming at us like a freight train is going to change EVERYTHING. People will be able to make good livings from their home computer from anywhere (including Antarctica). Anywhere you can get StarLink satellite connections. People need to move out of the cities which are rapidly becoming just too crowded. With Amazon deliveries being global, that opens up even the most rural area to commerce and living needs. While the AI will replace a LOT of people's jobs, it will open up opportunities galore to anyone paying a bit of attention.
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@@sarahdeshay1394 Indeed. Totally agree. I live in Alentejo but used to own a place just off a junction of the A13. If you obsess about speaking English and things like that then inland Portugal won't be for you. But if you want to live in the country and get on with your neighbours (which means learning at least the minimum amount of Portuguese to be polite) than it's a really, really nice place to live. And not at all expensive. And certainly not subject to the price rises that have affected Lisbon.
People are helpful and genuine. And it's a really safe place to live, too. Great for children.
What a beautiful way to live. There are a lot of people seeking this kind of peace and tranquility. Folks wanting to live life simply and living off the land sharing and enjoying a real community. I myself would love to live there
It seems that some countries like Spain, Italy and Portugal want to attract people to move and populate some of the rural areas that have been abandoned by the native residents, but how can expect attract buyers if they make almost impossible to renovate and let alone build a house , with all the bureaucracy and foolish regulations by the government.
It's purposeful. The elites in Brussels don't want ppl having an escape route from their 15 minute cities
I am sorry.. But these new residents does not do these countries any good.. They are rich = prices on everything goes up = the natives can no longer afford a decent life..
I visited Portugal so many times and the region i love most was the Trás-os-Montes region in the spanish border. One hell of a good cuisine and lovely people. Most of the old farmers houses are abandoned. Young people prefer the coastline around porto. They're never coming back and this is very sad. In spain we faces the same problems.
Great video! Yes there are lots of deserted villages in my country. The young generation prefer the cities or go abroad.
Mountainous, rocky, windswept, w little arable land & natural resources means it's always been tough to make a living off the land. No wonder the leading Portuguese conquistador of Brazil, Pedro Álvares Cabral, came from this region 500+ years ago.
If it's anything like renovating in Italy, the hurdles are immense. Permitting costs are prohibitive due to all the architectural bureaucracy/approvals and concerns, civil fees of all kinds and the cost of just getting materials to the locations.
It’s all a trap on purpose..
Is there really a lot of bureaucratic red tape to go through when restoring these places?
@@DoctorWonka There’s a guy who renovated a stone hovel up in the mountains somewhere in Europe and he couldn’t do it in the locales he wanted due to onerous, expensive and extremely slow moving and corrupt systems in Italy. Besides, the globalists want the plebs in tightly packed cities where they can be controlled, not living all over the countryside out of their control
My husband and I lived in Portugal for 3 years. Building costs have gone up in the last 3-4 years, and builders are almost impossible to find. We had neighbours who only visited in summer and a few times throughout the year and their builder had taken 18 months to complete a small A frame cabin (and was still not finished as of last year). We had a ruin to restore but the previous owners had done all the paperwork - there is a process involved but it is more difficult because of the language barrier. The work itself would have ended up costing us more than what we could afford (and taken a lot longer too). There is also the danger of fires to think about.
@@DoctorWonkaI don't know abt the paperwork for Portugal properties but for the Italy 1-euro houses, yes it's a lot of bureaucracy. It's not really "1 euro". 1 euro is probably the cost of the house but you have to pay many other fees like realtor's fees, taxes, land transfer fees, etc. That's just to transfer the property to you. Then when it's yours, you must renovate it within a certain period of time. At least that's what I remember from the docu that I watched re: Italian properties for sale.
Its NOT EMPTY but full of wildlife and nature--great !
What is so pretty about a village with zero trees and houses glued to each other. That’s hell to me
You make it pretty..the point is there is space to build another life than the life of the city.
@@serif392Exactly!! ❤
At least clean frish air, no noise, no need for transportation, it's nice for me.
There's a reason it's so empty. No way to make a living. Even the Portughese can't make it and have to move away.
Of course. Same all over rural Europe - if the telecommunications companies had the motivation to invest in these places it might be possible to repopulate them. And why not let refugees who know how to farm and be self-sufficient settle there? Could be a salvation for people who just want to escape war but are not interested in corporate life and digitalisation.
@@elledix3575 No, we have excellent internet - €45 unlimited mobile broadband that streams 1080 no problem. The issue is quality of life for the people who can work remote. If you can earn €2000 a month you can live well anywhere in Portugal - so why live in a schist house with few amenities and few neighbors?
Well, land is capital :D
@@elledix3575 Because Europe is not the worlds dumping ground.
@@elledix3575 because there aren't any
Beautifully sad. The man buying the village to make a tourist destination sound great. Looking forward to seeing what he builds.
Portugal, Italy and Japan have whole villages with houses unoccupied.
True! A friend of mine is moving from Belgium to a small Italian town, just to slow down. The house costs around €18.000, with garage. There's a bakery, butcher and grocery store. It's like going 50 years back in time.
I know where I will spend my next vacation 😅👍
All Europan countries are like that. We are dying out and being replaced with Africans.
@ms-jl6dl I heard from hearsay that Japan is inviting blacks to have children with Japanese to boost the population. I have not confirmed it, though.I was very surprised that a largely homogeneous society is now opening up to heterogeneity.
@ms-jl6dl Well, Japan is offering money to black men to have children with Japanese women to reverse population decline. The scheme might be for all immigrants though. Interesting timed.
@@ms-jl6dl Yea and who are allowing those Africans in? Why are European forces are in Africa ? Niger? Chad ? Huh ? Stop bring democracy to them and they will live with their countries.
Why does France have tons of gold with 0 gold mines but Niger with hundreds of gold mines have less than a 10th of the gold reserves ? Huh ? hypocrite.
I doubt that you would get 20,000 EUR of annual revenue from running an airbnb in that tiny house. Tourists want to go to towns that have restaurants and cafes.
These are beautiful places, but restoring them would require a LOT of labor time and investment in materials. Bringing in construction materials on narrow roads may be difficult and ultimately expensive.
Given a well described ad, people will come anywhere. Treehouses, Hobbit houses; anything really. Weird sells as well as the peace and quiet city people don't realize they never get.
@@signalfire6 Yes but people only see a fraction of all the adds out there.
And if your social credit score is low, ppl won't be able to travel there.
The reason the villages are empty has roots in the Methuen Treaty that Portugal signed with England to not have an Industrial Revolution in exchange of coastal naval protection.
Now, because they did not have an industrialization boom, people can't make a living as traders and merchants anymore.
Trust me, industrialization does solve the “empty countryside” problem. It leads to depopulation
@@Deathbytroll I disagree. All European countries had an Industrial Revolution, except Portugal. If there had been one, the young could be working today remotely from the comfort of their countryside house or opening factories and plants or IT offices in inner Portugal. They wouldn't have fled massively to Australia. Portugal is the #1 provider of immigrants in the European community. They work as babysitters, bricklayers and other low-income professions in Switzerland, Germany, etc. Just like Bulgarians work like bricklayers and plumbers in other developed European countries.
Portugal is lovely.
At Fatima in Portugal during the year 1917 Fatima miracle had happened.❤❤❤.
Allegedly happened
@@JAMESLOONEY-kd1nu For unbelivers like you brother.May God Bless you and all your lovedones.
In Rural Portugal, there is so much empty land left wild. If people want to habitate and cultivate they need to be able to build a property to live in. Property development should be allowed based on need not ridiculous obsolete outdated rules. So many people want smaller parcels to live on, cultivate and enjoy.
If you have more than 10ha & are outside national parks, there are planning easements that are worth looking into...
@@howardsportugal Thanks for sharing that, I will continue to do further research.
I bought 3 hectares in Serra da Estrella national park in 2009 - old Quinta with 200 olive trees & 1000 grapevines. It took 2 years to get planning permission to build house & campsite. NP planners & local Camra super supportive. Spent 1 year attempting to get local businesses to start groundwork’s, quote for solar installation, etc. I gave up as it was just too difficult to get the works started… came back to UK to work for a bit & forest fires ripped through the valley. We had a lucky escape… delays changed our plans but also saved them from going up in smoke. Best 3 years, great people & such a beautiful country. No regrets.
My advice - if you are thinking of doing something similar, take your budget & double it. Take your development timeline & treble it. Good luck 👍
Yes, but Klaus Schwab and friends don't want you out there, they want you in a 15 minute city where you can be Controlled. and receive your injections
That a beautiful little town you are visiting there. Gorgeous landscaping, also. I enjoy your videos.
Places that are empty of humans are beautiful. There are never wars there; few of the problems we cause, no pollution, unless it blows in. Ironically we all long for them in an increasingly crowded world!
For local wars search Wikipedia etc for " Wellington".
Go live there and find out.
@@ms-jl6dl sour much
Try living there and see when you have no electric power, no running water, no waste collectors, all the "beauty" will come to nightmare.
Reality check: You mean a DECREASINGLY crowded world.
Portugal is the oldest friend of England. It's the only nation on Earth that hasn't fought Britain. 🇵🇹🇬🇧❤️
England is the one who occupied, colonized attacked, robbed etc. many parts of the world, including genocide
How interesting!as an english teacher i'm going to use your info for sure!
What the other countries could do that British Empire wanted to colonise them and steal their wealth
@@skincaremakeup40I'd fact check that.... of course there was the great Anglo-Australian campagn of 19......
Says more about Britain than Portugal 😂
From videos I've seen, Portugal's archaic and complex laws and the inefficient government bureaucracy are the biggest impediments to buying property and building homes there.
😢😢😢if i were yonger! I would definitely go for it! To old now 😢😢😢 old? Yes😢😢😢 75 years 😅 can't start now ❤❤❤❤❤❤
In France, Italy, Spain, many small villages are abandoned because the population was too small to maintain basic services. Italy especially has a a signed villages because earthquakes have wiped out or damaged villages, killing or injuring too many of the residents.
Dude, check your data!
Rio de Janeiro (state): 43.910 km²
Portugal: 92.152 km²
It's not a large country. But it's more than two times the size of the state Rio de Janeiro
Wish they had a program where they would buy back, their children who live like second-class citizens around the world, rather than opening their doors to those who bring no love but rather division. Just a thought.
For God's sake, portugal IS a rich country by world standards. Most portuguese don't "live like second class citizens around the world".
The slate work at 3:27 was so random it's beautiful. Who needs all those straight lines anyway?
Your commentary is good in every sense, bravo, mate
As a hungarian I would love to get into revitalizing an old house in Portugal as a vacation home if there was a way to citizenship with that... but if I recall correctly you need to buy expensive property to have a shot at that... I think it was called golden visa or something.
How nice would it be to renovate something old and abandoned with less money and use it in the family to spend nice vacations there.... great vid btw
I’ve been to Portugal . Beautiful country . I’ve never been to those areas
Absolutely stunning. Wow. I love it all.
Thanks for sharing, Portugal is a beautiful place. I may look into it in the near future, to buy a farm
The village you showed does not really look like Switzerland. To me, it is much more similar to some villages in Corsica or the Apennines in Italy.
I was in Portugal for 8 months from Algarve to Almeida. My relatives are from Rio, but our name is de Almeida. That's why I wanted to see this city.
Portugal is a great country❤
€0.80 for a glass of wine!! Never heard of that in my life
They make the stuff there, it's like water: everywhere
@@weekendatbernies2265 Have you seen the price they charge for wine in Australia? I have, taxed to the max even local wine
It’s goon
It’s goon
I like and love Portugal, been there many times!
I have lived in the Algarve which is very expensive now. I really want to move to Sicily.
Had they kept the tax break for retirees, I would have happily retired there and rebuilt an old house. Well, not an option anymore… Maybe Portugal will one day resort to what some Italian villages are doing, selling houses for 1€ in order to attract people.
My thoughts exactly.
France sold a Castle to an ex neighbor of mine in 1995ish.
@@terywetherlow7970 For one Euro, or rather Franc in 1995, pre-Euro? If so, it’s usually done under the condition that the new owner renovate the castle. And then we are talking six figures easy…
@@MajorWolf72 I haven't seen or heard of Margaret since as I moved from the town not to long after. She and her kids now grown and Husband who may be deceased tbh were In Paris frequently had a place on Rue de Seine in time period that I knew them. I believe I saw a video of folks who took on the same adventure. It made me think of her & fam.
Beautiful Starfort. Great video thanks.
Interior Portugal is gem.
Beautiful views
Northern Portugal is heaven. I used to live there
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE!
I would LOVE to know when those houses were built.
They look like they've been standing for CENTURIES,
all the way back to the Middle Ages!
Portugal did its part in World History and contributed immensely to the advancement of human civilization.
And let's not overlook how they raped Brazil!
Those portuguese navigators had huge balls...once they entered those ships only GOD could seal their destiny....the rest is history!
Thank you for doing this heavy task of traveling so that we don't have to.
I fondly remember visiting, a few years ago, Almeida and the Serra da Estrela. Great to see them featured in your video🙂
Very good video! I enjoyed leaning a little bit about Portugal and seeing its beautiful scenery. Thank you! New sub.
Renovating using CGI. A village with no road or vehicular access. Land with no habitation licences, mains water, electricity or sewage. Sounds wonderful.
Don't forget brutally hot summers and no water. This video was taken in winter. Everything was green. Id bet things will change drastically when the summer comes. Not half as hospitable. Sadly.
I now have a place I can plan on moving to when SHTF. I might check into some of these options now. I am a fan of Fatima, the apparitions of Mary in 1917. I would feel comfortable in that blessed country.
Pray for truth of apparitions sadly false
Jesus is the way the truth and the Life No one comes to the Father except through Him
The "windmills" are actually called "wind turbines". Excellent video. Thanks for making it.
I think that land and houses are the best investment. When I was a kid, I went to summer camp in Canada for 2 months and this would have been 1984 and houses in this little town would sell for 6,000 - 8,000 CAD. Nowadays if you look online those prices are 600,000 - 800,000 CAD in other words, the value has gone up 100x in just 40 years. No other investment quite like it because it's not just about asset appreciation but regular income stream. But those prices in Portugal are very interesting, and it's only a matter of time before they go up.
Here in Canada 2.5hr is a short distance. I love Portugal after seeing so many videos on CZcams. I hope it rebounds as I've seen quite a few channels who have bought cheap land and are making it home.
Yeah, it only takes about 7 hrs to drive north to south...Portugal has been compared to be about the size of the US state Indiana. Because of the mountains, I'm not sure how lng it would take to drive west to east...though if you are in the southern part of the country, Alentejo....quite flat, more of a 'high desert' area. Used to be lots of agriculture, cork, and olive trees. Unfortunately the previous Portuguese dictator, Antonio Salazar, planted eucalyptus trees (fast growers) but easy to burn as well. The eucalyptus trees release a toxin in the air when thy burn. Cork doesn't burn at all....people who have land should try to plant cork if they can. You could get a harvest every 9 years.
How hard to get an small farm in Portugal 🇵🇹 and plant vines and cork trees 🌳, do need permit to anything and everything when planting a tree or putting an post in or building an woodshed?
I've gone around the whole peninsula in one day, coast to coast. It was at a very high speed, but definitely not something I could do in Canada.
@@JS-jh4cy many small farms already have vines growing and fruit trees too. I think the cork needs the warmer temps of Alentejo and Algarve though. Haven't seen too many ppl mention cork trees in the north part of PT. PT has strict building codes, wanting to maintain the historical 'frame' of original house...so anything that changes the walls/windows, roof, etc. Unfortunately I have heard folks say that PT won't give habitation license if work isnt performed by certified builder...thus no DIY unless you are certified in PT. Seems to run contrary to everything that I've seen on YT...but it must be that they dont know the Portuguese language to read the rules...and when autotranslated...ppl arent getting the real story.
Unfortunately most of Southern Europe is suffering from the same evacuated hinterland ghost town phenomena. Its sad because European governments are doing little to revitalize these areas and some governments are actively trying to confiscate these areas right under the noses of the people living in them using the excuse of "their lack of population" and completely disregarding legal deeds and documents. These are the regions of Europe that the EU has completely neglected. Priority is given to assisting Third World migrants and funding gay festivities, the European hinterland virtually has no importance and receives minimal financial assistance.
Governments don't need to do anything about this. People who are disillusioned with the system will populate it with new communities.
I suspect there are bigger issues at play here than governments supporting a gay festival. Looks like a lack of people, industry, infrastructure and hope for a future. Supporting pride parades probably not a significant factor😂.
@@nicky640 This is not true. Governments need to be proactive is supporting abandoned hinterland communities through infrastructure expansion projects, tax incentives other measures that can support an economically viable and socially active communities. To think that people will migrate to these areas escaping the chaos of urban sprawl and socially segregated areas is a total fallacy. Governments need to assist these areas so that they are aware of why they are so empty and how this situation needs to be corrected. In Spain many homeless Arab migrants have settled in hinterland areas, this is not the type of repopulation these areas need because they are completely changing the ethnic and social structure of their own country. These areas are not meant to be new dumping grounds for garbage or vacant lots confiscated from absentee owners for national parks or confiscated by governments through the use of deviously underhanded legal scams of dispossession. Water rights of these areas should also be respected to ensure their future ability to once again grow into viable communities. These areas are not wild waste lands, they are neglected regions that have fallen into disuse due to poverty and they should be considered a national priority for development.
@@RonStochler-oz1qk
I feel you're conflating stuff.
Yes, governments are responsible for furthering infrastructure to their denizens. But not specifically more or less here than elsewhere. Just if you settle there you should be able to get a tarmac road at least, and preferably electricity too.
No, invading peoples settling there isn't necessarily the best option. Unless of course they buy the land like a decent people before they settle there and will then make the region thrive. Then I guess they've earned it, no matter their heritage.
You speak of water rights and underhanded schemes, which makes me think you're speaking of various forms of corruption. Yes, of course corruption should be countered by the government.
But other than all this, why is a specific piece of land "meant to" be used in a certain way? People moved away from there because they meant to move away from there, for human reasons. So if they not "mean to" live there, why is it "meant to" be used.
I know plenty of city people who dream of settling such areas and all they need is viable schemes and the guts to make the step to actually do it.
Should the government make those viable schemes for them? No, they should do so themselves.
We need to reinvent ourselves now that globalism is at its end. To repopulate these areas will happen as a natural part of that reinvention, and then it will be by people who are meant to do this, through human free will.
The government should just do good governance: not be corrupt, uphold fair laws, provide infrastructure. And for the rest, government should bugger off...
If u look at the Agenda 30 stuff, the idea is to stick everyone in cities and urbanised zones and rewild as much as possible. Desertification is a feature to Brussels.
Great content. Hello from Nairobi, Kenya
Thank young man that was a well made interesting and informative video.
Nice vid and pics thanks!
In fact, all over the world, in every country, people seem to migrate from their original lands to urban areas or new countries due to many socio-economic political and environmental issues. .
More or less, the same economic system has been established all over the world, and people seem to move to new places in search of new opportunities because they are not ready to be confined to their original locations/places/villages where opportunities are less. So, in many countries, the original lands/regions/villages are now less populated and only have some senior citizens.
However, it seems that humankind has reached a critical juncture in history, so humankind seeks a new, different world where peace and harmony are well established. Humanity seems to be tired of everything now, so they look forward to a new chapter in human history.
If there’s no work people will leave.
No need to work for others. Work for your family and not to make others richer.
@@angelaberni8873 Its easy to say but if you are out of their machine of paper money they will take your house. Just stop paying taxes in the confetti money and they tax collectors will come. To pay those taxes you NEED to "earn" that confetti paper essentially be a hamster for someone else's wheel.
What a beautiful village. Thank you for bringing it to us.
Great video. I’m ready to visit here
Great video. The big cities in Portugal are expensive, home prices look similar to the US. The water surrounding the village wall is called a moat in English. . A polite word for animal poop is dung. Horses or cow dung. 😊What a beautiful country.
Would be helpful if their immigration policies allowed for people to move there easier. As an Australian, I have to spend a fortune on property just to get a leg in.
Not really....d7 visa only requires passive income from retirement acct and proof of funds. D8 is remote worker visa. D7 requires a 12 month lease or a deed to a property. D8 visa you just have to show your proof of remote job and the amount needed for monthly living (they have a set amount). You don't have to have the lease for remote worker visa. It's easier to get with fewer requirements but the amount of monthly income you need to prove that you are earning is much higher than a D7.
Villages use to be self sufficient In every way... what happened?
They didn't need a government..had their own meat, vegetables, oils, cheese, made their own candles and clothes.. beautiful sheep farms..
A Dr room with nurse and even a local dentist..
They all belonged to the same church..loved being part of a community..
IT use to be the perfect lifestyle!
I love Portugal! I used to truck there in the 80s & 90s.
I love that abandoned village w the 12 houses. It would be fun to have that, build it up like an old Roman village or something and have events there a few times a year and the rest of the time use it for artists and musicians.
Great reportage, thanks so SO much!
I love Portugal so much, I lived there for a few months but never got to see as much of the country as I'd have liked.
I just couldn't make a living there, otherwise I'd have stayed. Perhaps one day, when I don't need to, I'll return ❤️
I agree. I've been to Portugal and loved it. But with my work I doubt I'd make a living there.
I wish I could. I'd move there immediately.
Maybe if I win the lotto or wherever.
A neighbor showed me pictures of Portugal. Fishermen with huge nets were catching little Silver Fish. They'd pull the nets FULL of them.
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Catching Whitebait I expect, schools of immature fish, very popular activity along the coast and estuaries.
Interesting video
There are numerous picturesque abandoned villages in rural Greece as well.
In some cases the government will even subsidize young families to go and populate them in a revival attempt.
25+ years ago housing was extremely cheap compared to more northern standards.
Now you wonder why not more fugitives start developing their lives in rural peaceful portugal.
(instead of trying in overcrowded cities elswhere)
Yes I know they want modern lives with high wages but hapiness can be found in other ways too.
The empty side of Portugal is just awesome, empty, quiet, no crowds, no deafening noise, just the way I like it. I know, I'm Portuguese...!!!
I live in The Algarve for a month a year in a villa with a pool next to a golf course. All works fine. And I meet Portuguese folk when I order a meal.
Beautiful! These places just need some color!
Depends on what you mean by color
NO it need reduction in red tape.
Thank you , Sir! Too true i am sure !@@Adnancorner
I see cheaper almost ready to move into properties in some areas of Italy...Portugal has many empty delapidated properties that'll cost a small fortune to refurbish. Competent builders are also hard to find and I think that Portugal has become quite expensive now. You may find a cheap house, but it may not have a habitation licence or have an urban article that you can live in without getting permission from the local camera/council.
Houses built before 1951 don´t need habitacional license....the urban and rural articles its another matter you can´t buil or rebuild a habitable house in a rural article piece of land ,,,as the name said it´s only allowed to use it for agricultural purposes...of course to rebuild a ruin of a stone house will cost a lot of money if you want to be comfortable and up to date with modern life...besides legalization of the house in the municipality with a a proper archictetural project with all modern rules of construcion .there are good examples of that like Mr and Mrs Adventures Nearby Veggies The Newbies The Scotts etc...
Avoid places where you have to "ask permission" every time you want to do even the most mundane of things. If that's the starting point, I can guarantee it will only be getting worse.
Beautiful and peaceful place need to be known for its nearby communities to preserve its nature
Super vídeos Hélio from Florida 🇺🇸👏good job!
This is so much potential if you are allowed to build modern support structures. You could set up - within years - large agricultural businesses around hamlets WITHOUT ANYONE MOVING THERE. Robots are coming. But not being allowed to build a house? Sheds? Are they MAD?
Yes they should allow indeed encourage the construction of small (not tiny) houses using local stone and slate which blend in with the countryside and do not block the skyline.
Unfortunately, this is a sad worldwide phenomenon.
Not in Ireland or the UK
@@freedomunltdare you sure? Plenty of abandoned or run down ex minings towns in the UK
Very informative video 👍
That's amazing. In New Zealand, rural properties are incredibly expensive.
Every Country now.....somehow only those who have been accumulating Mega wealth or have trade skills to rehab and fix or flip properties are even in the game of property ownership these days. Unbelievable.
What a shame. Such natural settings and peace, so conducive for respite from the insane urban world today. Go to the coast and enjoy the Atlantic Ocean breeze.
I am doing my best fixing up my ruin home in Grocinas.
❤ Dreaming of Portugal ❤
Certainly makes a change from here in the uk we’re full up
Interesting hope to visit Portugal soon,will love to visit Lisbon. 😊
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Great vid, keep them coming - Treadmill ? Windmill ? LOL its a Wind Turbine 🤣
Any rural location is still better the unrelenting hell of life in any city on Earth. Peace and tranquility equals quality of life, which requires no high standard of living.
Dutchy here, my country is half the size of Portugal with almost double the population. 18 million now. They can get a few million from us.
Then can we go to work normally again without traffic jams. Buy a house, or get a doctor. Thanks Portugal!
Looks like a filmmakers paradise for sets.
Hope government take adequate measures to bring people, and help them to set up agriculture, business etc so that many people can live peacefully. Such a beautiful place
Great video, but I would put the names of the all the villages on the screen so people can look them up. Pronunciation of Portuguese is bewildering to foreigners.
Nice to see the old Portuguese ancestry bringing you back to your roots, the origin of where it all started.