# [[Portugal]] ```leaflet id: map-portugal image: map-portugal.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 6 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` ## Regions of Portugal ### Porto and [[Northern Portugal]] - [[Porto]]: 1.5M people This is the most populous region: 3.5M people. It has a colder climate than the rest of Portugal, and winters can be rainy. ### [[Central Portugal]] The area between Porto and Lisbon. It includes the Silver Coast, and has 2.5M inhabitants. It has the most fertile land. You can easily access Lisbon and Porto from this region, yet it has the most affordable housing in the country. - [[Coimbra]] - [[Nazaré]] - [[Leiria]] - [[Figueira da Foz]] - [[Aveiro]] ### [[Lisbon]] and Tagus Valley 3M people. The city of Lisbon has only 0.5M people. The most expensive place to get a home in Portugal. - [[Lisbon]] - [[Ericeira]] - [[Setúbal]] - [[Peniche]] ### [[Alentejo]] Region between Lisbon and the Algarve. - [[Vila Nova de Milfontes]] ### [[The Algarve]] #### [[Faro]], capital - [[Loulé]], municipality/district (70k people) - [[Vilamoura]], city - [[Quarteira]], city - [[Faro]] (64k people) - [[Portimāo]] (55k people) - [[Olhāo]] (45k people) - [[Albufeira]], district (40k people) - [[Olhos de Água]], city - [[Tavira]] - [[Sagres]] - [[Lagos]] - [[Carvoeiro]] ### [[Azores Islands]] Series of small, volcanic islands with a landscape similar to [[Ireland]] and [[New Zealand]]. ### [[Madeira Islands]] The Madeira Islands are technically part of Portugal, but are closer in location to [[Morocco]]. There is a growing nomad movement in Madeira. ## [[Taxation in Portugal]] ## [[Moving to Portugal]]