Relocating to Portugal: Our Step-by-Step Blueprint
Moving from the Netherlands to Portugal in your forties requires more than packing bags — it requires a plan that survives contact with reality. This is where we log the move as it happens: the scouting trips we did on foot, the housing search, the paperwork, and the honest numbers. Nothing here is theory; if we have not done it yet, we say so.
Where We Are in the Move
As of September 2026 we live in Almere. Since Bruno has family in Portugal we spend our holidays whenever we can. It is during these periods we are on the lookout for housing and locations to make our dreams come true for a relocation to Portugal.
Scouting Portugal on Foot
Before we looked at a single house, we walked. These walking trips shape where we want to live.
The Fisherman’s Trail Portugal: A Complete Guide to Hiking the Rota Vicentina
Hiking the Fisherman’s Trail Portugal was my first solo multi-day trek, and it remains one…
Loriga Portugal
Loriga Portugal is the kind of place your nervous system remembers before your mind does….
Arouca Suspension Bridge: 8.7km of Stairs, Vertigo, and a 17:00 Deadline
The Arouca suspension bridge is only half the story. We learned that the hard way…
The Practical Side: Paperwork, Housing, Money
Guides in preparation: getting a NIF and opening a Portuguese bank account, the D7/D8 visa question for Dutch citizens (spoiler: as EU citizens we do not need one, but we do need to register), renting versus buying in the Portugal, and what our first year actually cost. Subscribe below and we will send each guide when it is published.
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