@tony359
Italian looking for information about Portugal
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Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
@JohnnyPTSorry, where did I say I am looking for good weather all year round? @StrontiumOf course I appreciate others' opinions will be subjective. My idea of "pleasant" might be different than others' etc. So what I should do in your opinion? Shut ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
I am not sure why this subject finds so much opposition. I have been in Portugal already and I have another stay booked in March.Moving country is not something you do at a click of the fingers. Of all the people out there I would have thought that ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Well, with "good" I don't mean permanent sunshine and spring temps. It's just that I've seen many sunny days and besides the couple of freezing spells, temps have been ok.Some winters have been cloudy and miserable from September to March so being ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Thank - I am familiar with all the statistics websites. Some are great and allow to compare cities without having to browse through hundreds of pages.However, that is not what my question was about. I've been looking at stats and webcams over the ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Yes I am aware :)But I am looking at statistics too :) Coimbra is supposed to be more than twice as sunny as where I live in the UK during winter but I can tell you it's been much sunnier here. Hence my question! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
I didn't check on the Lisbon webcam regularly - but when I did it was gloomy as well :)How does the current winter feel in Lisbon? Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Hello all,Bringing this back after a while. I've been keeping an eye on a public webcam in Coimbra since September and I haven't seen much sunshine there! Temps were also on the low side.I see this week there is a little "heatwave" forecast (I am so ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra by tony359
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ...
Thanks JohnnyPT!Yes, plenty available indeed. Though many are pretty small (which is expected given the large University) and I was hoping to find something just outside Coimbra town centre where I could park a car - so I could walk to the school ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra by tony359
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ...
Thanks Kiran, appreciated!Geography is not my best strength, Google maps says Tabua is 50min from Coimbra but Madeira is on the coast of Africa? :)50 minutes is maybe a bit too much though, I'll probably would like to be in Coimbra every day to ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ... Read More
Language schools in Coimbra by tony359
Hi all,I am looking for a Portuguese language school in Coimbra, I am planning to spend a few weeks there in March. I have found one (Caravela), they might have a course available in March but I need to get to a specific level first if I want to ...
Thank you so much!I did find the university of Coimbra but those are proper semester-long courses as you found - I wasn't aware of the three weeks ones, too bad they're not available this week.JohnnyPTEscola Superior de Educacao de Coimbra seems to ... Read More
Language schools in Coimbra
Hi all,I am looking for a Portuguese language school in Coimbra, I am planning to spend a few weeks there in March. I have found one (Caravela), they might have a course available in March but I need to get to a specific level first if I want to ... Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
Thanks James,Definitely not planning to live in a town centre so hopefully I have more options :)I'll bear in mind all your advice which is very valuable! Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
same in Italy, the often used energy rating is usually very inaccurate. Read More
Weather in Portugal by tony359
Hi all,I live in the UK and I am considering moving to a warmer and sunnier country, hence I have been considering Portugal. Some friends suggested Coimbra, just North of Lisbon. I've been keeping an eye on a webcam I found online to see how the ...
very interesting. I thought British homes were bad! Definitely something I'll try to keep an eye on when I'm there. Cheers! Read More