Portugal’s Golden Visa Residency Programme was launched in 2012, to offer investors from non-EU countries a fast-track route to a residency permit and eventual passport for Portugal.

Portugal’s housing market is now strengthening, thanks to a sharp recovery in demand amidst improving economic conditions and the Algarve region is a major investment property hotspot.

São Brás de Alportel is a lovely old town in the hills of the Algarve and less than 20 km from Faro airport and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.