THE ALGARVE

Vale da Telha is situated in the Costa Vicentina National Park on the Western Atlantic coast of the Algarve. It is 6 kilometers from the charming white-washed hillside town of Aljezur, and is between the beautiful beaches of Monte Clerigo and Arrifana.

Vale da Telha is served by a small number of bars and restaurants plus a few shops, The town of Aljezur provides a daily market offering fresh produce including fresh fish, flowers and a host of locally grown vegetables. There are a range of banks, a post office, small supermarkets and shops plus local government offices and a good choice of restaurants in Aljezur.

Vale da Telha offers tranquility and amazing value compared to most areas along the south coast of the Algarve. If you feel tempted to find out more, why not come and check it out for yourself?

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 Aljezur

The river that divides Aljezur was once navigable but today is just picturesque in spring and autumn and dry in summer. The ‘Old Town’ is built on a hill that leads up to the castle. The castle was built by the Moors in the 10th Centuary.

There are an array of small museums and galleries dotted along the narrow winding medieval streets & alleyways leading up to the castle. Crossing the river past the local ’strip faming area’ leads to the ‘New Town’. This is dominated by the new Church ‘Igreja Nova’ which has given its name to this part of the town.

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If you are looking to purchase a property in Portugal then you will be aware that the majority of properties for sale here are priced in euros. Therefore, in order to make a purchase you will need to exchange your sterling funds for euros. The rate of exchange has fluctuated quite a lot within the last year with rates varying from highs of around 1.5 euros to the pound and lows of around 1.25 euros to the pound. It is thought that the higher rates were an extreme and current rates are around 1.3 euros to the pound.

If you would like to purchase a property in Portugal and are concerned about fluctuating rates then it is possible to purchase a property in
pounds sterling and avoid having to exchange monies into euros. There are a number of property owners in the Algarve who set their property prices in sterling and are happy to recieve payment in this currency.

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There are also property owners who will accept euros or sterling and have reduced their sterling price substantially to attract potential buyers from the UK.

The first such property is a fantastic 2 bedroom townhouse on a small condominium with just 12 houses and a large communal swimming pool. The house is located in the area of Vale Formoso which is less than a 10 minute drive from the popular beach resorts of Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago. The house benefits from air conditioning, underfloor heating and is being sold fully furnished. The asking price is 345,000 euros which at a rate of 1.3 is the equivalent of approximately 265,000 pounds sterling. However- the owner will also accept 250,000 sterling for the property thus a saving of 15,000 pounds sterling.

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Another great value property currently available for sale in pounds sterling is this spacious 4 bedroom detached villa close to Almancil just a 15 minutes drive from Faro airport.The villa is set on a plot of 1000m2 with around 300m2 build size making it a comfortable property for either permanent living or for a holiday home. The single storey property has air conditioning,
double glazing, underfloor heating, alarm system and a heated swimming pool. The property is being sold for 725,000 euros which equates to approximately 557,000 sterling. The owner is also prepared to accept 500,000 sterling hence a saving of 57,000 pounds.

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