Estate Agents

Estate agents in North Portugal include companies like Remax and Calvo Lima but just visit them and see what a limited range of properties they advertise online. They concentrate on the domestic Portuguese market which is not of much use to potential home buyers from other parts of Europe / the world. This is why we decided to market our own property ourselves (see: Minho Villas) rather than contract with any North Portugal Estate Agents. The below picture belies our house or rather villa / quinta; it is actually set over 3 floors with over 500 sqm of living space and located within 10,000 sqm of grounds (very private and on the River Minho - we have direct access). There is a road bridge just around the corner (out of view) which allows us to drive into Spain within 3 or 4 minutes. In fact our views across the River Minho are of Galicia (Spain). You will not find our home listed with North Portugal Estate Agents.

Riverfront Property

Nice property? North Portugal riverfront properties are rare because the Portuguese never used to build away from the main road (because they like to see their neighbors pass and to trade) and then, when they learned the benefits of seclussion and superb views, it was too late; the Spanish and Portuguese came to an agreement prohibiting new building permits for properties within 100 meters of their rivers. The above property, which is for sale, is therefore a very rare example built by a Portuguese sailing boat fanatic 30 years ago (recently fully refurbished), with immediate access to the River Minho; see Minho Villas for details.

Real Estate

North Portugal real estate benefits from immediate access to both Spain and Portugal. The above property, a villa or quinta, is located on the River Minho in Portugal but its views are of Galicia in Spain. Such real estate locations are rare given Portuguese building permits next to the river are no longer issued, plus it takes only 3 minutes to drive over the nearby bridge into Spain. See: Minho Villas for details on this exclusive 5 bedroom luxury home set in 10,000 square meters of land.