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✎ EN Lisbon or Cascais?

Discussion in 'Portugal' started by SophieD, Sep 18, 2016.

  1. SophieD

    SophieD New Member

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    Hello, I am canadian and will soon be moving to portugal with my family, my husband and 2 kids 4 and 6 yo. I am looking to have feedback on the life of a family in Lisbon versus Cascais? We are pretty active family, love to go for bike rides with the kids, I also really like any form of culture and was wondering what is the offer in Cascais vs Lisbon? I am also interested in making connections with other expats... any weekly meeting, groups in any of these 2 cities?
    Thanks in advance!
    Sophie
     
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    Hi there,

    This is a question that I considered before moving as well.

    What perhaps you don't realise - as I certainly didn't - is that there are options in between that give you the best of both worlds.

    Cascais is beautiful, but very touristic and somewhat overrun during the summer months, while Lisbon, though small for a capital, is still the big city in Portugal, so can be difficult with younger kids.

    I moved last year to Paco de Arcos, almost exactly in the middle of the two. I have a big shopping mall (Oeiras Park) 5 minutes drive away, the beach ten minutes walk away, parks and quiet spaces all around and a real local centre of small shops with an excellent butcher, baker and all the rest about a ten minute stroll down the road.

    There are also a bunch of schools here, too.

    I'd say take a look at everything from Cruz Quebrada along to Santo Amaro and you might find a great place. The prices are a teeny bit lower too.

    Good luck!
     
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    Hello MrKev79 and welcome to EasyExpat.com.

    Many thanks for your information about Portugal. As you moved to Portugal for a while now, you might also be able o give some more advice and information to our visitors. We have opened many topics (see topics with [​IMG]) in our forum, such as:
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    Many thanks in advance for your help and see you soon on the forum :thumbup:
     
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    Thank you MrKev for your answer, it is an interesting point of view. My husband visited a few places and appartments in that zone and didn't like it but I guess it shows we should look closer! Thanks again for re-routing our search!
    Sophie
     
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    Hi Sophie and MrKev
    I'm currently living in South Africa considering relocating to Portugal for 6 months (or longer, no ties!) as of March next year. I am 100% mobile (self-employed, web-based home office) and I would very much appreciate every little bit of advice and guidance (cost of living, tax issues, internet quality, language, expat/local lifestyle, airport proximity, admin red tape etc.) to be in a position to make an informed decision.
    Thanks in advance
    Bruno
     
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