The Silver coast property on the Silver coast

Running just North from Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, you will not only find some of the country’s most impressive and unspoilt beaches, widely known as The Silver Coast you  will find some of Portugal’s most romantic medieval and historical villages, where it is still possible to walk their narrow, quaint streets without disturbance.  Away from the villages and beach you will find stunningly beautiful rolling countryside full of olive groves and vineyards, inhabited by some of the most friendly and welcoming people, with the added bonus of a cost of living that is one of the most affordable in mainland Europe. Also the property on the silver coast has a lot of value left in it for the discerning investor. Since the opening of the new A8 motorway, the area, known as “the real Portugal,” is opening up, but doing it in such a way so as not to make the same mistakes that have been made in the Algarve or Spain.  Praia D’El Rey, is an environmentally conscious, low-rise development, built with less than half the density of many complexes on the Algarve, with prices starting from as little as £100,000.  Close to the beautiful historic towns of Obidos and Peniche, Praia D’El Rey sports its own award winning Championship links 18 hole golf course and clubhouse (voted No1 in Portugal), it is one of Portugal’s most exclusive leisure resorts, offering 5 star facilities throughout. Recently listed by “A place in the sun” as the third most profitable location in Europe to invest, the region is experiencing an economic boom, with strong capital growth and near double figure rental returns. Heading north from Praia D’El Rey, but still within the district of Leiria, you come across one of the finest examples of Portuguese fishing villages, Nazaré.  With its distinctive atmosphere of times gone by, it evokes traditions of early settlers to the area.Leiria, the regions main town has its own charms and plentiful history, with its castle and old quarter well worth a visit.  Within its confines there is an abundance of local artisan wares, particularly glasswork, for which it is famous. Being the geographical hub that it is Leiria also gives easy access to other historical tourist destinations towns such as Coimbra, Figueira da Foz, Alcobaça, Fatima and Batalha. On top of all this there is still a lot of opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the property market as new developments are being aproved and applied for at ever increasing rates this is true in fact for the whole of the central Portugal region. On the silver coast and inland golf courses resorts and marinas are springing up coupled with massive infrastructure programs in rail, road and air this is most certainly an area with a big future to view silver coast property select coastal silver in the search box on any page of this web site. Portugal property