A significant location in the 17th century, Olhao was once a small fishing village that grew into a major fishing hub. With an extensive history of invasions and wars, the town now has visible scars and testaments from those eras in the architecture. The homes are flat terraced with straight box shaped chimneys that reflect a Moorish flavour. Besides this the fish market, which is set up every morning offers an impressive variety of fresh fish to tempt the locals!
Portugal is an old favourite in the overseas property market and continues to offer foreign real estate buyers an affordable and solid market in which to invest. With its sleepy villages and colourful, vibrant cities and towns, and picture perfect fishing ports, Portugal property is one of the most affordable and sought after on the Mediterranean Coast. With variety of properties such as small farmhouses, modern apartments, townhouses, luxury villas property in Portugal can be bought off-plan, newly constructed or on resale.