Hello all.

Just wanted to introduce myself.

We are buying near Sao Luis in the Alentejo, 30 minutes from coastal towns of Vila Nova de Milfontes and Zambujeiro, a little further inland are Odemira and Troviscais. Quite remote and dry but we will survive, even if we have to eat the wild boar on the land.

Anyone on here about to become a neighbour ?

Anyway we will be offering rural tourism not just to foreign visitors but hopefully to our wider neighbours across the Algarve and other areas who want a change of scenery.

Could do the odd house swap for a few days also. We have 350 Sq Metre build with pool on 16 acres, very quiet, price of a one bed flat in Edinburgh !. Re my response to Spider about cost of build etc we are also considering the addition of log homes.

If anyone wants to know more about these I've done quite a bit of research.