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Despite the overall downturn across the world - Portugal's real estate market has remained fairly robust, and is still an attractive country to invest in. Due to the warm climate and the excellent quality of life in Portugal, the country has become a great retirement destination, offering outdoor leisure activities such as hiking, canoeing, biking and of course playing golf. This is part of the success of golf in Portugal! Read more about Portugal here.

An international sales consultant for a Real Estate Agency, commented: "Portugal is a very attractive place to invest - especially in the Silver coast - due to the very affordable prices and warm weather." The consultant forecast that demand for properties in Portugal was likely to increase in the near future - particularly in the Scandinavian and Russian markets (sourse).

One of the latest property market is to be found in region Centro at the Silver Coast, Portugal. It has become a fast emerging property destination, and is attracting property investors from all over the world. The authorities in this region is drawing up plans to develop this part of the country into the next decade. Latest properties in towns and resorts like Óbidos, Nazare, Figueira da Foz and São Martinho do Porto are worth mentioning.

Other places worth exploring is on the Green Coast - the coast north from Porto to the Spanish border - offering fantastic scenery, golden sandy beaches and green mountains. And of course some of the best wine in Portugal , and in the world. Popular cities and resorts, to mention just a few, are Esposende, Povoa de Varzim, Espinho and Viana do Castelo.

Mainland Portugal has a total of 780 km coastline - very easy to access from all parts of the country, and many investors today are also looking inland for new developments that can offer fabulous properties for much less money. Some of the newly built latest properties are to be found in regions like Alentejo, the Centro region and in Ribatejo.

Latest properties for sale in Alentejo