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TESTIMONIALS, what they say around the world about Caldas
Caldas da Rainha, is a great city to live. Close to the beach without the winds, close to the motorway for access North South and West. Only 45 minutes drive from the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, this means house prices are good and access to flights to almost any country in the world from the capitals airport.
The city has everything an expat needs, schools,colleges, hospitals, beaches, all the big hypermarkets and DIY stores within a few minutes drive. the historic city has lots to offer and being on Portugal's Silver Coast is the best part of Portugal. It's not as busy as the Algarve and not as cold as the North, so great weather all year round. Most of Portugal's major tourist attractions are within a 1 1/2hour drive and with the motorway links to Caldas it is easy to go in any direction. The Algarve and Ski resorts are only 3 1/2 hours drive, but in opposite directions.It is one of Portugal's best kept secrets, but when you see what this area has to offer you will see why.
The Telegraph
The parque Dom Carlos I is gorgeous, with ponds and row boats and an excellent café/restaurant with loads of shaded outdoor seating. A wander around the José Malhoa Museum (naturalist / impressionist painter 1855-1933) inside the former park boat house is relaxing and mildly interesting.
There’s also this enormous dilapidated building which they call the pavilões do parque, which appears to have been a former school. Stunning building, superb location
Caldas da Rainha (or the ‘Queen’s Springs’) is one of Portugal’s most historic spa towns, now building a fresh reputation as the region’s leading cultural centre.
The Silver Coast, a stretch of spectacular coastline that runs for approx 150km north of Lisbon up towards the fishing town of Nazare, is now a popular second home destination for buyers keen on Portugal but disenchanted with the Algarve’s high property prices and in search of a more authentic rural lifestyle.
Since the new A8 motorway opened in 2000, cutting 30 minutes off the journey time to Lisbon’s international airport and opening up the region’s long sandy beaches and spectacular landscapes to outsiders, the Silver Coast has seen a steady flow of foreign buyers.
Future infrastructure improvements include the new high speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon, due to be completed in 2012, which will cut the journey time between the two Iberian capitals from eight to three hours, and pass through the town of Rio Maior, only 20 minutes drive from Caldas da Rainha.