Friday 28 de August de 2026 · Macaronesia
The wine island is seeing restrictions to protect its stone-walled curraletas and vineyards, combined with growing interest from foreign buyers in rural houses…
The protected-area status surrounding Portugal's highest volcano limits any new building on its slopes.
This former agricultural freguesia is starting to see sales to buyers from outside the local community.
The island's second largest town is recording a rise in work to restore traditional housing, driven by new arrivals.
Whale-watching operators and wine producers warn of difficulties in housing their seasonal staff.
The grand houses tied to the defunct whaling industry of Lajes do Pico have become objects of desire for buyers from outside Portugal.
The regional executive has included the island's concelhos among the beneficiaries of its rental support schemes.
The island's strong tradition of emigration has left a substantial stock of homes that stand closed for most of the year.
Getting on the housing ladder has become the leading concern for under-35s in the municipality of Madalena.
Unesco recognition of the island's vineyard landscape has turned plots of vines enclosed by stone currais into the most sought-after property asset in the muni…
With no direct road or air link for construction materials, the island depends on inter-island sea transport.