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  1/19/2022 22:07 EST

How long should we plan to stay in the different regions we are interested in to get a good idea of what daily life would be like? Right now, it is between the Lisbon area and the Algarve area. It is very important that we are not too far from an International Airport.

I hear that renting a car could be very expensive (true?) so it is important to be close to buses and trains.
Does anyone know what a car rental might cost monthly? We both drive at home where we live in FL US

We are both in our 70's and we also have read that it is difficult to get private health insurance at that age (?)
Are the costs prohibitive?

Thank you!

DavidDT
  1/20/2022 00:07 EST

In other post I saw u r going in May - cars rentals are pricey asit is high season - $600 for one month cheapest, plus you need to be able to fight CDW insurance off or get is separately 9search forum for CDW)

May is also good month to see if touristy arreas are OK with you - such as Drunken Albufeira or you prefer sleepy Tavira (no direct access to the ocean - ferry or boats mostly)
Two-three weeks will be enough to se if surroundings to your liking, but unless you LIVE there - you will never understand how different "official" life in Portugal is - like someone here said: Learn to not to expect and not to rush

Insurance (private) per other posters was 600-1000 per year per person if I am not mistaken...hey - still better than Mcare partB and counting...

Hat off to you for making that move, but Florida has been overrun and it will only get worse - so can't blame you

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