Friend from Barquinha
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- None yet; perhaps the Portugese (2021?)
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€265k, which wouldn’t even get you on the property ladder where I am, and I no longer live anywhere ‘special’.What is the asking price? I cannot read the ad
I don't think that accessing a posted link is an issue.(It may be that you’re caught in the ‘fewer than five posts’ category. Post a couple more times and see if you can access the link)
€265,000.What is the asking price? I cannot read the ad
If you use the Chrome browser you can set it to automatically translate to English or the language of your choice.I can open the link but I don’t read Portuguese. Thank you for the price
€268000What is the asking price? I cannot read the ad
No it isn’t€268000
I think it's worth saying that other browsers have similar features now. You don't have to have Alphabet Inc./Google's browser installed anymore. I use Firefox and that offers a translation feature when you arrive at a page that's not in English. Seems to work pretty well.If you use the Chrome browser you can set it to automatically translate to English or the language of your choice.
That may be something that @JLuis and his association can help with, as per post #2 above.Do you have any idea of the local zoning/building code regulations for an albergue in this area? Thanks
I use this as well. I think it's a testing-level add-on to Firefox, but as peregrino_tom says, it works really well (well, at least as well as cutting/pasting into Ggl Translate, which was my previous strategy--and it's way more convenient.)I think it's worth saying that other browsers have similar features now. You don't have to have Alphabet Inc./Google's browser installed anymore. I use Firefox and that offers a translation feature when you arrive at a page that's not in English. Seems to work pretty well.
Not for sure, but I looked into this a while ago, and I think it would fall under the rules for "Alojamento Local," which are pretty easy-going. You have to have fire extinguishers, and a book with written information in Portuguese, English, and I think 2 other languages, and a few other things.Do you have any idea of the local zoning/building code regulations for an albergue in this area? Thanks
I find having the peregrinos nearby is a feature, not a bug! And one of the reasons for coming to Barquinha was its history on the Portuguese caminho. We thought about having an albergue ourselves, but at this stage in our lives, seemed like too much work€265k, which wouldn’t even get you on the property ladder where I am, and I no longer live anywhere ‘special’.
(It may be that you’re caught in the ‘fewer than five posts’ category. Post a couple more times and see if you can access the link)
I think it’s very public-spirited of @Friend from Barquinha to welcome an albergue next-door.
Just posting this because our neighbour has put his family home up for sale. The land we own, along the caminho, was subdivided off this property about a decade ago and we purchased the land thinking perhaps we might like to build/run an albergue: the location is unbeatable!
But our plans have gone in other directions with the land. We really enjoy seeing and greeting the peregrinos who walk past our smallholding almost every morning, and when we have extra fruit I often leave it out for passers-by. (We have a lemon tree and 5 orange trees, plus 5 big fig trees, and a loquat (ripe in April) and grapevines at our house up the hill, so there's often something we can share.)
We have JUST (as in literally, yesterday!) completed our application for temporary residency, so now we can stay in Barquinha all the time. I can think about other things besides packing and government paperwork, which is a very good thing!
Meanwhile, the matriarch of the family who own the adjacent home can no longer look after herself--she lived in the house alone--and her son and daughter are putting the house up for sale. It strikes me that it might make a very good albergue: it has a separate small suite downstairs that could suit the hosts as a separate spring>fall home, with the upstairs--4 bedrooms plus a finished attic--working well for visiting peregrinos. The finished attic (sotão) could make a couple of decent-sized dorms, I would think, with a bit of renovation.
I think a fair bit of the home's furniture and appliances could be available with the sale of the house. And the neighbours are friendly and supportive!
As is the concelho (municipality). They seem to be going all-out on supporting religious tourism, including the Caminho de Santiago, through our area, so it's quite possible there would be some municipal incentives for someone taking on a project like this. There are hotels in our concelho, but nothing that really would meet the needs of peregrinos wanting more basic accommodation.
Knowing the son, not sure there's much wiggle room in the price. Probably pretty fair by today's standards.
After owning our place 7 years, with about 1/3-time residency, and having just now settled permanently here in Barquinha, I'd be happy to fill in any local knowledge that I can, for anyone interested.
Edit: I know the son who's been maintaining the house. It is well-looked-after and pretty solid; your classic Portuguese concrete construction, thoroughly done.
Bom caminho!
Hi Kim, I'm looking for someone to share this idea. Let me know, thanksI can open the link but I don’t read Portuguese. Thank you for the price
I can vouch for the neighbourhoodHi Kim, I'm looking for someone to share this idea. Let me know, thanks
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