I-VEO territories

Portugal

Porto, the Douro Valley and Trás-os-Montes: an authentic north, prices rising fast and our office in Chaves.

The territory

From the Atlantic to the Douro, the north we know

We work Portugal from the north, with an office in Chaves, minutes from the Galician border. It is a land of historic towns, terraced vineyards above the Douro, spas, hills and an Atlantic coast of long beaches.

Porto is its capital, with the country's second airport. Inland, Vila Real, Régua and Chaves offer a different pace of life and prices far from those on the coast.

Key figures

16.9 M: passengers at Porto airport in 2025
84: Blue Flags in the Norte region (2025)
+17.6%: rise in Portugal's house price index in 2025
28%: of home purchases in Portugal made by foreigners in 2025

In our catalogue today

2properties

495.000 €priced from

1.100.000 €median price

Where to look

Cities and areas worth knowing

Porto

Capital of the north

Historic centre on the river, cultural and university life; median price of €3,347/m² in 2025.

Vila Nova de Gaia

Port lodges and beaches

The port wine lodges facing the city, and the municipality with the most Blue Flags in the north.

Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde

Atlantic coast

Long beaches, seafood and year-round life minutes from the airport.

Douro Valley

Vineyards

Peso da Régua and Pinhão, among terraced vineyards, quintas and the river.

Vila Real

Inland

University town at the gateway to the Douro, with Mateus palace.

Chaves

Our office

Roman bridge, thermal spa and a characterful old town, close to the Galician border.

Lifestyle

Pace of life

Human-scale towns, produce-led food, Port and Douro wines and a moderate cost of living outside Porto.

Getting there

Porto airport with a record 16.9 million passengers in 2025, 23% of the national total. Motorways to Galicia and inland.

Tourism

The Porto and North region welcomed about 6 million guests between January and September 2025.

Coast

84 Blue Flag bathing areas in the Norte region in 2025, 75 of them on the coast.

Property market

Prices

Portugal's median house price rose 16.8% in 2025 to €2,076/m². In Porto the median was €3,347/m²; inland, prices remain far lower.

Foreign buyers

Foreigners, resident or not, bought 28% of homes in 2025, led by Brazilian, Angolan and French buyers. Buyers with tax residence outside Portugal were around 5%.

Tax

The former Non-Habitual Resident regime is closed to new applicants. Since 2024 there is IFICI, with a 20% rate for ten years for certain professions.