Winter in Portugal: the climate month by month
If you are moving from Paris, Amsterdam or Berlin, one question comes up before anything else: what is winter in Portugal actually like? The answer is in the numbers. In Lisbon, the average January high is 14.8 degrees, against 7.2 in Paris and 3.0 in Berlin. The city gets around 142 hours of sunshine in […]
Customer support jobs in Lisbon: a real day
Job adverts are good at listing requirements and bad at describing what you actually do between nine and six. If you live in Lisbon and you are weighing up customer support jobs in Lisbon, this is the part that decides whether you will still be there in a year: the type of questions you handle, […]
Mobile plan in Portugal: the 2026 guide
You are getting ready to move to Lisbon or Porto and you want to stay reachable from day one. Setting up a mobile plan in Portugal is one of those small steps nobody explains before departure, even though it takes about thirty minutes and costs less than 15 euros a month. Here are the real […]
English speaking jobs in Lisbon: who can apply
You already live in Lisbon, your English is native or close to it, and you want a real contract instead of another short gig. Good news: English speaking jobs in Lisbon are being filled right now, in volume, by the big customer experience centres in the city. The catch is that these employers are strict […]
Learning Greek in Athens: is it really needed?
You have a job offer in Athens and one question comes up immediately: is learning Greek a requirement before you move? The short answer is no. On the job you work in your own mother tongue, and English covers everything internal. We recruit French, German and Dutch speakers for these roles, so Greek is never […]
Festivals in Portugal: a month by month guide
Portugal does not celebrate three times a year, it celebrates all year round. Festivals in Portugal fill the calendar from January to December, from the February Carnival to the grilled sardines of June, from village romarias in August to the consoada dinner on 24 December. For anyone who has just moved, that is a huge […]
Family visiting you in Portugal: plan it well
Three months after you land in Lisbon, the question always comes up: when are we coming to see you? Having your family visiting you in Portugal is one of the best parts of a first year abroad, and it is far easier than your relatives imagine. Direct flights of under three hours from Paris, Brussels, […]
Eating in Lisbon: prato do dia, markets, budget
Moving to Portugal and wondering what eating in Lisbon will really cost you? Good news: the Portuguese capital is still one of the best value food cities in Western Europe, with sunny terraces for most of the year. Here are the real prices for 2026, the local dishes to try first, the smartest places to […]
Sports in Lisbon: surf, running, gyms, teams
Moving to Lisbon for a job and wondering how you will stay active? Good news: the whole city works like an outdoor gym. The Atlantic is about twenty minutes away by train, the sun shines on close to 300 days a year, and between the parks, the hills and the Tagus river there is always […]
International experience on your CV: make it count
A year in Lisbon or Porto is more than sunshine, ocean views and dinners on a terrace. For recruiters, international experience on your CV tells a clear story: you moved to a new country, worked in more than one language and delivered results in an unfamiliar environment. The catch is that most people undersell it. […]