This European city has been named the number one place to retire due to its affordable living and beautiful weather. 

Lagos, western Algarve, is in Portugal’s southernmost region and renowned for its pretty beaches and the promise of perfect weather.

Even winter temperatures in Lagos are mild, with an average of around 20C in February.

Prices are significantly lower just 10 minutes from the town center, where white, terracotta-topped houses and bougainvillea-draped duplexes suggest low-key suburban life.

Over the next few years, she began to explore the idea of living in Europe.

“I envied laidback Europeans, who smiled a lot and hung out with each other over fences, in town squares, at the bakery… Why couldn’t I live like that?” she says.

She said: “I was amazed at the prices of the homes for sale. When I filled in my Portugal cost-of-living spreadsheet, the deal was sealed. I could retire earlier than planned… and live a life I’d never dreamed [I could afford].”

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