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[quote=Anonymous]Our goal is to buy a home in Europe where we'll spend 4-5 months per year in retirement.  Our short-term goal is to find the right town/neighborhood/city.

I'm hoping to crowd source a travel plan our first 3-week exploratory trip in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy?  This is what we're trying to find:

- a pretty neighborhood with older architecture on the coast or within one hour of the coast (obviously this doesn't narrow it down much)
- not a super tiny town unless it's, say, 45 minutes from Nice or someplace like it with cultural amenities and medical facilities
- looking to spend $500K-$800K for a 2 or 3 bedroom; so not Monte Carlo but also not budget Portuguese modern condos
- access to public transportation not a priority; if we need a car, we'll buy one and keep it there
- preferably an international community, though not necessarily American
- we're extremely well-traveled and self-sufficient and will take language immersion courses 
- this is a 15-year plan; we'll sell once my husband reaches his upper 70s and don't mind if property values fall by then

Would you please identify areas where you've dreamed of retiring or encountered on your travels!  We'll ideally spend 2 full days in 10 different areas during our drive.  The following summer, we'll narrow it down to just 2 places and spend more time there before we start the actual property search the next year.

Thank you, DCUM!

PS This isn't a question about visas and residency permits and we know about Schengen.  And yep, we also know how very hot the coast gets as well as the danger of fire, floods, sea rise.

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