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Also Caldas has a microclimate that keeps it cooler in the summer than most of the country, the opposite of the Alentejo

Cant believe you did a video about Caldas da Rainha without showing the piece of art most representative of that city which is the "caralho das Caldas".

Hi! I’m from Caldas da Rainha! Thank you for showing my city 🙂 just wanted to mention that connection to other cities are a lot easier and cheaper by bus! There’s bus to Lisbon every 30 minutes! Hope this helps 🤗

Please tell me which is the best city for living with the family???

I have really enjoyed this thank you so much for taking the time to give us a tour.

Very lovely city, and a nice informative video, makes me want to go their. Thank you Stu.

Hello! Stu …I loved your beautiful clip gives a lot of information but how can I connect with you would like to speak to you more if possible to know more as I plan to move to Portugal in the near future.. your reply will be very much appreciated .. Regards .. Mark DeSouza

Wow, you have unhid a small secret and a little gem nobody knows (at least I thought) 🙂 I absolutely adore Caldas cause not only it's just 25 minutes from Nazare but cause it looks exactly the way you described it. I was there 2 weeks ago for the last time. What a pity we didn't meet in person. Have a pleasant stay in Peniche !!!

As a Portuguese, I would never live in Caldas by my own choice. The weather is incredibly changeable: one day it is grey and foggy, the next day it is sunny and quite hot (I'm talking about the summer). The park is just regular when compared to many other Portuguese parks. There isn't much to do besides going to the shopping centre. The market is the only thing I find unique in Caldas. Vegetables and fruit are grown by those who sell them, that's why they are cheaper and fresher.
The most typical thing in Caldas are the ceramics, where the male genitals are often the main local attraction. I'm sure Stuart saw them on display in many shopwindows!😄

Lovely video Stuart, I have lived in the Algarve for some 17 years now and sometimes wonder if I made the right (Portuguese) choice of residence – the main attraction of the 'Deep South' is the mild winter. BTW, those tomatoes were inexpensive, I think, because they needed ripening…and the 'pumpkins' were actually butternut squash. Totally delicious fried in olive oil.

Always love the sidewalks little black and white squares very nice . Shame about the graffiti, try to visit a local cemetery.how people treat the dead says a lot about a place.

May I ask why you live in Madrid when it’s so obvious you love Portugal best?

The royal family is still a feature of the best gossip magazines, sometimes even in the Spanish Hola.

Still watching, Stu. Just been very busy settling in on the family ranch, trying as I am physically able to work on a long punch line of cleaning and house maintenance for my mom and my brothers since I returned. I've had a bad spell physically for the last couple of months so it had been slow progress, but I've been on the upswing the last couple of weeks. Regardless, trip preparations are being made, and the itinerary is firming up for sometime around mid August. I probably won't make it up to Caldas this time around, but that general area is on my list of places to visit in the coming years. After planned detours to Vinaroz and Madrid, I'm heading south to Cadaz, Rota, Faro, with points in between. Probably won't stay as long as I had originally planned, depends on financial reserves and what business pops up that needs to be addressed Stateside, but I plan on staying as long as my budget and the Spanish Government will allow me. Hasta Pronto!

Have you had some good bacalao yet?

Hola Stu, many thanks for taking us on a quick tour of Caldas da Rainha. I really enjoyed seeing all the fresh produce at the market.
Enjoy your time in Portugal.
😎

Looks so lovely been to a couple of places in Portugal so nice for a holiday people friendly enough Stuart enjoy 🤗

Hi Stuart, love these type of walk round videos. Gives plenty of food for thought for future holidays. Just back from an enjoyable week in Porto. Took your advice and visited Aveiro while we were there and also Coimbra too, both by train from Porto. Train services are cheap, run on time and are a good and much cheaper alternative to hiring a car in my opinion. Keep up the good work.

Was that Hose a or hose b watering the park Stu??😁😁😁😁😁

4:45 – Amazing visuals! Do you have the coast covered?

Very informative video……….in my opinion.

Hi Stuart. Very enjoyable video, thank you. Caldas da Rainha certainly has a lot to offer. BUT, the graffiti, truly awful in my opinion.

Beautiful town. Thanks for the tour!

Again graffiti, what is with that? doesn't anybody care? I don't think I would live in an area where graffiti is everywhere… I also don't like garage dumpsters on the street 7x24x365…

Doesn’t sound like too much wrong with it! Thanks

Hi Stu, as usual a great video, sound and vision from your walkabout is perfect, Caldes del raines looks a great town to visit from Spain, avoiding the normal tourist places, I appreciate your videos for finding somewhere to visit, great work on your part, thanks, Brian La Marina, Alicante

The parks look very nice Stuart.
They are always so much better when they are maintained and well kept.
Well done for another walk about