{"id":7805,"date":"2024-12-06T17:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T16:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wintering-in-portugal-jacky-has-been-doing-it-for-years\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:53:15","slug":"wintering-in-portugal-jacky-has-been-doing-it-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/wintering-in-portugal-jacky-has-been-doing-it-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Wintering in Portugal, Jacky has been doing it for years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I especially like this guest blog by Jacky for a special reason. When I unsuspectingly went to a workspace in Lagos (Algarve) earlier this year, I ran into Jacky there during a tour. She recognized me from Working Remotely and spoke to me. She had been following me for a long time. How nice is that! Jacky has been wintering in Portugal for years and is happy to share her tips for Lagos with you in this guest blog.     <\/p>\n<h2>6 months wintering in Lagos<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m Jacky. Four years ago my boyfriend and I came to Lagos for the first time to work remote for a few months. We immediately fell in love with Portugal and when we left we had bought an apartment. I quit my job and started working for myself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jackysvirtualsupport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remote accountant<\/a> so I could keep doing this remotely. I now live in Lagos every year for 5 to 6 months during the winter.    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5362\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Jacky at work on her laptop in Lagos\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5359\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"workspace in Lagos\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Tips for working remotely in Lagos<\/h2>\n<p>Lagos is the perfect combination between city life, beach and nature. From trendy coffee shops to traditional Portuguese restaurants, you&#8217;ll find it all in Lagos. And it is one of the best cities in the Algarve for digital nomads. There are several coworking spaces where you can work as a digital nomad:   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coworkspace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centro-lagos.com\/pt\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centro Lagos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coworkspace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagoscoworkers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lagos Coworkers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coworkspace <a href=\"https:\/\/colagos.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colagos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the latter I myself have had a workspace for 2 years. There are also many coffee shops where you can work, such as Coffee Studio and Black and White. Lately a lot of nice new places have sprung up where your laptop is also welcome. Here are my favorites:   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyday People Coffee <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s only been open for six months, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everyday-people.coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyday People Coffee<\/a> is already a very popular hot spot. Located a bit outside the center, but don&#8217;t let that put you off, it&#8217;s a very nice place with a nice terrace and a separate coworking area. Coworking is free but of course you are expected to order something regularly. And that&#8217;s not a punishment at all because not only is the coffee a must, but the sandwiches are great!   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Factory Fusion Hub <\/strong><br \/>\nAlso just opened is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factory-fusion-hub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Factory Fusion<\/a> Hub, a coffee shop, bar, coworking and art gallery all in one. Honestly, you shouldn&#8217;t be here for the good coffee where you should be for the nice vibe, the super nice owners and of course the art. There&#8217;s all kinds of things to see here, even on the toilet. There is also a coworking area where you can work for a fee. And keep an eye on their calendar because they regularly organize things like a wine tasting, a poetry reading night, or a salsa class.    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5361\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"coworking space in Lagos Algarve\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5363\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"coworkspace in Lagos Portugal\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How do you find other digital nomads in Lagos?<\/h2>\n<p>Lagos has an active community of digital nomads. If you come to Lagos alone, you don&#8217;t have to feel lonely at all. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lagos.digitalnomads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lagos Digital Nomads group<\/a> organizes regular meetups attended by both locals working remotely and digital nomads. If you don&#8217;t want to miss anything, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtimeslagos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodtimes Lagos<\/a> &#8216; weekly newsletter Freshly Squeezed is highly recommended. Quiz nights, meet ups, sports, hikes, really everything there is to do in Lagos is in it. More info on their website.     <\/p>\n<p>Curious about more tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/5-hotspots-voor-digital-nomads-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital nomads in the Algarve<\/a>? Then find them here in an earlier article by Alieke. <\/p>\n<h2>Tips for the Algarve from a local<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave before taking a boat tour around the caves. In the Marina de Lagos you will find several providers. Among other things, they offer trips along the coast and the caves or with a fast boat in search of dolphins. They are all highly recommended.   <\/li>\n<li>And after the boat trip, breakfast or lunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artesao.lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artes\u00e3o<\/a> is highly recommended.<\/li>\n<li>Have you already done the boat trip along Ponta da Piedade or would you like something different? Then take a paddleboard tour along the caves at sunrise. David from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowhere2far.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nowhere2far<\/a> takes you along the coast and even into the caves. I admit, getting up that early is not easy, but take it from me: it&#8217;s totally worth it.    <\/li>\n<li>Do you enjoy hiking? Then this is the place to be. From Lagos, follow the footpath along the coast and you can walk all the way to Sagres. If you wanted even further.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"restaurant in Lagos Portugal\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5358\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"rice dish in Portugal Lagos\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>The best eateries in Lagos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You can eat the most delicious pastel de nata and many other goodies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisbolo.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crisbolo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/padariacentral.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Padaria Central<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The very best pizza in Lagos? Absolutely at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pomodorpizzeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pomodor<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>The rice with seafood &#8220;Arroz Mariscos&#8221; on Sunday afternoons at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oslambertos\/?locale=pt_PT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O Lamberto<\/a> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Prato-Cheio-100063621187690\/?locale=pt_PT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prato Cheio<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Typical Portuguese restaurant with the best fresh fish: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restauranteabarrigada.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Barrigada<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Mega delicious shrimp at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Casinha-do-Petisco-100057196100377\/?locale=pt_BR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casinha do Petisco<\/a> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Bar-Quim-100064733706581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bar Quim<\/a> with super views of Meia Praia as well.<\/li>\n<li>The best (vegan) bakery in Lagos: <a href=\"https:\/\/allthingsdough.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Things Dough<\/a>. Sourdough bread, focaccia, sweet buns and the banana bread, it&#8217;s all great there. <\/li>\n<li>The best coffee, in my opinion, you drink at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackandwhitelagos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black and White<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enthusiastic about the Algarve? The most southern region of Portugal is incredibly diverse, from mountains to beach and from touristy to deliciously local: the Algarve really has something to offer everyone. Alieke and Danielle also visited Carvoeiro, Portim\u00e3o and Monchique, read here<a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/remote-work-in-the-breathtaking-algarve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all our experiences in these unique Portuguese towns<\/a>!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/cursus-remoteready\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4645\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-7-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>More fine destinations to spend the winter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5EG31EVxog\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/remote-working-in-morocco-the-ultimate-guide-for-digital-nomads\/\">Remote werken in Marokko: de ultieme gids voor digital nomads<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Remote werken in Marokko: de ultieme gids voor digital nomads&#8221; &#8212; Working Remotely\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/remote-working-in-morocco-the-ultimate-guide-for-digital-nomads\/embed\/#?secret=Z0PhWgaNcF#?secret=5EG31EVxog\" data-secret=\"5EG31EVxog\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CMi73NSbNA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/top-5-winter-sun-destinations-for-a-workation\/\">Top 5 winterzon bestemmingen voor een workation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Top 5 winterzon bestemmingen voor een workation&#8221; &#8212; Working Remotely\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/top-5-winter-sun-destinations-for-a-workation\/embed\/#?secret=lATM05f0ZW#?secret=CMi73NSbNA\" data-secret=\"CMi73NSbNA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IzF3WTkcQy\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/thailand-the-ultimate-destination-for-remote-working-and-digital-nomads\/\">Thailand: de ultieme bestemming voor remote werken en digital nomads<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Thailand: de ultieme bestemming voor remote werken en digital nomads&#8221; &#8212; Working Remotely\" src=\"https:\/\/workingremotely.nl\/en\/thailand-the-ultimate-destination-for-remote-working-and-digital-nomads\/embed\/#?secret=BluEv5JzzN#?secret=IzF3WTkcQy\" data-secret=\"IzF3WTkcQy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I especially like this guest blog by Jacky for a special reason. 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