Yes, I remember a 20 years ago I was for hollidays at a place near Aveiro, dont remember the name. Loved that region. I am Dutch, living in Spain, and I remember there was near there a village who looked like an old Dutch village, and people told me after a tsunami they had there some people from Holland came there to repair the coast? or something.
Edit; Now I am living mostly in Andalucia, but also sometimes in Alicante. Love the mediteranean way of life.
Came here 35 years ago when I still was young, and never look back.