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Portugal Tourist Information & Useful FAQ's

Visa Requirements

All tourists from Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia need a passport to be able to stay in the country for more than 3 months. In other cases, a Visa is needed to be able to stay for any length of time in Portugal.

Weather

Immunisations

No international immunisation is needed when entering Portugal.

Electricity

The electrical current in Portugal is of 220 Volts / 50 Hz and the plugs and sockets are under European regulations. In some hotels, it is possible to be supplied with adaptor plugs for 110 Volts. The best thing would be to equip yourself with a suitable transformer before travelling, to avoid damaging any electrical appliances.

Currency

Since January 2002, Portugal’s currency is the Euro. The Euro coins have one side that shows the value of the coin and the other represents the country to which the coin belongs, so it’s perfectly normal to find different looking coins, but with the same value. The notes are the same in all of the Euro countries.

Postal Service

Most of post-offices open at 9am until 6pm without break.

Tipping

All prices normally include taxes and service, but it is common to tip services like taxis or restaurants around 5 or 10%, or just some change in case of small amounts like in a café or bar.

Travellers' Cheques

Exchanging foreign money or traveller’s cheques can be done in banks, exchange bureaus and hotels. The “Multibanco” (ATM) machines allow people to withdraw money using various types of credit cards like, Visa, American Express, Maestro and others. These cards are normally accepted in most commercial establishments.

Driving

Driving is on the right side. The roads are reasonably sign-posted and the speed limits for cars is 120 Km/h on the motorway and 90 Km/h outside the town limits and 40 or 50 Km/h inside the town limits.