Setúbal

Setúbal is a city in the Lisbon Region of Portugal, in the Setúbal Peninsula subregion.

Understand

Setúbal is a coastal town, known for its fishing activities, traditions and industrial area. It's the capital of the Setúbal district. You might also want to check out Serra da Arrábida, for the nature part of Setúbal.

Get in

By plane

Lisbon/Portela

By train

You can access Setúbal by trains from Lisbon, and most towns in the surrounding area. You also have lots of trains from anywhere to Lisbon, if there is not a direct train to Setúbal, you might want to consider getting one to Lisbon, and then to Setúbal.

By car

It shouldn't be a problem to find your way, Setúbal is a major town in the area, so, if you are around, you will have signs to point out your way.

By bus

There are buses that serve from Lisbon to Setúbal every day and almost every hour a day, if you're in the capital it won't be a problem. There are also buses that serve the surrounding area towns.

By boat

The Tróia is a peninsula near Setúbal, and that is probably the only way to commercially reach Setúbal by boat.

Get around

Buses serve the whole town and are generally OK on schedules and quality.

See

The city of Setubal lacks in attractions. There isn't much to see in the city, but a lot to admire in the surrounding areas: the Castle of Palmela, the Tróia Peninsula (quite adorable beach and architecture with the new luxury resorts), Serra da Arrábida (combining mountain areas, picnic spaces and the beach), the beautiful beaches and traditional fishing places in Sesimbra, the ancient but modern big cities of Almada and Seixal (closer to Lisbon) overlooking the Tejo (Tagus river), are all quite nice & lovely. Downtown Setúbal is probably the place to go if you want to see the best parts of the city. Just ask how you can get to Avenida Luísa Todi, and the rest will work out just fine. You can see some of the nicer monuments, architecture and daily life there. Also, at the end of the venue you will enter Arrábida. And anywhere to the sides is filled with shops and typical streets with humble tascas (small coffee shops) where some of the best seafood in the country is served at cheap prices.

  • 🌍 Livramento Market (Mercado do Livramento), Avenida Luisa Todi 173, 2900-462. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Castle of S. Filipe (Castelo de São Filipe), Estrada do Castelo de São Filipe, 2900-300. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Casa da Baía (Bay House), Avenida Luísa Todi, 468, 2900-456 Setúbal, ☎ +351 265545010. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Moinho de Maré da Mourisca. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Galapinhos Beach (Praia de Galapinhos). (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Figueirinha Beach (Praia da Figueirinha). (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Albarquel Beach (Praia de Albarquel). (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Galápos Beach (Praia de Galápos). (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Creiro Beach (Praia do Creiro). (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Coelhos Beach (Praia dos Coelhos). (updated Mar 2019)

Do

You might want to go to Arrábida to enjoy nature at its best in the Setúbal area, but be careful, it's really not that hard to get lost there. Also, in Avenida Luisa Todi, and if want to experience the typical morning for many people, you can go to the fish market and see things around. Theatre Luisa Todi, if you are a theatre fan; shows will be in Portuguese, though.

You can also go for a walk in Bonfim park; it's near the bus terminal, and near the Luisa Todi venue.

Watch football ie soccer at Vitória FC, who play in Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portuguese football. Their home ground Estádio do Bonfim (capacity 15,000) is next to the park.

Learn

There are several schools in Setúbal, and a polytechnic institute that is becoming nationally famous for its quality. It offers courses on the most varied areas ranging from Sports to Business Administration, Nursing or Mechanical Engineering.

Buy

There are many shops spread around the city, as normal. In the Luisa Todi area you will find many small shops and bigger clothing shops mostly. For bigger commercial areas, theres the Aranguês Mall, which is well, not very big, but has a nice selection of stores. Theres the De Borla/Aqua park, where you can find some big and good appliances and electronics shops. And there is the supermarket Jumbo, for your bigger needs, with a few shops outside too.

Eat

There are many typical restaurants where you can eat good grilled fish and typical food. There's also a good deal of fast-food shops and pizza places. You can also find Indian and Japanese food.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

There's a nice selection of bars in downtown Setúbal.

Sleep

Most hotels and accommodation you can find are probably downtown (once again, Luisa Todi Avenue) and there is also a hotel near the Bonfim, which is near the bus station.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Connect

Stay safe

Setúbal is considered a generally safe area but it has some of the major problematic neighbourhoods in the country.

There are some parts of the city you might want to avoid, but the shabbiness will warn you of that. By day even in those parts you shouldn't have any problems, but be cautious. Take the usual precautions, mostly at night, in downtown Setúbal, but usually you won't have a problem. Avoid being alone but if you find yourself in that situation, just walk in very well lit places and with many people around or call/grab a taxi to take you to your destination.

Cope

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