Explore the beauty of

Portugal

Portuguese Republic

Lisbon

Photo: André Lergier / Unsplash

CapitalLisbon
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
PowerType C / F · 230 V
LanguagesPortuguese

Portugal packs Atlantic surf, Lisbon’s hills, Porto’s river and two island groups into a compact, affordable country. It is in Schengen and uses the euro; the Azores run an hour behind Lisbon.

Region
Europe · Southern Europe
Population
10.7M (10,749,635)
Area
92,090 km²

Right now in Lisbon

Local time in Lisbon — Europe/Lisbon

Portugal spans 3 time zones.

Weather in Lisbon
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7-day forecast for Lisbon

Upcoming public holidays

National holidays in Portugal over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.

Practical facts

Languages
Portuguese
Calling code
+351
Internet domain
.pt
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Time zones
Atlantic/Azores, Atlantic/Madeira, Europe/Lisbon

Power

Plug types: Type C, Type F

Voltage 230 V · Frequency 50 Hz

Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.

Airports in Portugal

+ 7 more airports — use search to find them.

Bordering countries

Know before you go

Source: Wikipedia — Portugal, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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