Setúbal, today

Tuesday 9 June · 23:20
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45 minutes south of Lisbon, on the Sado, at the foot of the Arrábida. A day here buys you cliffs over turquoise water, fried cuttlefish at a tasca, a fish market under hand-painted azulejos, and a Moscatel at sunset looking out to Tróia.

Now

18°
16° / 26°min · max
06:09Sunrise
21:00Sunset
UV index 9.0wind 22 km/hair fairwater 16°tide 04:12 (low)
Wed
15° / 31°
Thu
16° / 32°
Fri
15° / 38°

Lisbon ↔ Setúbal

Fertagus train
~50 min · €5.70 one-way · every 20–30 min
→ Setúbalfirst 05:53 · last 01:23
→ Lisbonfirst 05:33 · last 00:03
Bus 561 (Praça de Espanha)
~75 min · ~€5 one-way · hourly express, both ways
Drive A2 / A12 (tolled)
~45 min · Tolls ~€7 each way · parking €1–2/h in the centre
Fertagus timetable →

Health & emergency

Pharmacy on duty
→ See today's rotation
SNS 24
808 24 24 24 · health advice, 24h
Hospital de São Bernardo
ER 24/7 · 265 549 000
Emergency · 112
Police, fire, ambulance

Must-see

If you only have a day
Arrábida Natural Park
Limestone cliffs and white-sand coves 15 min from the centre. Galapinhos is the postcard beach; summer parking is brutal.
Livramento Market
Called one of the world's most beautiful fish markets by USA Today. Go in the morning, Tuesday to Sunday.
Sado Estuary Dolphins
Around 30 resident bottlenose dolphins live in the estuary year-round. Boat trips from the dock, ~2h.
São Filipe Castle
16th-century fort above the city, looking over the Sado and Tróia. Free entry; the tiled chapel is worth seeing.
Tróia Peninsula
Fine-sand beaches across the estuary. Passenger ferry from Terminal Sul in ~15 min.
All things to do →

Eat & drink

Choco frito (fried cuttlefish)
The city's signature dish. Casa Santiago (the choco 'cathedral') and O Farol, both downtown.
Moscatel de Setúbal
The region's fortified sweet wine. Taste and buy at José Maria da Fonseca, in Azeitão (10 km).
Queijadas de Azeitão
Small cheese tarts with cinnamon and lemon. Queijadas Oliveira in Azeitão has been making them for over a century.
Lunch at Livramento Market
Stalls inside the market cook the fish you just saw. Simple, cheap, fresh.
Grilled fish on Av. Luísa Todi
Dozens of tascas lined up past the market. Sardines, sea bream, grilled horse mackerel.
More food & drink →

Transit

Next departures
SETÚBAL (AV JAIME CORTESÃO 146)
4426Setúbal (B. Qta Sto. António) via S. Franc. Xavier4 min
4412Morgada37 min
Avenida Luísa Todi (Mercado)
4414Setúbal (ITS)7 min
4440Setúbal (Monte Belo Norte) via Centro Comercial11 min
4438Setúbal (Monte Belo Norte)12 min
Open Carris Metropolitana →

Tides

falling
Next low tide
04:12
4h52
Next high tide
10:36
11h16
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This week

Marchas Populares
Sat 13 Jun · Largo José Afonso
Festa da Flor
Thu 25 Jun · Avenida Luisa Todi
More events →

Beaches & Arrábida

Arrábida, west of the city

16.0°C water · 0.9m waves

Galapinhos
Bus 762 from Praça do Brasil in summer, or a 20-min walk from Figueirinha.
Figueirinha
Family beach, wide sand. Parking and bars on site.
Portinho da Arrábida
Sheltered bay with transparent water. Parking is tight; arrive early.
All beaches →

Ferry to Tróia

Intermediate season
From Setúbal

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From Tróia

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Atlantic Ferries →

News

O Setubalense
Equipa de Infantis, primeiro ano, sub-12, do Seixal Clube 1925 é campeã distrital
Bruno Pombo deixa o cargo de diretor desportivo do Palmelense FC mas continua como vice-presidente
“Maior alegria é ter elevado novamente o nome do Vitória”
Read more →

Civic

Who runs Setúbal
Mayor
Maria das Dores Meira
Independent (backed by PSD and CDS-PP) · since Oct 2025
Next
2029
See more →

Hikes

Arrábida & Espichel
Chã dos Navegantes (PR3 SSB)
5 km · Easy · ~90 min
Cabo Espichel (PR2 SSB)
8 km · Medium · ~3.2h
Alto do Formosinho (PR2 STB)
8.3 km · Hard · ~3.3h
All trails →

Moving to Setúbal

Expat guide
Visas and residency
D7, D8 (digital nomad), family reunification, EU route. AIMA (formerly SEF) handles visas; appointments are today's main bottleneck.
Schools in Setúbal
Three paths: public (free, in Portuguese), traditional private (tuition and entrance exam), international (limited — usually means commuting to Lisbon or Palmela).
Cost of living in Setúbal
A 120,000-person city with rents 30–40% below Lisbon, cheap local transport, and national supermarkets without a premium. Leisure, on the other hand, is nearly free.
Full guide →