Setúbal, today — your day in Setúbal, at a glance · Setúbal, hoje

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°

11° / 23°min · max

06:55Sunrise

17:43Sunset

UV index 4.0wind 5 km/hair fairwater 17°tide 13:42 (high)

Tue

13° / 21°

Wed

14° / 25°

Thu

11° / 28°

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 →

Lisbon ↔ Setúbal

~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 →

Transit

Next departures

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Open Carris Metropolitana →

Tides

rising

Next low tide

19:49

7h18

Next high tide

13:42

1h11

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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

Ferry to Tróia

Low season

From Setúbal

13:3059 min

14:301h59

15:302h59

From Tróia

13:0029 min

14:001h29

15:002h29

Atlantic Ferries →

Health & emergency

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Hospital de São Bernardo

ER 24/7 · 265 549 000

Emergency · 112

Police, fire, ambulance

This week

Festival Literário de Azeitão e Setúbal

Wed 4 Nov · Setúbal

27ª edição da Festa do Cinema Francês

Thu 19 Nov · Cinema Charlot - Auditório Municipal

More events →

Beaches & Arrábida

Arrábida, west of the city

17.2°C water · 0.5m waves

Bus 762 from Praça do Brasil in summer, or a 20-min walk from 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 →

News

O Setubalense

António Cachaço: “Fiquei com a ideia de que o PS nos teria proposto pelouros se tivesse vencido as eleições”

Centro Náutico Municipal de Setúbal começa a ser parcialmente demolido a 2 de novembro

Jardim do Bonfim recebe primeiro equipamento inclusivo do concelho

Civic

Who runs Setúbal

Mayor

Maria das Dores Meira

Independent (backed by PSD and CDS-PP) · since Oct 2025

Next

2029

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.