General Information about Portugal

Passports and Visas
Delegations from non-European Union / Schengen area must request a visa to the portuguese diplomatic representations of their country.

For more on visas to Portugal, go to the Foreigners and Borders Service webpage (SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras).

Airports
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal controls the operation of airports in Portugal. For information on landing and departure, please « check-in » at http://www.ana.pt.

For more on booking a flight, go to TAP PORTUGAL or dial 707 205 700.

Geographical Location
Portugal is located at the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.

Area = 88.889 km2

Language
Portuguese
Portuguese is the third most spoken European language in the world, representing around 200 million people.

Population
Portugal: ± 10 300 000 hab.Lisbon area: ± 3 000 000 hab.
City of Lisbon: ± 600 000 hab.

Energy
Electricity: 230 / 400 volts

Frequency: 50 hertz

Sockets follow European standards. Plugs with blades (American standards) must be combined with a transformer and an adaptor.

Currency and Banking
Portugal is part of the eurozone (€) since 2002.
Banks are opened from 8.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Credit cards (Visa, AMEX, Eurocard, Mastercard, etc.).
ATM machines are identified with “MB” (for “Multibanco”).

Telecommunications
The main mobile phones operators in Portugal are TMN, Vodafone, Optimus, Rede4 , UZO, Yorn (Vodafone), Zon, Phone-ix (CTT). The calling cards may be acquired through authorized dealers or online (for UZO cards or Rede4’s). (confirm information)

Public telephone booths work with coins or cards. You may acquire proper cards from PT-Portugal Telecom stores, Post Offices (CTT), in kiosks or in identified shops.

A list of country codes are displayed in all phone booths.

From Portugal abroad dial: 00 + country code + city code + phone number

Opening hours
Shopping: mon-fri.: 9h-19h sat.: 9h-13h
Some shops open saturday afternoons.

Shopping centres: 10h-23/24h

Banks: mon-fri.: 8h30-15h

Restaurants: lunch: 12h-15h dinner: 19h-22h
Some restaurants are opened non-stop or have a larger timetable.

Pharmacies: mon-fri.: 09h-19 h sat.: 09h -13 h
All pharmacies display a list of the nearest opened pharmacy, on permanent call.

Post Offices CTT: 9h-18h, from monday to friday. Central Post Offices and at the Airport are opened on saturdays.

Time zone
Lisbon GMT +0

Area codes
Portugal +351
Lisbon 21

Health
In case of emergency, please call 112.

INEM – Instituto Nacional d’Emergência Médica (National Institut for Medical Emergencies) is responsible for the coordination and management of the Integrated Medical Emergency System to ensure the victims of accidents or sudden illness the prompt and proper healthcare services.

To have access to healthcare, all EU citizens living abroad must be in possession of their passport or an identification document, and E111 and E112 forms.

In case of accident or disease during your stay in Portugal, EU citizens, from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, may have access to free health care, or at a moderate rate, if they are in the possession of an European Health Insurrance Card issued in their country) and an ID.

To more on INEM or the Ministry of Health.

During the Summit, three hospitals will be on permanent call:

Hospital Santa Maria
Av. Prof Egas Moniz
+351 21 780 50 00

Hospital São José
Rua José António Serrano
+351 21 884 10 00

Hospital S. Francisco Xavier
Estrada do Forte do Alto do Duque
+351 21 043 10 00

Climate
Average temperatures in November: 14,8 ºC daytime, and 8,9 ºC during the night.


Tourism in Lisbon: http://www.visitlisboa.com/

Tourism in Portugal: http://www.visitportugal.com/Cultures/en-us/default.html