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LOCAL INFORMATION
About Lisbonɰ
Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, lies on the north bank of the Tagus Estuary, on the European
Atlantic coast. A historical city, Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the
ƙĚČūŠē ūŕēĚƙƥ ČĿƥNj ĿŠ /ƭƑūƎĚɍɰɰ
It's considered the third most hospitable city in the world (this is the conclusion of a
ƙƭƑDŽĚNj ċNj ¹ƑĿƎ ēDŽĿƙūƑɈ ƥĺĚ DžūƑŕēɑƙ ŕîƑijĚƙƥ ƥƑîDŽĚŕ ƙĿƥĚɛɍɰ
For pure pleasure, Lisbon has much to recommend it – its gastronomy, its Fado, its
monuments and heritage, and, not least, its people. Take a walk-through Lisbon, and
experience for yourself the distinctive charm of its winding streets and the rich history of
ƥĺĚ ūŕē gĿƙċūŠ ŠĚĿijĺċūƑĺūūēƙɍɰ
Languageɰ
¹ĺĚ ūIJǶČĿîŕ ŕîŠijƭîijĚ Ŀƙ ¡ūƑƥƭijƭĚƙĚɍ /ŠijŕĿƙĺ Ŀƙ DžĿēĚŕNj ƙƎūŒĚŠ ĿŠ ƥĺĚ ƙƎĚČĿǶČ îƑĚîƙ ƥĺîƥ
ŞîƥƥĚƑ Şūƙƥ ƥū ƥūƭƑĿƙƥƙɍɰ
Local Time & Currencyɰ
Portugal has two time zones, Continental Portugal and Madeira use UTC+00:00 (WET),
while the Azores use UTC–01:00 (GMT).
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¹ĺĚ ūIJǶČĿîŕ ČƭƑƑĚŠČNj ĿŠ ¡ūƑƥƭijîŕ Ŀƙ ƥĺĚ /ƭƑūɍ ¹ĺĚƑĚ îƑĚ ŠƭŞĚƑūƭƙ ċƙ îŠē ¹qɫƙ ĿŠ ƥĺĚ
ČĿƥNj ČĚŠƥƑĚɍɰ
Emergency contactsɰ
HĚŠĚƑîŕ ĚŞĚƑijĚŠČNj ƙĚƑDŽĿČĚ ƎĺūŠĚ ŠƭŞċĚƑɇ ȂȂȃɰ
Health Line: 808242424
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Shopping and business hoursɰɰ
Most stores in Lisbon are open from 9/10am to 7pm Monday to Sunday, like large malls
îŠē ƎūƎƭŕîƑ ƥūƭƑĿƙƥ ēĚƙƥĿŠîƥĿūŠƙɍɰ
ƙ îƑĚ ūƎĚŠ qūŠēîNj ƥū GƑĿēîNjɈ ƥĺĚNj îƑĚ ūƎĚŠ IJƑūŞ ȊîŞ ƥū ȄƎŞɍɰ
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Telephoneɰ
¹ĺĚ ƥĚŕĚƎĺūŠĚ ƎƑĚǶNJ IJūƑ ČîŕŕĿŠij ¡ūƑƥƭijîŕ IJƑūŞ ūƥĺĚƑ ČūƭŠƥƑĿĚƙ Ŀƙɇ ʋȄȆȂɍɰ
Climate in Lisbon
The average temperature in July in Lisbon is never dip lower than 18°C (about 63°F) and
can reach up around to a very warm 27°C (that's about 81°F). July is one of the warmest
months of the year in the country.