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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).
                     ɰ
                     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
                     ɰ
                     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
                     ɰ
                     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.
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