Setúbal, Port city in Lisbon region, Portugal
Description
Setúbal is a port city in the Setúbal district, located southeast of Lisbon on the Portuguese Atlantic coast. The city stretches along the northern shore of the Sado estuary and is bordered to the south by the Serra da Arrábida, while the river opens westward toward the ocean.
History
The settlement emerged from Roman Cetobriga and developed during the Middle Ages into a major port on the Atlantic route. In 1860, the place officially received city status under King Pedro V.
Culture
The name derives from Latin Cetobriga and appears today in the shape of a coastal city with large harbors and shipyard facilities. Many people in the city earn their living through fishing and seafood processing, which shows in the restaurants and shops along the waterfront promenade.
Practical
Regular train connections run between the city and Lisbon, while ferries carry passengers to the Tróia Peninsula during the day. The central area can be explored on foot, with the waterfront zone easily accessible and offering several docks for boat tours.
Did you know?
In the Sado estuary, a permanent colony of bottlenose dolphins has lived since 1981, remaining in these coastal waters throughout the year. Visitors can observe the dolphins on guided tours that usually depart from the harbor and head into the calmer sections of the river.
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This collection brings together about forty sites that show the different sides of Lisbon and the Tago Valley. In the city, you walk through the streets of Alfama, see 16th-century buildings such as the Belém Tower and the Hieronymites Monastery, cross the Commerce Square that opens to the river,...
Nature Park of Arrábida
15.8 km
Palácio da Quinta das Torres
8.8 km
Castelo de Palmela
4.7 km
Portinho da Arrábida
9.7 km
Praia de Troia Mar
3.9 km
Convento de Nossa Senhora da Arrábida
10.5 km
Church of the Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal
286 m
Forte de São Filipe
1.6 km
Fort of Santiago do Outão
5.4 km
Praia de Galapinhos
8 km
Galápos beach
7.7 km
Convent of Jesus
281 m
Palácio dos Duques de Aveiro
10.5 km
Praia de Albarquel (luuk)
2.5 km
Muralhas, torres, portas, cortinas e baluartes do Centro Histórico de Setúbal
533 m
Figueirinha Beach
6.4 km
Mercado do Livramento
206 m
Galapinhos beach
8 km
Igreja de São Julião
44 m
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal
397 m
Casa de Bocage
654 m
Caetobriga
46 m
Soltroia
7.8 km
Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida
9.7 km
Palácio da Quinta das Torres
9.9 km
Praia do Portinho
9.5 km
Bico das Lulas beach
4.4 km
Albarquel Beach
2.4 km
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