45 minutes south of Lisbon, on the Sado, at the foot of the Arrábida. A day here buys you cliffs, cuttlefish, and a fish market that USA Today called one of the world's most beautiful.

Now

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9° / 20°min · max

20:20Sunset

UV index 6.5water 16°tide 19:57 (high)

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.

More at VisitSetúbal →

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.

From Lisbon

To Setúbal

Fertagus train (Roma-Areeiro → Setúbal)

~50 min

Bus 561 (Praça de Espanha)

~75 min

Drive A2 / A12 (tolled)

~45 min

Transit

Next departures

SETÚBAL (AV JAIME CORTESÃO 146)

4437Faralhão10 min

4420Setúbal (Centro Comercial)12 min

4406Manteigadas16 min

Avenida Luísa Todi (Mercado)

4406Setúbal (Mercado)4 min

4427Setúbal (Bela Vista)6 min

4406Manteigadas6 min

Open Carris Metropolitana →

Tides

rising

Next low tide

02:38

12h44

Next high tide

19:57

6h03

LowHigh

Ferry to Tróia

Low season

From Setúbal

14:3036 min

15:301h36

16:302h36

From Tróia

14:006 min

15:001h06

16:002h06

Atlantic Ferries →

Open today

Pharmacy on duty

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Livramento Market

Ter–Dom · 07h–14h

See pharmacies →

This week

Fado at Livramento Market

Sat 25 Apr · Mercado do Livramento

Local Producers Market

Sun 26 Apr · Praça do Bocage

More events →

Beaches & Arrábida

Arrábida, west of the city

16.3°C water · 1.0m waves

Galapinhos

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

Figueirinha

Family beach, wide sand. Parking and bars on site.

Portinho da Arrábida

Sheltered bay with transparent water. Parking is tight; arrive early.

IPMA sea forecast →

News

O Setubalense

Academia de Dança Contemporânea apresenta “Histórias de Mábi”

SC Moitense e AD Quinta do Conde são os finalistas do Campeonato Distrital

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