Setúbal city in Portugal

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Setúbal , City in Portugal Population :
Environment Setúbal is located in the Lisbon region in the west of Portugal, including Grande Lisboa and the Peninsula de Setubal. This is a region of significant importance in industry, services and agriculture. In this region you will find "big-city life" as well as marvelous historical places of interest, nice wine districts, some of the best beaches in the country, and world famous golf courses. Setúbal is situated in the district of Setúbal. View all properties for sale in the district of Setúbal. Some distances of interest The closest airport is Lisbon Internationale Airport, located 40 km away. It is 20 km to the mountains and less than 1 km to the nearest river. If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Montado Golf Course (5 km away). In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is 5 km away.


Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime Town character : Big city Primary Industry : Tourism
Setúbal can offer you: Sight: Archaeological-site, Castle/Ruins, Museum, Church, Historical-monument, Dining/Pleasure: Amusement-park, Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Disco, Dancing, Coffé-shop, Shopping: City centre, Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shopping-mal, Shops, Bakery, Florist, Sport/Activity: Fotball Stadium, Stadium, Fotball arena, Surfing, Beach, Golf, Go-cart, Spa, Bath, Diving, Paragliding, Sailing, Windsurfing, Motorsport, Horseback-riding, Fishing, Tennis, Climbing, Public transport: Car-rental, Trainstation, Buss-terminal, Taxi, Public: Public service, Internett-cafe, Bullring, Cinema, Theatre, City-park, Hospital, Police, Bank, Post-office, Tourist-info, Level of education: University
Homepage : http://www.mun-setubal.pt/default.asp


Setúbal -time of immemorial Municipal holiday: September 15 Population in city proper: 89.000 inhabitants, and in the entire municipality: 119.000 inhabitants. Setúbal is a city located on the northern bank of the Sado river estuary approximately 40 Km south of Lisbon. Setúbal and its surrounding area are awash with history dating back to before the Roman period, indeed it is said that the town was founded by a relative of Noah. Setúbal has become the third largest port in Portugal. It lies to the south of Lisbon and a good motorway provides easy access. The town of Setúbal is attractive with many pedestrian streets, gardens and interesting shops. In recent years, development of the coast between Setubal and Lisbon has resulted in an array of high quality golf courses including one of Portugal's most popular example at Aroeira. Tourism What used to be an important center of Portugal's fishing industry (mainly sardines) has today become a town with big opportunity in tourism. The nearby coast of the Arrábida natural park offers beautiful beaches and unspoilt nature. A colony of dolphins lives in the Sado River. Across the river from Setúbal lies the peninsula of Tróia, where several high-rise luxury resorts were built and abandoned after the realization they were being constructed on sinking, unstable land! The 16th-17th century fortress of Setúbal - Castelo de São Felipe - has been turned into a luxury "pousada" (hotel).

Wine from the region of Lisbon Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines. The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality. Lisbon region is known for its Moscatel wine and also for the Colares sand wine. Read more about wine from Lisbon region here. Read more about Portuguese wine here.