Useful facts for travel to Portugal

Portugal has many festivals and religious holidays that are worth seeing if you have the chance: Calendar

Public and Bank holidays for 2007

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 20th February - Shrove Tuesday / Carnival
• 5th April - Maundy Thursday (Afternoon only)
• 6th April - Good Friday
• 9th April - Easter Monday (Not banks)
• 25th April - Liberation Day
• 1st May - Labour Day
• 7th June - Corpus Christi Day
• 10th June - Portugal Day
• 13th June - St Anthony's Day (Lisbon only)
• 24th June - St John's Day (Oporto only)
• 15th August - The Assumption of Our Lady
• 5th October - Founding of the Republic
• 1st November - All Saints
• 1st December - Restoration of Independence
• 8th December - Immaculate Conception
• 24th December - Christmas Eve (Banks)
• 25th December - Christmas Day

WHAT TO TAKE

Dress in Portugal tends to the informal but conservative.

USEFUL FACTS

Visas: None required for EU nationals. Nationals of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA can stay for 90 days visa-free. Everyone else needs a visa.
Health risks: Sunburn in summer, insect bites
Time: GMT/UTC (winter), GMT/UTC+1 (summer)
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric

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