General data on Portugal

Health precautions

A certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required for travelers over one year old coming from infected areas.

International hospitals

British Hospital
S. Louis Hospital

There are also large private hospitals, which belong to Portuguese financial/banking groups and have agreements with complementary health insurance companies: Hospital CUF Descobertas, Hospital da Luz, SAMS. The personnel speaks English and often French.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Direcção Geral de Alfandegas

For further information on safety conditions

The advice of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Portugal
Rua de Alcolena n° 35
1400 Lisbonne
Phone: +351 13 01 03 30 / 91 70
Fax: +351 13 01 68 17
amb.tn@mail.telepac.pt

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Lisbon (GMT in winter, GMT+1 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from March to October

Type of climate

Average temperatures in Lisbon in January are 8°C and in June 28°C. The best seasons for visiting the country are spring (between April and June) and the end of summer, beginning of autumn (between September and October). However, for bathing, it is better to visit the country during July, August and September, or even October (in the south of Portugal and in Madeira). The summer months are from mid-June to mid-September.

For further information

The Portuguese Meteorological Institute website