Guidebook Updates for Portugal

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• For drivers paying tolls, the three-day, €20 prepaid card that includes unlimited travel for those driving a car registered outside Portugal is now called the Virtual Card (formerly called "TOLL Service").
• Some Portuguese highways have eliminated their tolls, including the A4 – Transmontana and Túnel do Marão, A13 and A13-1, A22, A23, A24, A25, and on the sections of the A28 between Esposende and Antas and between Neiva and Darque.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• The St. Vincent Lighthouse in Cape Sagres is closed for restoration.
• The correct URL for Casa Priamar's website is www.casapraiamar.com.

• The small downtown Coimbra-A train station has closed, and the shuttle train that connected Coimbra-A with the large Coimbra-B train station (north of the city) is not running. Passengers arriving at Coimbra-B can reach the city center by bus (included with your rail ticket) while a new transit link is under construction.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• Calado e Calado Restaurante has closed.
• Bar Diligencia has likely closed.
• Bar do Mercado Requinte has closed.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• If you're taking the long, lazy river cruise from Porto to the Douro Valley (with stops in Régua and sometimes Pinhão), you'll be put on a bus back to Porto (the return trip is no longer by train).
• The Quinta de Marrocos in Régua has new contact info: +351 966 053 517, https://quintademarrocos.pt, [email protected].
• At the Quinta do Vallado, daily tastings and tours run at 11:00, 14:30, and 16:30; book ahead online or take your chances.
• Dinner prices have increased significantly at the Quinta de la Rosa outside Pinhão: Options for a three-course dinner now are now €45 with no wine, €55 with regular wines, and €65 with reserve wines; reservations are required (email [email protected]). Tours of the quinta are now offered daily at 11:30, 14:30, and 17:00 (now €22.50); reserve ahead for these on their site.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• RSI no longer offers bus tours to the general public.

• The Gulbenkian Museum's reopening is now slated for July 2026.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may also apply:

• The Gulbenkian Museum has closed for renovations.
• Lisbon Cathedral now charges €5 for admission.
• The Aljube Museum of Resistance and Freedom has a new phone number: +351 215 818 535.
• Lisbon Winery has moved to Rua Rodrigues Sampaio 18A.
• The tourist information office at Praça dos Restauradores has closed.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• Nazaré's tourist information office website is now https://findoutnazare.pt.
• The Sitio Museum has closed.
• The correct email address for the Ribamar Hotel-Restaurant is [email protected].

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• Batalha's tourist information office has a new website and phone number: +351 244 769 877.
• Fátima's tourist information office website is now at https://visitfatima.pt.
• In Tomar, a handy minibus (line "Verde") now takes visitors from the train station up to the castle (€1.50, runs every 45 minutes from 10:00, Sat runs only until 13:00, none on Sun).
• There's no longer a combo-ticket for the Monastery of Santa Maria in Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the Monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça.
• In Óbidos, it is no longer possible to park inside the town walls even if you are staying at a hotel there.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• Porto's main tourist information office, the Porto Welcome Center, is across the street from the São Bento train station (daily 9:00–18:00, +351 222 081 833). Another tourist information office is in the crenelated tower near the Cathedral Square, and another is at the airport.
• Trolley #22 remains suspended during Metro construction.
• The Bolhão Market has reopened after a lengthy renovation.
• Santa Clara Church has reopened following renovations (entry is now €4).
• To visit the Stock Exchange Palace, you can check the schedule for English-language tours online, but you can't reserve or buy a ticket on the website. It's better to drop in and check tour options at the ticket counter (availability is displayed on a screen there).
• 1872 River House has a new website; their new email address is [email protected].
• A.S. 1829 Hotel has a new website; their new email address is [email protected].
• Pestana Porto Hotel is now called Pestana Vintage Porto Hotel.
• Pensão Residencial Belo Sonho has closed.

For books printed before August 2025, the following may apply:

• Tickets for the Pena Palace shuttle can now be purchased online as an add-on to your timed-entry palace tickets.
• There is no longer a shuttle from parking lots outside Sintra's historic center. Drivers who park in one of these outside lots can take an Uber or Bolt into town.
• Scotturb no longer runs bus #403 from Sintra to Cabo da Roca or bus #417 from Sintra to Cascais.
• Casa Miradouro has closed.