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<text>
<title>
Portugal: Travel
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<article>
<hdr>
Background Notes: Portugal
Travel
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<body>
<p> Entry requirements: A visa is not required of US citizens
for stays of up to 60 days, but a valid passport is necessary.
Immunizations are not mandatory. Travelers may import or export
foreign currency in any amount, provided it is for "touristic
purposes." No more than 5,000 Portuguese escudos per traveler
may be imported into Portugal, although up to 25,000 escudos may
be exported.
</p>
<p> Climate and clothing: Wear summer clothing during the
temperate sunny days and cool nights May-September. Fall-weight
clothing and a topcoat or warm raincoat are appropriate for
winter. A rainhat or umbrella is recommended.
</p>
<p> Health: Health and sanitation standards generally are good.
Tapwater is potable year round in large cities and in outlying
areas during rainy seasons. Bottled spring water is available.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Telephone and telegraph circuits are
available to Western Europe and to almost all other points
worldwide. Lisbon is five-time zones ahead of eastern standard
time. AT&T card services are available through Marconi
Operators. AT&T cards can only be used for calls to the United
States.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Direct flights are available from the United
States, and worldwide connections are good. Domestic air
services fly to Oporto in the north, Faro in the Algarve, and
to several other provincial cities. Railroads and buses serve
the entire country. Lisbon has good, inexpensive taxi, bus,
streetcar, and subway service.
</p>
<p> National holidays: The US Embassy and Consulates are closed
on the following holidays: January 1 (New Year's), February 7
(Carnival), March 24 (Good Friday), April 25 (Liberty Day), May
1 (Labor Day), May 25 (Corpus Christi), June 10 (Portugal Day),
June 13 (St. Anthony's Day--only in Lisbon), August 15
(Assumption Day), October 5 (Portuguese Republic), November 1
(All Saint's Day), December 1 (Portuguese Independence),
December 8 (Immaculate Conception), December 25 (Christmas Day).
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
May 1990.
</p>
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