Seixal
Seixal is a Portuguese city and municipality, located in the district of Setúbal, in the metropolitan area of Lisbon.
Its population includes 184,269 inhabitants (2011), in an area of 93.58 square kilometres (36.13 mi2) that includes six parishes. It is situated across the Tagus River estuary from Lisbon. Its seat is the city of Seixal, a centre of 31,600 inhabitants situated along the Rio Judeu.
Getting to Seixal
You can get there from Lisbon by car by crossing the 25th April Bridge and taking Highway 2. You can take a boat from Cais do Sodré. Lisbon is 15 km (9.3 mi) away, via the Fertagus train lines that connect Lisbon to Fogueteiro. Seixal has bike paths along the bay that link Amora and Seixal, passing through the parishes of Seixal, Arrentela and Amora.
Worth seeing
- 01Quinta da Fidalga
Vasco da Gama, the sailor who discovered the way to India by sea, lived in Seixal with his brother Paulo, on "Quinta da Fidalga".
Things to do
There is a river beach called Ponta dos Corvos. Avante! Festival. The primary event of the social year is the annual festival of Portuguese Communist Party, that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Where to eat
Pizzaria Verde e Amarelo João de Ourique A Petisqueira Timbre de Sabores O Bispo Hamburgeria do Rio
- 01Ferro Velho
Praceta Canquelifá 3, Cruz de Pau, Amora, contacto@ferrovelho-restaurante.com.
Getting around Seixal the local way
- Get inTranstejo Soflusa operate ferries to Barreiro from Terreiro do Paço (Praça do Comércio) in Lisbon.
- Get aroundTCB – Transportes Colectivos do Barreiro provide an extensive urban bus system.
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