Lisbon, Portuguese and the euro put Portugal on the map
A brief guide to locating Portugal on the map and getting to know three essentials before planning your trip: its capital, language and currency.
Where Portugal is
Portugal is a country in southern Europe and is not landlocked. These details give you a broad sense of the country, but they are not enough to determine distances, journey times or connections: check up-to-date transport sources before planning your travel.
Lisbon as a point of reference
Lisbon is Portugal’s capital. The name helps locate the country’s political centre, but this information alone says nothing about neighbourhoods, places of interest or getting around the city. If your trip depends on a particular route, check current journey options and services.
Portuguese and the euro
Portuguese is the language listed for Portugal, and the currency is the euro (€). The currency can help you make an initial budget estimate, although no prices or travel costs are given here; check them before setting your budget.”Note: This contains a curly quote error? Need correct output. Ensure body string only. Let's formulate final carefully.
What to check before you go
This guide provides general background, not practical, up-to-date information. Check connections, current services and any requirements that may affect your trip separately with the relevant official sources; the information available here is not enough to establish them.
Key points
Portugal is in southern Europe; Lisbon is its capital; Portuguese and the euro are useful starting points for planning. This guide does not provide routes, prices or current entry requirements. Consult up-to-date official sources before making decisions.
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References consulted during editorial review. Times, requirements and advisories may change: always confirm with the official source.
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LisbonLicence: Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
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LisbonLicence: Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
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Lisbon, PortugalLicence: ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Lisbon, PortugalLicence: ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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PortugalLicence: CC BY-SA 3.0 DBpedia
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Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)Licence: ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
