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- Useful Information
(Chemists, Currency & Banks, Taxis, Shops, Post Offices, Trains, Buses,Tourist Offices, Car Hire, Weather, Forms of Dress)- Useful Telephone Numbers
Emergency Services
Police
Airlines / Airports
Embassies
Tourist Offices
Local Councils
Telephone Services
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- Chemists:
Open weekdays 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm. Saturday: 9am to 1pm. One chemist is open for 24 hours in the area - a notice of the nearest one is indicated on the door of each chemist. - Shops:
Opening hours are from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm. Shops in Commercial/Shopping Centres are open from 10am to 10pm - some up to 11pm. The main shopping areas are at Rua Frederico Arouca/Av Valbom, Cascais Villa in Cascais and Cascaisshopping. In Oeiras the Centro Comercial Palmeiras and Oeiras Park. In Lisbon there is the Amoreiras Shopping Centre, Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre, Centro Colombo and shops in the Chiado and Baixa/Rua Augusta area. If you would like to take some souvenirs back with you try the Vista Alegre shops which sell fine porcelain. Other items: cork, wines/liqueurs, ceramics. - Post Office:
Cascais: Monday-Friday: 8.30am-6pm. Estoril: 8.30am-6.30pm Sat: 10am-12.30pm. Lisbon (Restauradores): Monday-Friday: 8am-10pm. Sat: 8am-6pm. - Buses:
Services by Scotturb buses from Cascais Interface (Cascais Villa): 403 or 417 to Sintra; 405 or 415 to Guincho; 418 Estoril to Sintra; 406, 407, 411, 412 Cascais to Estoril 462 from Carcavelos station to Cascais Municipal Airport 405 or 415 to the Guincho Camping site To Cabo da Roca take the bus from Cascais and Sintra 403 To Azenhas do Mar buses go from Sintra 440, 441 From Cascais - Estoril to Lisbon Airport - 498 Express Timetable available at the Scotturb booth, Cascais or Tel: 21 4699100 or visit the website www.scotturb.com Lisbon buses information from Carris Tel: 21 3632044. - Currency & Banks:
Portugal is part of the European Union and since January 2002 the currency used is the Euro.All banks are open from 8.30am through to 3pm. You can also change currencies at 'Cambios'. - Taxis:
There are taxi ranks near all train stations. To call a taxi in the Cascais/Estoril area dial: 21 4659500/21 4660101. In Lisbon call 21 8155061. All fares are metered. - Trains/Metro:
Trains (CP) are from Cascais/Lisbon and Lisbon/Sintra. Main terminals to other towns are at Santa Apolonia and Rossio. The Metro (open: 6.30am-1am) runs in central Lisbon. Main station: Rossio. Metro info: 21 3558457. For further details and timetables of trains contact CP Tel: 808 208208. www.cp.pt - Car-Hire:
Most international car hire companies have offices here. Shop around as prices vary. Driving is on the right side. - Tourist Offices:
The Estoril/Cascais offices are open Monday to Saturday: 9am-7pm and Sunday: 10am-6pm. - Weather:
Portugal has four seasons. The Estoril coast has pleasant hot summers of temperatures between 19șC and 28șC - 30șC generally, with 35șC on a really hot day. There is almost always a wind blowing, The winters are cool with temperatures dropping down to between 4șC - 10șC. However it never goes below 0șC. In the Summer the temperatures in the evenings and nights can drop so when going out at night do wrap up well as you will feel the cold at those outdoor events. The Spring can be really warm and we have had in the past few years very hot periods in February and March. It tends to rain in April and May (hence the April showers in Portugal!) and the Autumn can be wet from November and December. - Forms of Dress:
Portugal is a modern European country with no particular dress code. Both men and women wear up-to-date fashion including from the top world designers and like to dress up for work and when attending social events. For all other times dress is casual.
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- Emergency Services:
Cascais General Hospital 21 4827700
S. Jose Hospital (Lisbon) 21 8841000
Santa Maria Hospital (Lisbon) 21 7805000
S. Francisco Xavier Hospital (Lisbon) 21 3000300
Hospital CUF 21 3926100
Red Cross Ambulance 21 9421111
Red Cross Hospital 21 7714000
Dentist: Dr F. Haley (Cascais) 21 4863011
SOS Emergency 112
Orthopaedic Hospital Sant'ana 21 4585600
Orthopaedic Hospital Dr José Almeida 21 4568600
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- Police:
Cascais 21 486 1127
Estoril 21 4681396
Oeiras 21 4410935
Lisbon 21 7654242
Maritime 21 4864500
Coastguard 21 4401919
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- Airport / Airlines
General Information 21 8413700
Tourist Information 21 8493689
British Airways 21 3217900
TAP 808213141
Lufthansa 21 8431260
KLM 808222747
Iberia 21 3110600
TWA 21 3151709
Tires Airport 21 4456265
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- Embassies
American 21 7273300
Austrian 21 3958220
Belgian 21 3170510
Brazilian 21 7248510
British 21 3924000
Canadian 21 3521120
Danish 21 3512960
Dutch 21 3961163
Finnish 21 3907551
French 21 3939100
German 21 8878579
Greek 21 3020517
Indian 21 3041090
Irish 21 3929440
Italian 21 3546144
Japanese 21 3110560
Norwegian 21 3015344
South African 21 3192200
Spanish 21 3472381
Swedish 21 3942260
Swiss 21 3191890
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- Tourist Offices
Cascais 21 4868204
Estoril 21 4663813
Oeiras Tourist Information 21 4408587
Sintra 21 9231157
Lisbon 21 3463643
Tourist Helpline 800 296296
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- Câmaras (Councils)
Cascais 21 4825000
Oeiras 21 4408300
Sintra 21 9238500
Lisbon 21 3227000
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- Telephone Services
Information Service: 118
Alarm Service: 12161
Time: 12151
Operator assisted intl. calls 171
Call-in telegrams:
Portugal: 1583
Other Countries: 1582
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