The western area of the city, featuring disordered land, illegal construction, and degraded municipal neighbourhoods, yet with good access and a riverside with great development potential. The eastern side of Setúbal is resurging, drawing an easy analogy to the work that began four decades ago in the eastern area of Lisbon, now known as Parque das Nações. Maria das Dores ...
Setúbal Grows East with its 'Parque das Nações'
Sunday, 14 December 2025RSS
Context & Explainers
Local accommodation (alojamento local) means short-term tourist rentals—private apartments, houses or rooms rented for days or weeks—that must be registered and licensed with municipal authorities. Municipalities can suspend or cancel licences (Lisbon cancelled about 6,700 licences in early 2026), so travellers and hosts should check a listing's registration and local rules before booking or offering stays.
