Travel Guide to Setubal, Portugal

Located in a wonderful climatic zone on the slopes of low ridges, Setubal is adjacent to the Sierra de Arrábida National Park on one side, and to the Rio Sado River on another. This town is located not far away from the famous Troy peninsula.

Setubal is founded on the ruins of an ancient Roman settlement named Cetobria. This place is famous for its attractive streets with beautiful old houses, lush gardens and cozy shops, where you can find numerous nice souvenirs. The main sights of the town are Santa Maria de Graz Cathedral built in the XVI century and renowated in the XVIII century. After the renovation in the church appeared beautiful tiles with hand paintings. Tourists usually enjoy visiting the monastery of Jesus, which is also the location of Setubal Museum, and Gothic church of Jesus decorated with columns made of pink stone.

The territory of Setubal is famous for its spectacular scenery that unleashes the true beauty of the surrounding hills. The city organically combines its medieval look with architectural monuments that have been built later. These buildings are referred to different stylistic directions from different eras. On evenings the waters of the Rio Sado River offer an amazing entertainment – visitors can look at runs of dolphins that come to the river. The local government carefully protects all animals.