Palmela
municipality and town of Portugal
Palmela is a town and municipality on the Setúbal Peninsula, Estremadura, Portugal.
Understand
Palmela (pahl-MEH-luh, /paɫ.ˈme.ɫɐ/) municipality has 68,879 residents (2021).
Visitor information
- 🌍 Tourist information Office (Posto de Turismo de Palmela), Castelo de Palmela (Rua Eduardo Luís 330), ☏ +351 21 233 2122, turismo@cm-palmela.pt. Daily 09:30–12:30 & 14:00–17:30. (updated Jul 2021)
Get in
Palmela castle entrance
By bus
- Transportes Sul do Tejo (TST, by Arriva), tst@tsuldotejo.pt. Provides bus service to Palmela from neighbouring cities. Route 565 offers a rapid service from Lisbon (Oriente Station) via the Vasco da Gama Bridge. TST also provides service within the municipality. (updated Jul 2021)
By car
Palmela is served by several motorways:
- A2 (Autoestrada do Sul) — from Lisbon, the Setúbal Peninsula, Baixo Alentejo, and the Algarve
- A6 (Autoestrada do Alentejo Central or Autoestrada Marateca–Caia) from Alto Alentejo and Spain (at Badajoz) to just outside the municipal boundaries
- A12 (Autoestrada do Sul do Tejo or Autoestrada Setúbal–Montijo) from places on the Setúbal Peninsula
- A13 (Autoestrada do Pinhal Interior) from points north to the municipality's outskirts
By train
- 🌍 Estação Ferroviária de Palmela (Palmela Station). (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Estação Ferroviária da Venda do Alcaide (Venda do Alcaide station). (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Estação Ferroviária do Pinhal Novo (Pinhal Novo station). (updated Jul 2021)
Get around
See
- 🌍 Castelo de Palmela (Castle of Palmela), Av. dos Cavaleiros de Santiago e Espada. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Museu da Música Mecânica (Museum of Mechanical Music), Rua dos Alegrias, Pinhal Novo, ☏ +351 212 381 083, museudamusicamecanica@gmail.com. Sa-Su 15:00-18:00. €5.00. (updated Jul 2021)
Do
- 🌍 Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela (International Karting Palmela Circuit), Estrada Municipal 542, Algeruz, ☏ +351 265 538 500, geral@kip.pt. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Campo de Golfe do Montado (Golf Course of Montado), ☏ +351 265 708 150, info@montadoresort.com.. Golf course with 18 holes, par 72, with 6,366m, where the 18th hole stands out, where the green is located on an island. (updated Jul 2021)
Visit Wine Cellars
- 🌍 Casa Ermelinda Freitas, Rua Manuel João de Freitas, Fernando Pó, Águas de Moura, ☏ +351 914 290 729, geral@ermelindafreitas.pt. With 550 hectares of vineyard, Casa Ermelinda Freitas is a family-owned company, led by Leonor Freitas, that produces some of the most prestigious wines in the region of the Setúbal Peninsula. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Casa Agrícola Assis Lobo, Rua Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral 76, ☏ +351 210 802 146, info@assislobowines.com. M-F 09:00-12:30 14:00-18h30, Sa 09:00-13:00. Guided tour, with wine tasting, by appointment. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Adega de Palmela, Rua da Adega Cooperativa, ☏ +351 212 337 020, geral@acpalmela.pt. M-F 08:00-12:30 14:00-17:00, Sa 09:00-13:00. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Casa Agrícola Horácio Simões, Rua João de Deus 10, Quinta do Anjo, ☏ +351 916 947 990, enoturismochs@gmail.com. 09:30-21:00, Tu closed. Family vineyard since 1910. Guided visit wine cellar: 09:30-16:00, Tu closed. Visit with wine tasting: €15.00 (Price per person). (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Venâncio da Costa Lima, Rua Venâncio da Costa Lima 139, Quinta do Anjo, ☏ +351 212 888 020, enoturismovcl@gmail.com. M-F 09:00-12:00 14:00-17h00. Family winery since 1914. Guided tour, with wine tasting, by appointment. (updated Jul 2021)
Buy
- 🌍 Espaço Fortuna - Artes e Ofícios, Estrada Nacional 379, Quinta do Anjo, ☏ +351 212 871 068, geral@adrepal-espacofortuna.pt. Ceramic craft store. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Pão da Lagoinha (Lagoinha bread), Rua da Sociedade, Lagoinha, ☏ +351 212 338 390, geral@maranata.pt. Traditional bread in a wood oven, from Lagoinha, Palmela, Portugal. (updated Jul 2021)
Eat
- 🌍 Taverna o Bobo da Corte, ☏ +351 935 205 936. Restaurant. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Restaurante Pérola Da Serra, Rua Doutor Bernardo Teixeira Botelho 46, ☏ +351 910 490 854, restauranteperoladaserra@gmail.com. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Restaurante 3ª Geração, Rua Serpa Pinto 147, ☏ +351 21 235 0152. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Exotic Sushi Fusion, Rua Manuel Maria Barbosa Du Bocage 31, Pinhal Novo, ☏ +351 910 311 303, susgiluso@gmail.com. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Caco Palmela Village, Avenida de Jávea - Palmela Village, Quinta do Anjo, ☏ +351 211 808 460, restaurantecacopalmela@gmail.com. Portuguese restaurant. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Mar Até Cá, Rua 5 de Outubro, Águas de Moura, Marateca, ☏ +351 962 465 120, maratecajados@gmail.com. Tea room and restaurant. (updated Jul 2021)
Drink
- 🌍 Wine Love Palmela, R. Dona Maria I 13, ☏ +351 265 429 719, cenariopromissor@gmail.com. (updated Jul 2021)
Sleep
- 🌍 Casal dos Cantos, Rua Venâncio da Costa Lima, Quinta do Anjo, ☏ +351 932 437 074, paulomatosfortuna@gmail.com. Check-in: 16:00–22:00, check-out: 07:00–11:00. Bed & breakfast. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Casa de Atalaia - Turismo de Habitação, Rua Heliodoro Salgado, nº 39, ☏ +351 967 050 534, casadeatalaia@gmail.com. Check-in: 15:00–19:00, check-out: 07:30–12:00. housing tourism. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Hotel Varandazul, R. Hermenegildo Capelo 3, ☏ +351 212 331 451, info@varandazul.pt. Check-in: 15:00–18:00, check-out: 07:00–12:00. 2-star hotel. (updated Jul 2021)
- 🌍 Pousada do Castelo de Palmela (Palmela Castle Inn), Avenida Cavaleiros Santiago e Espada, ☏ +351 212 351 226, recepcao.palmela@pousadas.pt. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 11:00. This historic luxury hotel is on top of an imposing hill, and it is one of the best architectural fortresses in Portugal, specially known for its location and the views that it has to offer. (updated Jul 2021)
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