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Official Languages: Portuguese

English Is Widely Spoken in Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve and Madeira, and Hotel and Restaurant Staff Usually Switch to It before You Ask. Inland You Will Meet Less of It, but a Bom Dia and a Slow Question Go a Long Way. Portuguese Is the National Language, with Mirandese Co-Official in a Few North-Eastern Municipalities

Mobile Network: Coverage Is Strong across the Mainland — 5G Is Installed in All 308 Municipalities and about Three Quarters of Parishes, and 4G Reaches Essentially Everywhere People Live. Signal Thins in the Mountains of the Interior and between the Azorean Islands, Where a Ferry Crossing Can Leave You with Nothing

Roaming/SIM/eSIM: Visitors from the EU or EEA Roam on Their Home Allowance at No Extra Cost, so Roaming Is the Obvious Choice for a Short Trip. Everyone Else Should Compare — an eSIM Activates before You Land, with No Shop and No Deposit, While a Local Physical SIM Still Wins If You Want a Portuguese Number, a Long Stay, or a Phone with No eSIM Support. The 3G Networks Are Switched Off, so a Handset That Cannot Use 4G Is Left with 2G and No Mobile Data

Cards and Contactless Work in Almost Every Shop, Restaurant and Ticket Machine, and the Domestic Multibanco Network Runs Most Terminals and Cash Machines. Carry Twenty or Thirty Euros Anyway, Because Small Cafes, Markets and Village Bakeries Often Take Cash Only. Lisbon and Porto Add a Municipal Tourist Tax per Person per Night, Collected by Your Accommodation

Tipping Is Modest and Never Demanded. A Service Charge Is Almost Never Added to the Bill, so What You Leave Is What the Staff Gets — Locals Round Up, or Leave Five to Ten Percent after a Good Sit-Down Meal. Coffee, Pastries and Taxi Rides Take the Loose Change and Nothing More. The Bread, Olives and Cheese That Arrive Unasked Are the Couvert. They Are Chargeable, and Portuguese Law Lets You Send Them Back Untouched

Plug Type: Type C and Type F

Voltage: 230 V, 50 Hz

Adapter: Portugal Uses the Round Two-Pin European Plug, so Anything from Continental Europe Fits without an Adapter. Travellers from the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada and Most of Asia Need One. At 230 V, Modern Phone and Laptop Chargers Need Only the Adapter and Never a Voltage Converter