Setúbal

Setúbal bay area

The city of Setúbal is located on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary, approximately 48 kilometres (30 miles) south of Portugal's capital, Lisbon. It is also the seat of the Setúbal District and formerly in the historic Estremadura Province.

In the beginning of the 20th century, Setúbal was the most important center of Portugal's fishing industry, particularly specializing in processing and exporting sardines. None of the many factories then created are operating today. However, the existing maritime ports, either traditional, commercial and the new marines, keep the city links to the ocean and water well alive and vibrant. Tourism, based on the beautiful existing natural conditions plus excellent hotels, resorts and infrastructures, is one of the city's most appreciated resources, due to its interconnection with the Sado (river) on one side and Atlantic Ocean on another, having a coast line with both. The city is also connected with the nearby coast of the Arrábida hills natural park - which offers an unspoiled nature and beautiful beaches to the Atlantic Ocean. A dolphin colony inhabits the Sado River. Across the river on the south bank lies the peninsula of Tróia, a place with vast white/golden sand beaches where several luxury hotels and resorts were recently built. The Tróia peninsula can be sighted from the city, across the river. Albarquel, Figueirinha, Galápos, Galapinhos, Creiro and Portinho da Arrábida are some of the city's many beaches, located in the north bank of the estuary, at the very beginning of the Arrábida hills.

In antiquity the city was known as Cetobriga, a Turdetani settlement that came under Roman control in the province of Lusitania.

Castelo de São Filipe

The main historical monument of the city of Setúbal is the Monastery of Jesus, which is a 15th- and 16th-century church that represents one of the first buildings in the Portuguese late Gothic style known as Manueline.

Also of interest are the São Julião Church, also with Manueline portals. The Castelo de São Filipe, is a 16th- and 17th-century fortress on the north bank of the Sado river, overseeing the city. The fortress was converted into a luxury hotel (pousada).

Teatro Animação de Setúbal is based in Setúbal.

The civil parishes of Setúbal after the 2013 administrative reorganization

Administratively, the municipality is divided into five civil parishes (freguesias):[8]

• Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)
• Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra
• Sado
• São Julião, Nossa Senhora da Anunciada e Santa Maria da Graça
• São Sebastião

Setúbal has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Temperatures in the winter vary between 15 and 17 °C (59 and 63 °F) during the day and 5–8 °C (41–46 °F) at night, most of the precipitation (starting from November) falls in this season. Temperatures in the summer vary between 27 and 30 °C (81 and 86 °F) during the day and 15 and 17 °C (59 and 63 °F) at night, precipitation is scarce during this season. The average annual temperature varies between 16.5 and 17 °C (61.7 and 62.6 °F).

On 4 August 2018, Setúbal registered a record high temperature of 45.5 °C (113.9 °F)[9] which, according to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, was the highest temperature ever recorded on the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.[10]

According to the census of 2011, the municipality of Setúbal had a labor force of 58,514 people, among whom 15.6% were unemployed. Among those who had a job, 1.6% were working in the Primary sector, 24.9% in the Secondary sector and 73.5% in the Tertiary sector.[13] Setúbal is notable for the industries of pulp, paper, cement, fertilizers, pesticides, other phytopharmaceutical products, thermal power, shipbuilding and ship repair there was a lot of automobile assembling industry since the 1950s with several known manufacturers had or have opened assembly halls for the Portuguese market. Today there are only 3 tradenames nearby currently in production. The Port of Setúbal had a cargo throughput of 6.058 million tons in 2012,[14] making it the 4th busiest port in Portugal, with 7.4% of the cargo throughput in the country.[15] In the 19th century, the area was notable for the production of sea salt. St. Ubes bay salt was exported as far as Australia in the 1830s.[16]

• Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais

The city's main sports club is Vitória de Setúbal, the football club established on 20 November 1910.

Estádio do Bonfim

Setúbal is twinned with:

Setúbal has international cooperation protocols with:

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  16th-century Fort of St. Filipe.
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  São Julião Church in central Setúbal.
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  Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal (15th and 16th centuries).
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  Cruzeiro (a Stone cross) and façade of the Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal.
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  Main entrance to the Gothic-Manueline Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal.
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  A view of Setúbal's seaport.
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  Jardim Bonfim park.
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  Largo da Misericórdia.
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  Fortifications of Setúbal. Manesson Mallet: Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre.

• 2023 Setúbal shooting

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Setúbal.

• Town Hall official website
• O Bocagiano Local News
• Setúbal na Rede is a pioneering project, innovative and the first digital-only newspaper in Portugal.
• Setúbal Walking Tour (Youtube)
• Largo De Jesus to Train Station Walking Tour (Youtube)
• Fishing Port to Albarquel Park Walking Tour (Youtube)
• Viewpoint Of S. Sebastião, Praça Do Quebedo Walking Tour (Youtube)
• Abandoned Boats In Setúbal (Youtube)
• Media related to Setúbal at Wikimedia Commons