Abrantes - municipality and city in Santarém, Portugal

Abrantes is a city in Portugal's Ribatejo province. It lies on the River Tagus (Rio Tejo).

Understand

Abrantes (uh-BRUHN-t(ih)sh, /ɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/) municipality has 34,336 residents (2021 provisional), with about 17,500 living in the city proper.

Visitor information

• Welcome Center, Edifício do Mercado Diário, piso -3, Esplanada 1º de Maio, 39.4604°, -8.1993°, +351 241 330 100, turismo@cm-abrantes.pt. 10:00–13:00 & 14:00–18:00 daily. 2022-05-27

Get in

By train

CP – Comboios de Portugal serves Abrantes via the Beira Baixa line.

By bus

Regional bus service is provided by Rodoviária do Tejo, and long-distance intercity coaches are operated by Rede Expressos.

By car

Abrantes is served by the A23 motorway (Autoestrada da Beira Interior).

Get around

By bus

TUA – Transportes Urbanos de Abrantes runs three routes connecting destinations within the city.

See

• Castelo de Abrantes. 12th-century Romanesque and Gothic castle. 2022-05-27

Do

Buy

Eat

• Restaurante Santa Isabel, Rua de Santa Isabel 12, 39.4619°, -8.1971°, +351 967 893 970. M–Sa 12:00–15:00 & 19:00–22:00, closed Su. Mid-range 2022-05-27

Drink

Sleep

• Luna Hotel Turismo, Largo de Santo António, 39.4624°, -8.2045°, +351 241 247 110, hotelturismo@lunahoteis.com. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. Four-star, 44-room hotel offering panoramic views of the city and the river, outdoor swimming pool, and restaurant. €70-97 2022-05-27

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