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City guide Ericeira

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,800 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €348,000) ⁠Ericeira at €3,545 per square metre in September 2026. A 60 square metre example is about…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €252,000) ⁠Ericeira Nascente at €2,820 per square metre in September 2026. A 60 square metre example…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €440,000) ⁠Ericeira at €3,545 per square metre in September 2026. An 80 square metre example is about…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €304,000) ⁠Ericeira Nascente at €2,820 per square metre in September 2026. An 80 square metre example…
• Annual Events Sumol Summer Fest (Music) and the Ouriço (Sea Urchin) Gastronomy Festival in March ⁠Festa de São Pedro, the parish patron, is on 28 June. Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem falls on…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa (D8) and NHR 2.0 (under specific conditions) ⁠IFICI taxes eligible Portuguese employment and self-employment at 20 percent, and…
• Best Beach Nearby Praia de Ribeira d'Ilhas, world-famous surf spot just 3km north of town ⁠Praia de Ribeira d'Ilhas, a World Surfing Reserve break about 2 km north of town.
• Best Coworking Space The Ocean Hub (approx. €20/day, €180/month) or Salt Studio Ericeira ⁠Kelp Cowork, Rua de São Félix 12, charges €199 a month for a dedicated desk and €175 for…
• Best Hospital CUF Mafra (Private) or Hospital de Torres Vedras (Public); 15-25 mins drive ⁠The public hospital for Ericeira is Hospital Distrital de Torres Vedras, Rua Dr. Aurélio…
• Corporate Tax 21% (plus regional surcharges) ⁠The general corporation-tax rate for 2026 is 19 percent on the mainland. A small or…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR = 1.09 USD; Euro is the official currency ⁠Euro. On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so about 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 28% (Personal income tax rate) ⁠Dividends are withheld at 28 percent. A treaty can lower that rate. Income from a…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 48% (plus 5% solidarity tax on high earners) ⁠Mainland income tax for 2026 runs from 12.5 percent to 48 percent on income above €86,634…
• Highway Access A8 and A21 motorways connect Ericeira directly to Lisbon city center ⁠The A21 links Ericeira to the A8. The N247 runs south toward Sintra and north toward…
• Historical Sites Palace of Mafra (National Palace), a UNESCO site just 10km away ⁠The National Palace of Mafra, a UNESCO site in Mafra town, is about 8 km from Ericeira.
• Main Train/Transit Hub Terminal Rodoviário de Ericeira (Main Bus Station) connecting to Lisbon Campo Grande ⁠Ericeira terminal rodoviário on Rua Alto da Camacha. Carris Metropolitana lines 2740…
• Population Approximately 12,500 residents; increases significantly in summer months ⁠12,359 residents in the parish at the 2021 census. Ericeira is a civil parish of Mafra…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Transaction Tax IMT (up to 7.5%) plus Stamp Duty (0.8%) ⁠Residential transfer tax runs up to 7.5 percent. Other urban property is 6.5 percent…
• Public Transport Passes Navegante Pass (Metropolitan area) covers buses to Lisbon for approx. €40/month ⁠Navegante Mafra is €30 a month on regular public transport inside the municipality…
• Regional Travel Mafranse Bus (Regular service to Mafra and Lisbon); ticket approx. €4.50 one-way ⁠Carris Metropolitana line 2132 runs from Ericeira terminal to Mafra terminal. Lines 2740…
• SIM Card MEO, Vodafone, and NOS; prepaid 'Livre' SIMs available for approx. €15 for 10GB ⁠NOS Tarifário Like is €10 a month for 55 GB, with 1,000 minutes and SMS and 5G included. A…

Fix pass: Tap Water now follows the shared public-supply guidance; SIM Card uses the country-prep NOS Like plan and free eSIM; Corporate Tax gives the shared mainland rates without an unconfirmed local surcharge; Tax System restores the country residence test. Main Train/Transit Hub and Best Hospital now flag unsupported or inaccessible public-facility address details under Not verified. Updated research attribution and verification date (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Portugal, https://www.nos.pt/movel/tarifarios-movel/tarifarios-movel-pre-pagos, https://www.nos.pt/movel/esim, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/residence).

City guide Costa da Caparica

• Must-See Landmarks Convento dos Capuchos (16th-century Franciscan monastery with ocean views) ⁠Convento dos Capuchos, a 16th-century Franciscan convent, stands in its garden at Rua…
• National Parks Nearby Arrábida Natural Park (Parque Natural da Arrábida) - 40 min drive away ⁠Parque Natural da Arrábida covers the southern edge of the Setúbal peninsula and is…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Arriba Fóssil da Costa da Caparica (Protected landscape area with dramatic cliffs) ⁠Paisagem Protegida da Arriba Fóssil da Costa da Caparica is the protected fossil-cliff…
• Population 14,500 (increases significantly in summer) ⁠13,968 residents in the parish at the census of 22 March 2021. The 2011 census counted…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are type C (Europlug) and type F (Schuko).
• Property Tax IMI (Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis), ranges from 0.3% to 0.45% of patrimonial value ⁠IMI is the annual tax on the cadastral value. Almada kept the urban rate at 0.35 percent…
• Property Transaction Tax IMT (up to 7.5%) + Stamp Duty (0.8%) ⁠Residential transfer tax runs up to 7.5 percent. Other urban property is 6.5 percent…
• Public Transport Passes Navegante Metropolitano (€40/month for all Lisbon metropolitan area transport) ⁠Navegante Almada, the municipal pass, is €30 a month and covers regular public transport…
• Regional Travel TSL (Transportes Sul do Tejo) buses to Lisbon (Areeiro/Praça de Espanha) and Cacilhas… ⁠Fertagus at Pragal runs between Lisbon and Setúbal, and Carris Metropolitana routes 3022…
• SIM Card MEO, NOS, Vodafone. Best value: MEO Enjoy (30GB for €15) ⁠NOS Tarifário Like is €10 a month for 55 GB, with 1,000 minutes and SMS and 5G included…
• Scenic Viewpoints Miradouro do Convento dos Capuchos ⁠The garden of Convento dos Capuchos, Rua Lourenço Pires de Távora, 2825-041 Caparica, sits…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €180,000) ⁠Idealista asking prices in September 2026 were €4,719 per square metre in Costa da…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠Caparica and Trafaria, the neighbouring union in the same September 2026 Idealista set…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality throughout the town ⁠Safe to drink. SMAS Almada supplies the municipality, including Costa da Caparica, and…
• Tax System Portuguese resident taxation (Worldwide income basis); NHR 2.0/new tax incentives may… ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income at progressive rates. Non-residents are taxed on…
• Theater Venues Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite (Almada) ⁠Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 2804-503 Almada, phone 212…
• VAT 23% Standard rate (IVA) ⁠Standard VAT on the mainland is 23 percent. The intermediate rate is 13 percent and the…

fix pass after the batch's independent check. VAT aligned to the common Portugal wording (intermediate 13, reduced 6). Museums & Art Venues: hours corrected to the seasonal schedule (summer 10:15-20:00, winter 10:15-17:30) and the free-entry claim dropped, citing the municipal equipment page. Historical Sites: Solar dos Zagallos address corrected to Largo António Piano Júnior, 2815-761 Sobreda, cited to its municipal page with its hours. Libraries & Study Spots: opening hours added from the Maria Lamas page. Theater Venues: now cites the municipal theater page showing the address, phone and hours.