Packing list for Portugal, travel insurance for Portugal, and taking your belongings

What to take with you to Portugal: spotlighted

Featured items:

• Documents: passport that is valid for at least 6 months upon arrival. An online and/or offline copy of your passport.
• Money: euros, but you can also use your debit card almost everywhere.
• Care: sunscreen with a high factor and aftersun lotion, but if you forget you can also get it there.
• Outdoor and handy items: cap or hat and sunglasses. You will definitely need them. A light raincoat.
• Clothing: light clothing and layers. It is warm during the day, cool in the morning and evening. Beachwear and a beach towel.
• Shoes: comfortable (walking) shoes for all vowels. Flip-flops for the coast.
• Medicines and travel pharmacy: a small first aid kit.
• Technology and equipment: world plug type C & F (see also world plug or travel plug).

What are some other options for packing as well?

• Reusable water bottle.
• (Quick-drying) towel and swimwear for the beach and so that you do not have to pay for a towel every time at the hostel. 
• Your own corkscrew for those bottles of port that otherwise won't open!

What should you keep in mind when traveling to Portugal with your belongings?

• Seasons and temperature of the regions you are visiting (spring in Porto is different from summer in Faro).

Are there mosquitoes in Portugal?

• Mosquitoes are there, especially in the summer. Annoying, but not a health hazard.

Are there sand flies in Portugal?

• Sand flies are definitely present on the beaches and in the warmer areas of Portugal
• More about sand flies and sand fleas.

Can you buy a joint or weed in Portugal, or take it with you to Portugal?

• Possessing small quantities (check the specific amounts) of soft drugs for personal use is an administrative offense. It can lead to fines, bans to visit certain places, or to attend treatment. 
• Public use of soft drugs is still illegal and can lead to police intervention.
• Do not import drugs, also not for personal use, that is not allowed.