Lisbon · Portugal
Loures travel guide
Loures is a city in Lisbon, Portugal, home to about 202,000 people.
- Best months
- March to September
- Nearest airport
- LIS6 km · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Loures
Loures is a city and a municipality in Portugal which is part of the District and Metropolitan area of Lisbon. It is the fifth most populous municipality in the country, with a total population of 201,632.
Loures (/ˈlowɾɨʃ/, LOHW-r(ih)sh) has a population of just under 215,000 per 2020 estimates. The municipality is made up of three general areas: the urban south, the industrial east, and the rural north. The municipality has two cities—Loures and Sacavém—and seven towns—Bobadela, Bucelas, Camarate, Moscavide, Santa Iria de Azóia, Santo António dos Cavaleiros, and São João da Talha.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Loures
See
- Palácio do Correio-Mor
- Palácio da Mitra
- Igreja de Santa Maria de Loures
- Igreja de Santo António de Moscavide
- Igreja do Cristo-Rei da Portela de Sacavém
- Museu de Cerâmica de Sacavém
- Museu do Vinho e da Vinha
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Hotels in Loures
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Vip Santa Iria | 7.2 km | |
| VIP Executive Santa Iria Hotel | 7.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Loures
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Loures are March to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; November is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Loures: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cascais Airport (CAT, 20 km) is also within reach.
LIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
CAT · Cascais Airport
Questions
Loures: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Loures?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Loures are March to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; November is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Loures?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cascais Airport (CAT, 20 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Loures?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Loures
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.