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Clinical lab collection point for blood tests and analyses.

Ambulance, fire and police. Free from any phone, English spoken.

Nurse triage and advice by phone before going to a clinic.

The health centre (vårdcentral) — register with a family doctor here after getting your SNS number.

Local health post for Vera Cruz.

Volunteer fire brigade and ambulance service.

The local police post (Guarda Nacional Republicana).

Pharmacy.

Pharmacy.

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In Portel town, put your rubbish bag out every day — outside the door or hung on the hook by it. It's collected in the evening, every day except Sunday. In the villages times vary (Amieira and Alqueva 07:00–08:00). Run by the Câmara; see cm-portel.pt › Ambiente › Calendário de recolha.

Put your recycling container out in the morning on its day: paper and cardboard on Tuesday, plastic and metal packaging on Thursday, glass on Friday. Days are based on local experience — check the Câmara's calendar to be sure.

Return deposit bottles and cans at a reverse-vending machine, for example at Intermarché.

Furniture and old appliances are collected free by booking — never leave them on the street. Villages: Alqueva 266 637 122 · Amieira 266 611 056 · Monte do Trigo 266 647 217 · Oriola 266 677 270 · Santana 266 687 233 · S. Bartolomeu do Outeiro 266 697 025 · Vera Cruz 266 667 173.

Drop off garden waste, rubble, metal, electronics, large cardboard and more at the transfer station.

Town hall. Water and sewage are run by the council's Águas e Resíduos service — call here for water bills, leaks and connections. Email geral@portel.pt.

The parish council for Portel town — local certificates, parish matters and the small parish museum next door.

Tourist office — maps, walks, castle visits and event sign-ups. turismo@portel.pt

The council's front desk for paperwork, water contracts and payments. loja.municipe@portel.pt

Electricity faults and outages, free 24h line. Customer help: 218 100 100.

Registry office for civil, property and business registrations.

Tax office — NIF numbers, IMI property tax, car tax. Visits by appointment via the Portal das Finanças or 217 206 707. sf0957@at.gov.pt

One-stop desk for citizen card, driving licence, SNS number and other state services. Inside the Auditório Municipal.

Social security office.

Post, parcels and bill payments.

Car repair workshop on Rua do Estádio Municipal, below the stadium.

Electric-car charging point at the Galp station on Rua da Vidigueira.

Motorbike shop and workshop, beside the Parque do Rossio.

Car dealer on Rua da Vidigueira.

Fuel station next to Intermarché.

Garage, tyres, car sales and accessories, at the Galp station. agp.portel@gmail.com

Tyre sales and fitting.

Car repair workshop.

Car repair workshop.

Express coaches from Portel to Évora (about 40 min) and on to Lisbon (Sete Rios). Timetables and tickets at rede-expressos.pt or in the app.

Regional buses to Évora, Beja and the villages. Timetables at rodalentejo.pt; buy tickets on board.

The school group: EB 2,3 D. João de Portel plus primary schools and kindergartens in Portel, Monte do Trigo, Oriola, Santana and Vera Cruz. Ask here about enrolment and school transport. aeportel@aeportel.pt

Kindergarten.

Bank with cash machine.

Farmers' co-operative bank with cash machine, beside the Parque da Matriz.

Bank with cash machine.