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The city is compact, clean and pretty. It has many interesting shops and galleries. It is easy to move around, no hills. The seafront is delightful and there is always something happening, river traffic etc. The restaurants and cafes are friendly and the food excellent. Look for the black cat on the roof of the Information centre in the square. There are many trips into the interior and on the sea, also horse riding and a trip to Troia, its peninsular with great marina restaurants. Take the catamaran. The market is superb, everything clean and fresh and so much choice.

National Park on your doorstep, which means some tough hikes. Great beaches in the National Park or a short, convenient ferry-ride away on the Troia Peninsula. If you have a car, you can take the ferry to Cais Sul on Troia and visit the exclusive resort of Comporta at the southern base of the Peninsula. From Setubal, you can even head north into Lisbon for a fancier restaurant or a more lively night out.

Setúbal is an interesting place to visit and offers a variety of cultural markers from natural settings: beaches, the estuary, the surrounding hills to food and wine, monuments and a long and distinguished history. Not big but neither small either. The city is undergoing a slow transformation and you can see many vestiges of the past in buildings, customs, bars and restaurants, the amazing mercado do livramento blending in well with a new, more modern infrastructure and slow but steady renovation of the old housing districts. Well worth the visit!

I am Portuguese so I knew where to go. We went to eat fish (recommend Leo, Pinga amor and Casa Santiago) and go to the beach as stop on our road trip (Porto-Faro) The best beaches are in Portinho da arrabida (Galapinhos) We had a car so was easy to go to big supermarkets but in Setubal you have everything within walking distance.

A beautiful historical city dating back to Roman times and not usually on the tourist map - big mistake! The architecture is amazing, the people are so friendly and helpful, the food (especially the fish and seafood) is first class and very reasonably priced. It's very easy to get around the historical centre, some of which is pedestrianised, and all very flat - except the walk to the Castle (but you can drive) and the views from here are amazing. The Mercado Livramento is probably the best in the whole of Portugal, the Convent of Jesus is stunning, the parks are beautifully maintained, the museums are well-presented and maintained, and strolling down the middle of Avenida Luisa Todi with its trees provides welcome shade from the sun. Praca Bocage has many bars/cafes around the outside and a great place to enjoy a drink or a meal and watch the world go by. Choco Frito (fried cuttlefish) is on every menu and a local speciality so you have to try it at least once. And of course, the most famous wine of the region is Moscatel de Setubal - something we've had many times (usually with a coffee and pastel de nata) - but here it is served chilled and is delicious. It's best to make reservations for lunch/dinner where you can, but if not either arrive as soon as service starts (around midday or 7pm) or be prepared to wait. If you're in the area, add it to your visit list. You can see pretty much everything of interest in a day but a 2 or 3 night break is perfect.

As a town it does not have much to offer apart from It’s proximity to the Arrabida national park and marine reserve, very good fish restaurants and an excellent tapas restaurant next door to our hotel called Botanica which served fabulous food by very efficient and friendly staff. We took a boat excursion to see dolphins and cruise the marine reserve which is absolutely stunning and well worth visiting. Also drove through Arrabida park and hiked to some of the beaches which were picturesque but packed.