"Accessible Portugal"

Tour operator Accessible Portugal is focusing particularly on wheelchair users who want to visit the land of fado. Their speciality is the capital Lisbon, but trips to other regions in Portugal and Spain are possible.

Besides sightseeing packages and accommodation, the company also offers the possibility of renting aids and appropriately adapted transport.  The website www.accessibleportugal.com is available in English, Spanish, German and Portuguese.

Mobile

Going on holiday to the Spanish Costas, Majorca or the Algarve? British company Mobility Abroad will supply scooters, wheelchairs, lifts, hoists and other aids locally, instead of you having to take them with you.  More info (in English) is available on the website www.mobilityabroad.com.  You can also find tips on the site for accessible accommodation and nursing.

Handy leaflets

Horeca (hotel and catering industry), sports, museums, parks, public services,…would you like to know what is accessible for wheelchair users (with help or on your own), then you need the Guia de turismo acessivel. There is a guide for every region in Portugal. To be ordered at SNRIPD, Av. Conde Valbom, n° 63, 1069-178 LISBOA, Portugal. Phone number: 217 929 500, Fax number: 217 942 181, E-mail: snripd-at-snripd.mts.gov.pt

The guides are bilingual: In Portuguese and English.