Torres Vedras

Torres Vedras is a municipality in Portugal's Oeste. Torres Vedras is a strong agricultural region linked with its vineyards and intense commercial and industrial life.

Understand




In 2011, Torres Vedras (TOH-RR(ih)ZH VEH-druhsh, /ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈve.dɾɐʃ/) had a population of about 80,000 people. About a quarter of the population lives in the urban area.

In 1809, the British general Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington and Marquess of Torres Vedras) began the construction of the "Lines of Torres Vedras". This fortified system, which included 152 forts and 628 redoubts, included the Fort of São Vicente, in Torres Vedras. The fort only saw battle after the French were removed from Portugal, during revolutionary warfare in 1846. Over 10,000 troops were involved in the bloody Battle of Torres Vedra on 23 December 1846. The deaths of 400 men and 500 wounded.

Get in
Torres Vedras is about north of the capital, Lisbon, in the Oeste region.

By bus

 * Long-distance bus service is provided by Rede Expressos.
 * Long-distance bus service is provided by Rede Expressos.

By car
Torres Vedras is served by the A8 motorway (Autoestrada do Oeste) from Lisbon, Caldas da Rainha, and Leiria.

Do

 * Football: SCU Torreense play soccer in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier. Their home ground Estádio Manuel Marques (capacity 12,000) is 500 m east of town centre.

Go next

 * Caldas da Rainha – Charming, unassuming city to experience authentic daily Portuguese life.