Many places in Lisbon (can’t speak for the rest of Portugal yet) do not accept Amex cards. Have had about 50% success with it. Bring a VISA with tap capability as that is what most merchants want. Many older VISA cards have chips but will not tap. Most merchants in Europe use handheld point-of-sale machines for charges. Maybe the U.S. will advance to that level of technology someday.
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