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Do you know of any cities that have restricted access with a car?

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Driving: Restricted Car Access to Portugal Cities (Restricted Car Access Areas)

Portugal Driving from Porto thru the Douro Valley, Coimbra, Obidos, Sintra, Cascais, Evora, Lisbon
and other little towns on the way, such as Fatima, Alcobaça,

Bedsides the cities mentioned above,
Do any know any other Portugal Cities that have Restricted Car Access Areas,

Any help on this topic is appreciated,

Also, When I leave the rental car company in Porto (at the airport) on my way to the Douro Valley do you know if I would be traveling in any restricted car access areas?

thanks

Likewise, when returning the rental car to the Lisbon Airport from Evora, are the any restricted car access areas?

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Pre-Covid I have driven in most of those areas and was not aware of any restricted roads as there are in Italy. i will say that the toughest city to drive in and park was Evora because some of the streets were very narrow and had high curbs. Other than Lisbon, parking was a real chore everywhere..

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Coimbra has a couple streets that are pedestrian only and the historic center (inside the walls) of Óbidos is pedestrian only. There are free lots in most towns. Fátima has a number of them and there is a large free lot near the monastery in Alcobaca,

As a general rule, assume that historic centers are mostly pedestrian only. Between the pedestrian only areas, one way streets, and a lack of easily recognizable street signs, they are a pain to drive around. When choosing lodging one needs to keep pedestrian only areas in mind if driving.

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