Caldas da Rainha
Population 51,729 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Portugal
- January: 9 h 41 of daylight
- February: 10 h 43 of daylight
- March: 11 h 54 of daylight
- April: 13 h 14 of daylight
- May: 14 h 20 of daylight
- June: 14 h 56 of daylight
- July: 14 h 41 of daylight
- August: 13 h 44 of daylight
- September: 12 h 29 of daylight
- October: 11 h 13 of daylight
- November: 10 h 02 of daylight
- December: 9 h 25 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Caldas da Rainha
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Caldas da Rainha's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
3 to 5 hours· 4
From Caldas da Rainha's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 1
2 to 3 hours· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Museu de José Malhoa Museum · 730 m
- Praça de Touros Attraction · 110 m
- Centro Cultural e de Congressos Attraction · 400 m
- Chapéus Attraction · 470 m
- Rainha Dona Leonor Attraction · 560 m
- Expoeste Attraction · 920 m
- Museu da Cerâmica Museum · 970 m
- Museu Leopoldo de Almeida Museum · 980 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Ano Novo
January, December
Welcome the new year with music and fireworks in the city's main square
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Carnaval
February – March
Traditionally, Carnaval celebrated one last hurrah with a huge party before the long Lenten season of repentance that precedes Easter, Christianity's most important holiday.
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Caldas Late Night
May – June
Caldas Late Night is a three-day celebration of music, art, performance, multimedia, and design. It's been organised annually by students of Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD, school of art & design) since 1992
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Festas da Cidade
May
Caldas da Rainha celebrates itself with an annual municipal holiday. Music, fireworks, the presentation of medals of merit, and the inauguration of civic works mark the occasion.
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Caldas Anima
July – August
The city holds numerous events under the Caldas Anima banner: magic, theatre, circus, music, film, festivals, and fairs
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Assunção de Nossa Senhora
August
Caldenses celebrate this late-summer national/Catholic holiday with a fair that has lots of food and rides. The city also holds a bullfight on this day
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Expotur - Festa de Verão / Tasquinhas
August
An annual 10-day celebration of summer at the Expoeste exhibition centre. Visitors can taste foods from communities throughout the municipality and watch folk dancers in traditional costumes.
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Frutos, Feira Nacional de Hortofruticultura
August
Caldas celebrates fruits in the park. Food and drink abound. Musical entertainment nightly at 22:00.
11 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Caldas da Rainha); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 23 places to eatPlaces © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.