Portugal offers easy access to central European hubs and a warm, Mediterranean climate.
With good local crew pools and strong production support, the country is a popular exotic location filming option.
Lisbon has been made more film-friendly since the government opened the Lisboa Film Commission in 2013.
FEATURES FILMED IN PORTUGAL
Les Lavandières du Portugal
Night Train to Lisbon
That Good Night
Porto
Casino Royale
Lisbon Story
Amazing Race
Country Code: +351
Time Zone: Lisbon, Portugal (GMT+1)
English Spoken
The country has hot summers, wet and moderate in the north, and drier to the south and the interior. Winters bring some rain to the southern areas and especially more to the north.
Summer :sits between June and mid-September
Winter: falls between December and February.