Restauração da Independência
Restoration of Independence
Tuesday, 1 Dec 2026 · Portugal · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off 30 Nov 2026 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Commemorates 1 December 1640, when a Lisbon coup ended sixty years of Spanish rule and put the House of Braganza on the throne. Restored as a holiday in 2016 after being suspended during the bailout years.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and public services close; retail in the cities largely trades as normal.
Getting around
Sunday services. Combined with 8 December it often produces a heavily travelled bridge week.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
See the full Portugal holiday calendar or count the working days.