Updated 7 September 2026 · 6 cities
Portugal
Portugal has a single default ceiling for administrative offences, and almost every tourist rule sits well inside it — the only figure above it turned out to be forest fire law.
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€2,500
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Sorted by the highest fine each city publishes.
CityWhat catches tourists thereLocal rulesMax fine
SintraForest Fire Prevention, Littering in Natural Park+16€2,500AlgarveShellfish & Marine Life Collection Ban, Cliff Edge Safety+14€2,000AlbufeiraExcessive Noise, Swimwear Outside Beach+16€1,800MadeiraUNESCO Laurel Forest Protection, Driving Mountain Roads+14€500LisbonThe rules here are municipal and small, and the one that changed in 2026 — the late-night takeaway alcohol curfew — binds the shop selling it rather than you.+16€200PortoPorto regulates the historic centre by zone — noise, tuk-tuks, late alcohol — and the rule that bites hardest falls on the shop rather than on you.+16€100