Lavandaria in Portugal
Lavandaria (laundries) come in all shapes and sizes in Portugal. They offer either a wet wash (limpeza) or dry cleaning (seco) or both.
The laundry is sometimes weighed and a charge is levied per kilogram. Some lavandaria have a different charge as per the item: shirts, underwear, jackets or woolens etc.
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| Typical laundry in Lisbon |
Some lavandaria are completely self-service and you do the washing and drying yourself, as in a launderette. In most smaller towns and cities in Portugal, you hand your laundry over to an attendant, pay the fee and collect it later. This is usually the next day.
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Laundry and dry cleaners (Limpeza a Seco)
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Communal wash houses still exist in parts of Portugal, where the washing is done in large tanks and hung out to dry outside. Afurada, across the Douro in Porto has a classic example. In many towns, these communal laundries were adjacent to fountains, such as the fountains in Azeitão.
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| Lavandaria in Portugal |
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| Lavandaria in Aljezur |
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| Public laundry tank in Afurada, Porto |
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Self-service
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| A lavandaria in Lagos |
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