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Greater Lisboa [ Area Metropolitana de Lisboa ], composed of 19 municipal divisions: Alcochete, Almada, Amadora, Azambuja, Barreiro, Cascais, Lisboa, Loures, Mafra, Moita, Montijo, Palmela, Odivelas, Oeiras, Seixal, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sintra and Vila Franca de Xira.

Spreading out along the right bank of the Tagus, its downtown, the Baixa, is located in the 18th-century area around Rossio. East of the arcade Praça do Comércio, are the medieval quarters of Alfama and Mouraria, crowned by the magnificent St. George's Castle. To the west lie Bairro Alto and Madragoa, with their typical streets, and on the western extreme is Belém, with its Belém Tower, (the sentinel over the Tagus river that protects the entrance into Lisbon), the Jerónimos Monastery (masterpieces of Manueline architecture and classified in UNESCO's International Heritage list) and the Cultural Centre of Belém.


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Holiday Homes / Apartments

  Way to Stay - Lisbon apartments

Interhome   -   Holiday homes in Lisbon
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

Hotels Lisbon / Pousadas

  Hotels in Lisbon   -   Hotel Guide Lisbon
Alfama, Bairro Alto, Baixa, Belém and Centro.

  Lisbon30.com   -  
Lisbon Cheap Hotels, Hostels, Apartments and B&B's.

  Hotel Olissippo Oriente ****, Av. D. João II, Lt 1.03.22, 1990-083 Lisbon
The Hotel Olissippo Oriente is a modern four-star property located in Lisbon`s former Expo 98 site, which is now known as the Parque das Nações. On-site facilities at the Olissippo Oriente include a restaurant, bar, coffee shop with esplanade, Wi-Fi zones, garage parking and 3 meeting rooms. One major feature is the hotel`s very close proximity to the Lisbon Oceanarium, FIL fairground, Vasco da Gama shopping centre and the city`s new casino.

  Pousadas   -   lodgings where you can appreciate the traditional regional gastronomy
Dozens of state-run Pousadas, strategically situated in or near major tourist destinations throughout the country, almost invariably offering the most comfortable accommodations and, often, the finest food in the area

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  easyJet holidays   -   Lisbon City Breaks, Lisbon coast

  Thomas Cook 

  lastminute.com
Lisbon Coast.



  Tejo's Cruise Line
Get to Know Lisbon seen trough the Tejo River, in regular trips that last about 2 and half hours. Transtejo gives you magical moments, indistinguishable views of the city seen in the quiet waters of the river, which holds the city. See Transtejo.

Travel Guides Lisbon / Related books

Travel Guides Lisbon  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Lisbon
Paperback: 192 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 April 2011); ISBN-10: 1405358521.

  Lisbon: The Ultimate Pocket Guide & Map
Kerry Walker (Author)
Lisbon is the only European capital located so close to sandy beaches, enabling visitors to combine culture with fun by the sea.This title presents great tips for exploring on your own, such as advice on streets with excellent Fado clubs and where you can search out local ginjinha (cherry brandy) shops.Neighbourhood walking tours take readers to lesser known corners of the city to help visitors make the most of a short break. Interviews with local personalities reveal the contemporary character of the city.
Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Jan 2009); ISBN-10: 1741048532

  Frommer's Lisbon Day by Day (
Louise McGrath (Author)
Paperback: 190 pages; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (5 Nov 2010); ISBN-10: 0470749652

Transportation / How do I travel to Lisbon

  Lisbon Airport

 
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  Airline Tickets Lisbon / Discount Flights
Cheap flight tickets Lisbon.

  

  Portuguese Railways   -   Caminhos de Ferro de Portugal

An extensive network of 90 bus routes covers the entire city and outskirts.

  Barraqueiro Transportes  
  Scotturb
Scotturb has 73 bus concessions, and a large network which guarantee several functions of economic, social, cultural and tourist development, in Cascais, Sintra and Oeiras county councils.

One of the quickest ways to travel in Lisboa is by Metro. It covers almost the whole city and next to most hotels you will find a metro station.

  Metro Lisbon   -   Metropolitano de Lisboa

You cannot speak about public transportation in Lisboa without mentioning the Tram.

  Carris

In the region of Lisboa, one of the most common means of transportation is the ferry-boat (Cacilheiro), mainly to connect both sides of the river.

  Transtejo   -   Ferry boat carrying passengers over the river Tejo
  Soflusa

  TransporLis   -   multimodal information system of the metropolitan area of Lisbon

  Online Maps [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection Europe   ]


Links

  Lisbon Tourist Board
Grand squares such as Marques de Pombal and Commercio are linked by sweeping avenues; more characteristic however are the steep, narrow streets of the Alfama, crowned by the Castle of St. George. Expo '98 has left an exciting legacy – it's certainly worth the trip to see the grand aquariums and the specially constructed bridge across the Tagus. Art lovers should try the intimate Gulbenkian Museum.

  Câmara Municipal de Lisboa   -   Municipality of Lisbon

  Costa Azul   -   region of colour, flavours, light, landscapes, and emotion
The territory of the Costa Azul is a palette of what best exists in Portugal. The spectacular coast and the immense Atlantic, two estuaries with their rivers, mountain and pasture, interior and plains, beaches and sun which accompany and characterize all of the Costa Azul.
  Costa de Lisboa   -   Lisbon Coast
Cascais Estoril, Costa Azul, Ericeira and Sintra.
  Costa do Estoril

  Alfama district
The oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the Castle of Lisbon and the Tejo river.
  Amoreiras
  Avenida 24 de Julho   -   Nightlife
  Avenida Almirante Reis
  Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue)
  Avenida da República (Republic Avenue)
  Avenida de Roma
  Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo
  Avenida Guerra Junqueiro
  Bairro Alto  - Nightlife
  Docas /  The Docks   -   located along the riverfront in the Alcântara
  Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art)
  Museu do Azulejo (Museum of Portuguese-style Tile Mosaics)
  Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Containing varied collections of ancient and modern art)
  Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa, the second largest in the world)
  Museu Nacional do Traje e da Moda (National Museum of Costume and Fashion)
  Berardo Collection Museum (Modern Art) at the Belém Cultural Center
  Museu da Electricidade (Electricity Museum)
  Museu Nacional dos Coches (National Coach Museum)
Containing the largest collection of royal coaches in the world)
  Museu da Farmácia (Pharmacy Museum) and the Museum of the Orient.
  Parque Eduardo VII   -   second largest park of the city
  Parque Florestal de Monsanto [ Monsanto Forest Park ]   -   largest park in Lisbon
  Parque das Nações - Invented City
Imagine a site that offers some of the most daring examples of contemporary architecture, Europe's largest Oceanarium, delightful thematic gardens, exhibition centres, theatres and event halls.
All located along a breathtaking 5 km stretch of the Tagus riverfront, in the heart of Lisbon, with easy access and parking, and benefiting from a wide array of shops, restaurants and bars.
Only five minutes from Lisbon International Airport, Parque das Nações builds on the heritage of EXPO'98 - the last world exposition of the twentieth century. An invented city turned into reality.
Lisbon Oceanarium | Vasco da Gama Tower | Cable Car | Knowledge Pavilion | BIL - Lisbon International Bowling Centre.
  Praça de Londres
  Zoo Lisbon   -   located in the center of the city
The Lisbon Zoo is not only a traditional zoological space, it is an important and attractive park where education and amusement is encouraged. Therefore, our park offers a whole set of attractions where our visitors can have a lot of funny and relaxing moments, but, above all, they leave with the sense of a day well spent.
Dolphinarium | Cable Car | Children's Farm | Reptile House | Parque das Merendas – a wonderful and cheerful group of macaws, cockatoos, parrots and other species of birds | Sea Lion Feeding | Birds of Prey Show | Animax is an amusement park, integrated in the area of the entrance to the Lisbon Zoo. Its a free entrance area that offers a number of amusements, restaurants, bars, shops and resting places.

  News from Lisbon  -   The Portugal News
The News is Portugal's largest circulation English language newspaper. Established for over 20 years, it is the only Portuguese newspaper on the net that covers all the major news about Portugal in the English language.

Cuisine  

  Golisbon.com -food

History of Lisbon

  Lisbon's history   -   see Wikipedia

  Lisbon earthquake   -   1755 [ also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake ]
The earthquake that took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning and was followed by fires and a tsunami, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon and adjoining areas.

  National Archeological Museum

Music, Art & Culture, Events in Lisbon

  Teatro Nacional de São Carlos   -   Lisbon's opera house
Hosts a relatively active cultural agenda, mainly in autumn and winter.

  Culture of Lisbon
The city of Lisbon is rich in architecture; Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Baroque, Traditional Portuguese, Modern and Post-Modern constructions can be found all over the city...

  Centro Cultural de Belém
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) is managed by a private Foundation of public interest, its mission being the production and hosting of cultural events, from theatre to dance, from classical music to jazz, from opera to cinema. As part of its mission, CCB also hosts a conference centre, available for any kind of professional meetings.

  Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
This historical theatre is one of the most prestigious venues in Portugal. The building is the best representative of Neoclassical architecture of Palladian influence in Lisbon.
  Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. The Foundation has its headquarters in Lisbon. The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Museu Calouste Gulbenkian) in Lisbon display his art collection. Gulbenkian is buried in Châteauneuf [ French Riviera ]..


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