Discovering the Sights of Lisbon is as easy as Hopping on and off: Discovering Lisbon on your own is easy with a hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour. Hop-on hop-off tours give you the freedom to discover Lisbon at your own pace as you can stop at places of interest for as long as you like. You’ll […]
Portugal’s Age of Discovery
A mariner’s compass that shows Portugal’s maritime expeditions during its golden Age of Discovery.
Monument to the Overseas Combatants – Lisbon
An eye-catching monument on Lisbon’s waterfront commemorating all the people involved in Portugal’s war overseas.
A Seafood Feast at O Farol, Cacilhas
The “Farol” in Cacilhas has been a brewery for over 100 years and apart from its great seafood, it has a reputation for good beer.
Lisbon Sightseeing | Monument to the Discoveries
Portugal’s early discoverers stand prominently at the waterfront: We were taught about Vasco da Gama and his early discoveries at school, but during those days I found the history lessons pretty dry and hard going. Between the heat of the afternoon tropical sun, our non-airconditioned classrooms, and history lessons that were so distant to our […]
Lisbon | Events and Festivals
Lisbon’s month of celebrations: June is Festas de Lisboa and during this month of festivities there will be street entertainment, cinema, music and theatre, parades and folk festivities happening throughout the historic districts and all around town. If you like Fado music, there’s a Fado festival with the best names in town performing. If you […]
Lisbon travel | Lisboa cards
Travel cards to save you time and money: The Lisbon Tourist Office have a few travel cards that can help you save some money and time during your stay in Lisbon. Lisboa Card The Lisboa Card allows free and unlimited travel on Carris buses, trams and funiculars, the underground, as well as on the CP […]
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