Archive for July, 2009

Restaurant Clube de Jornalistas: creative cuisine, excellent wine & a gorgeous garden

You don’t need to be a member of Lisbon’s ‘Clube de Jornalistas’ (’the Press Club’) to visit this restaurant, and it’s really worth it! Among it’s habituées you can find diplomats, politicians and, of course, journalists. ‘The Club’ is an inviting space to long conversations at lunch time and to cheerful gatherings at night.

The Press Club’s [...]

A real taste of Lisbon: historical red tramcar tour ‘7 hills’

Although the travelling on public transport is much cheaper, this historical red tramcar tour allows you to know the most picturesque neighborhoods of Lisbon in a friendly and comfortable way, while listening to the commentary available in several languages or melancholic melody of fado music. You will pass the narrow and steep streets of the city’s traditional [...]

Restaurant ‘Casa da Comida’ & the heavenly garden of Sacred Art São Roque Museum

Restaurant ‘Casa da Comida’ in Lisbon is an international well-known restaurant, very famous for its Portuguese gastronomy. 

In January 2009 ‘Casa da Comida’ (’ the house of food’) opened a new cafetaria/ restaurant in the wonderful new bamboo garden of Museum São Roque, just a few steps away from Bairro Alto (a legendary old neighborhood in Lisbon’s historical center). This museum and [...]

Top biking services in Portugal: bikeiberia & founder Didier Mimoso in Lisbon

Bikeiberia, established in 1999, was the first local operator offering top biking services in Portugal & Spain to an international clientele. Bikeiberia offers guided, independent or tailored-made tours (like bike tours of Lisbon area or coastal areas like Sintra, through out Portugal and parts of Spain) and offers rental services for high-quality bikes & equipment at [...]

Portuguese gastronomy: ‘Chaminés do Palácio’ & the Independence Palace Lisbon

There are a lot of high quality restaurants crowding the downtown streets of Lisbon, but if you like to enjoy a great Portuguese lunch located in the heart of Lisbon in a pleasant and historic environment, I can recommend ‘Chaminés do Palácio’ (’the chimneys of the Palace’).

The restaurant’s entrance and the beautiful patio of the Palácio da [...]

The Palace of Independence & the conspiracy against the Spanish occupation in 1640

The Palácio da Independência (Palace of Independece), located in Lisbon close to the Rossio Square (just near national theatre D. Maria II ), on the north side of the Largo de São Domingos , is known by two names.

It was given its original name of Palácio de Almada in honor of its former owner, the Count of [...]