Lisbon is a very children-friendly city and a perfect destination for a few days with the family. The mild climate makes it ideal to explore the city, with places of interest and a lot of fun for children!
Who’s watching who? Picture: Abilio Leitao
The famous Oceanarium (Oceanário) in Lisbon is the largest aquarium in Europe, with over [...]
When you visit Lisbon for only a few days , I’d suggest to take a boat trip on the Tagus River to discover the contours of the old and the modern part of the Portuguese capital. This short cruise (from April 1st - October 31) departs every day at 15:00 from Terreiro do Paço, just near Praça do Comércio [...]
The Lisbon International Marathon is one of Europe’s most popular, attracting big names to the professional race and thousands to run for charity or for the sense of achievement it offers.
Lisbon Marathon December 6, 2009. Finish Estadio 1° de Maio. Jurre Schöttelndreier from Holland, finishing time: 3:41!
Get yourself fit for the Lisbon Marathon! Or, like [...]
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 [...]
The Lavra funicular was the first street funicular in the world. It opened on 19 April 1884 and carried 3000 people, free of charge, on that day alone! Originally water-powered, it was converted to electricity in 1915.
It runs from the Rua de São José (near Largo da Anunciada) to Travessa do Forno do Torel. To [...]
Quite close to the historic Alfama neighborhood, a very nice street to walk around at Lisbon’ city center is Rua dos Bacalhoeiros (street of the cod fish sellers). The buildings that face the Tejo River look lovely, but if you take a closer look, they mostly are in a worse condition.
Walking from Praça do Comércio in the direction to Alfama, you will get to Rua dos [...]
The city of Lisbon has always suffered from the lack of drinking water. King João V (John V) decided to build an aqueduct in 1731 (Aqueduto das Águas Livres, ‘free waters’). The magnificent construction caused constant misunderstandings between the royal power, engineers, architects and municipal institutions; abusive clerical interference found its way into the fray. [...]
On every Sunday morning from 09:00 – 13:00 the second floor of the old market Mercado da Ribeira (Market near the river, since 1882), near train station Cais do Sodré, is reserved for coin and stamp collectors.
Portugal is the seventh-largest wine producer in the world and well-known for its Port wine. When you visit Lisbon don’t miss the lovely wine selection at ADIVINHO (off of Madalena, Travessa do Almada no. 24), in an old 150 m2 wine cellar. Good selection, reasonable prices.
Philippe Do Rosario and his wife Marie-Aude give personalized advices. You [...]
Already in November Lisbon is busy decorating the streets and the trees. Thousands of lovely colourful Christmas lights decorate the city, from Rossio and the Baixa/Chiado downton area to the Avenida Novas and beyond to Belém. It is said that, due to the financial crisis, the banks stopped sponsoring the Christmas decorations.
Mouraria, December 2008, church near [...]
