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There are lots of dogs in Lisbon, and most of them are quite happy…
“” Passeio o seu cão de saquinho na mão!” ‘Take your dog for a walk with a poop bag in your hand!”
I saw this funny poster near one of my favorite places in Lisbon, Miradouro da Graça. a splendid viewpoint offering a [...]
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December 1st, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Baixa Chiado, Graça, Lisbon Historical Center, Walking around, favorite places | 1 Comment
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Great old Moorish neighborhood: 2 -bedroom very old house in Alfama, Beco da Lapa, historic part of Lisbon. Weekly prices from € 350 /€ 400 (high season) with 2 persons, 3 night stay minimum € 35/40. 3 u/i 5 pers. € 25 pp pn. Cleaning € 40.
For information or reservation please call or mail [...]
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October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Apartment in historic Lisbon - Alfama, Apartments, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps | 6 Comments
Beschikbaarheids kalender 2010
Geweldige oud Moorse wijk! Voor informatie of reservering van dit authentieke huis in Alfama of het appartement in Mouraria kunt u mailen of bellen met Julie Kruijs: 0031 653941845. Skype: juliekr1956.
Vanaf 3 nachten te huur. Bij 3-5 pers € 25 pppn. , 2 pers € 35/40 pppn, week (korting) € 350′400 (2 pers), afh. van seizoen. *
Authentiek eeuwenoud huis , [...]
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October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Apartment in historic Lisbon - Alfama, Apartments, History, Santa Apolónia int station | 2 Comments
At the urban handicrafts Fair, Ladra Alternativa, you can find every type of item, from jewellery to home utensils, always with the knowledge that you are buying unique and original items for a cheap price. If you happen to be around: four times a year this indoor fair is held at the Dr Magalhães Lima Cultural Centre, Rua [...]
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May 29th, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Christmas shopping, Eco-shopping Lisbon, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Markets, Shopping, Souvenirs, Tourist information, flea market | 2 Comments
Typical Portuguese is the hanging laundry in the windows, drying in the wind. Besides: in the narrow labyrinth of cobbled alleys of Lisbon’s ancient center it’s very nice to walk around! Herewith a few ideas:
Restaurant Solar do Duque. Calcada do Duque is a street made of hundreds of stairs, lined with lots of traditional Portuguese restaurants, near Largo Duque de Cadaval [...]
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April 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Bairro Alto, Castelo Sao Jorge, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria, Tourist information, Walking around, favorite places | 1 Comment
Just aside the walls of Lisbon’s Castelo São Jorge (St. Jorge Castle), I love to walk around in the narrow streets of the beautiful Bairro do Castelo, located in the highest hill of the historic centre of the city. This neighborhood is very charming and quiet.
To visit the castle, you can walk up the hill starting [...]
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March 19th, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Castelo Sao Jorge, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon city with 7 hills, Maps, Places to go, Sightseeing, Walking around | 2 Comments
International trains arrive in Lisbon every day, mainly to Santa Apolónia Station and to the Gare do Oriente. Estação Santa Apolónia, opened on May 1st 1865, is the oldest railway terminus in Lisbon, situated in the city’s central part on the bank of the Tagus river in the historical district of Alfama.
The station is served by [...]
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March 4th, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Public transport, Santa Apolónia int station, Tourist information, metro & train | 4 Comments
In this wonderful former Palace in Lisbon (Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas), Museum and school, it’s forbidden to make pictures. After taking a few ones a guard warned me. Suddenly, walking from room to room, 4 guards kept an eye on me. Portugal’s most important furniture collection can be viewed here: valuable wooden Portuguese, French and English furniture dating from the 15th to [...]
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February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Alfama, Architecture, Azulejos, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Museum, Tourist information | 1 Comment
Designer Alberto Gourgel was born in Angola, a Portuguese colony from the 16th century to 1975. ” I studied in a boarding school in Angola, but due to economical problems my brother and I moved to Lisbon in 1983. Being a kid, I already had a lot of creative ideas”.
Market ‘A Feira da Ladra‘ (Lisbon’s flea market). Alberto [...]
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October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Alfama, Feira da Ladra, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Markets, Places to go, Shopping, Sightseeing, Tourist information, Walking around, flea market, vintage | 2 Comments
In June, the month of the Festas dos Santos Populares (Feast Days of the Popular Saints), the Lisbon nights are filled with lively festivities, parades and live music that take over the city’s historical center. The main Saints’ days are for Antonio (June 12-13), John (June 23-24) and Peter (June 28-29).
Mouraria – all the streets [...]
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July 6th, 2008 | Posted in Activities, Alfama, Fish, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria, Music, Remarkable, Restaurants, Santo Antonio, Tourist information, Traditions, Walking around, fado | 4 Comments