Archive for the 'Baixa' Category
Free wine tasting: a very pleasant and interesting way to start the night in Lisbon and to learn more about history and culture of Portuguese wines! Maria João Menezes – ViniPortugal Managing Director Lisbon ViniPortugal in Lisbon is located in the Ministry of Agriculture premises in Terreiro do Paço (Praça do Comerçio), one of the most majestic squares of Lisbon. [...]
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March 4th, 2011 | Posted in Baixa, Culture, Eating & drinking, History, Lisbon city center, Maps, Praça do Comércio, Tourist information, Wine | 2 Comments
Large but cozy Asian restaurant ‘WOK Oriental’ is also a tourist attraction, like the nearby Santa Justa Lift. The food is very tasty and cheap. They serve Chinese, Japanese, and also Brazilian (picanha), Portuguese and vegetarian food. Lunch € 7.95, dinner € 8,95 Eat as much as you want.. In this Asian restaurant they also [...]
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February 13th, 2011 | Posted in Baixa, Lisbon city center, Maps, Restaurants (cheap), Restaurants vegetarian friendly, Santa Justa elevator, Seafood, Sightseeing, Tourist information | 1 Comment
In December, thousands of colorful lights decorate Lisbon. Portuguese people love ‘the most wonderful time of the year’, celebrating Christmas with a lot of X-mas kitsch. Everywhere you look you see blinking neon lights, Christmas markets and decorated shops. If you are a Christmas hater, maybe it’s a better idea to visit this fascinating city [...]
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December 25th, 2009 | Posted in Baixa, Baixa Chiado, Christmas & New Year, Christmas shopping, Eco-shopping Lisbon, Lisbon city center, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria, Remarkable, Restaurants (cheap) | 2 Comments
MUDE Museum is really worth a visit! Opened in May 2009 in Baixa, it has already received more than 75,000 visitors. The fashion collection contains work by famous designers like Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain and Paco Rabanne. The Collection results of the Francisco Capelo’s work and dedication, started in the 1990s, with more than 1,200 design [...]
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November 24th, 2009 | Posted in Architecture, Baixa, Culture, History, Museum, Remarkable | 1 Comment
Do you enjoy flea market shopping? Every Sunday morning there’s a small market at square Praça do Comércio (‘Commerce Square’) , where you can find antiques, books, collectioner’s items, vinyl music albums, stamps, coins and (eco) handicraft. In summertime this market also take place on Saturdays. March 2009 This outdoor market is held every Sunday from 9am to [...]
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August 3rd, 2009 | Posted in antiques, Baixa, Coin Collectors Market, Eco-shopping Lisbon, flea market, Lisbon city center, Maps, Markets, Praça do Comércio, Shopping, Tourist information, vintage | 2 Comments
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’). Restaurant ‘Chaminés do Palácio’ (‘the chimneys of the [...]
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July 8th, 2009 | Posted in Architecture, Azulejos, Baixa, Culture, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Maps, Quality Restaurant, Restaurants, Wine | 2 Comments
The beautiful Palácio da Independência (Palace of Independence), 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 [...]
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July 6th, 2009 | Posted in Architecture, Azulejos, Baixa, Culture, History, Lisbon people, Maps, Museum, Rossio, Tourist information | 3 Comments
Vintage port is made only in exceptional years, must be bottled within 2 years of the harvest date and be 100 % wine from that harvest. The magic of Vintage Port is different in every phase: as a young wine its captures the useful fruit characters, then after 20 years or more the effects of [...]
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June 7th, 2009 | Posted in Baixa, Ginja, Lisbon city center, Maps, Port wine, Shopping, Souvenirs, Tourist information, vintage, Wine, WIne & Port tasting | 3 Comments
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store) has been covered in many many newspapers, tv-programs and on the internet, never paid for any promotion but is listed by many touristic guides. Why? Because this is a wonderful preserved-fish store with hundreds of colorful tins of the Portuguese favorite fish. It’s been open for 80 years and [...]
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March 10th, 2009 | Posted in Baixa, Eco-shopping Lisbon, Fish, Food, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Remarkable, Shopping, Tourist information | 25 Comments
In the 19th century, Baixa was Lisbon’s commercial heart, with streets named according to their trades. Rua dos Sapateiros means ‘the shoemakers’ street. The entrance to the Rua dos Sapateiros is spanned by the decorative arch Arco do Bandeiro. This bears the name of the wealthy sponsor Pires Bandeiro who commissioned it at the end [...]
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February 15th, 2009 | Posted in Architecture, Azulejos, Baixa, cafe, History, Lisbon city center, Restaurants (cheap), Rossio, Tourist information, Walking around | 1 Comment
