Archive for the 'favorite places' Category

Lisbon people: Aurelio Ramos, Portugal’s hairdresser of the year 2008 & favorite places

Aurelio Ramos de Oliveira was born in Sao Paulo in 1975. He studied at Soho Academy São Paulo in Brazil, Maison 25 Academy Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Facto Lab in Lisbon and Vidal Sassoon in London.

As ‘Ambassador of l’ Oreal’ you can find Aurelio a few days a week in ‘Le Salon’ working as a […]

Lisbon’s Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico), one of Europe’s finest

Tucked away in the Principe Real dictrict, near the Bairro Alto, the Botanical Garden is a lush retreat from the afternoon sun. It covers an area of extending uphill from the Rua da Escola Politécnica to the Avenida da Liberdade.
The University of Lisbon Botanical Garden was designed as a scientific garden, planting began in 1873 […]

Lisbon people: Viviane Durieu’s (Belgian) favorite places

Viviane Durieu is creator of ‘A Travessa’, one of Lisbons best restaurants, set in a 17th-century convent, with a picturesque courty yard.

“When I arrived in Lisbon in December 1969, two days before Christmas, I thought the climate and the light were fantastic. Especially because I had arrived from Belgium where it’s cloudy for nine […]

Erika Reusens’ (Belgian): favorite places in Lisbon & the Tagus river

My name is Erika Reusens, I was born in Belgium. I moved to Lisbon in 2004, which was quite an adventure, because I had to start all over again.

I live in a quiet part of the area Bairro Alto, ‘the place to be’ when it comes to nightlife! Bairro Alto means ‘High neighbourhood’, as it […]

Rob Plews’ favorite places in Lisbon: Botanical gardens and Tapada das Necessidades

I set foot in Lisbon back in 2001 after 9/11, and how refreshing not to understand a word as I went from café to café drinking galão, with TVs blaring in the background. I overheard an eager tourist trying to sum up this city as he scrunched his eyes under the vivid Atlantic light and […]