Archive for the 'Museum' Category
Josephine Lucassen is a professional guide, licensed by the city of Lisbon. She loves it to organise private walking tours for a group of tourists in this old and wonderful city! Mouraria, Lisbon: Escadinhas de São Cristóvão & Josephine Lucassen, guide Example: a walking tour through the oldest parts of Lisbon, the popular districts of Alfama and Mouraria, [...]
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March 16th, 2013 | Posted in Architecture, Azulejos, Culture, fado, favorite places, Ginjinha cafe, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Maps, Monument, Mouraria, Museum, Remarkable, Restaurants (cheap), Sightseeing, Souvenirs, Tourist information, Walking around | No Comments
Right next to one of the most popular viewpoints (miradouros) on the river Tagus (Tejo) in Lisbon Adamastor, you’ll find Palácio Verride, a former 18th- century Palace, better known as Palácio de Santa Catarina. ‘Pop Up’ 2010 Art Gallery Santa Catarina Palace: Artwork Tiago Chagas Nowadays the municipality of Lisbon is the owner of the former Palace, and excellent art [...]
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January 5th, 2011 | Posted in 25th of April Bridge, Architecture, Culture, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Museum, Santa Catarina, Tejo river, Tourist information, Video, Viewpoints Miradouros | 1 Comment
Wonderful Largo do Carmo, located close to the heart of the legendary Bairro Alto district, in Chiado, is one of my favorite squares in Lisbon: the beautiful trees, the historical buildings, the atmosphere, the fascinating church ruins, the extraordinary Santa Justa elevator and the amazing city views! Largo do Carmo, March 2010 This picturesque square is a very popular tourist [...]
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June 21st, 2010 | Posted in Bairro Alto, Baixa Chiado, favorite places, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Monument, Moorish kiosks Lisbon, Museum, Places to go, Remarkable, Sightseeing, Tourist information, Video, Walking around | 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
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). [...]
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July 16th, 2009 | Posted in Bairro Alto, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Museum, Restaurants, Sacred Art | 1 Comment
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
Behind one of the most famous museums in Lisbon, the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, is a wonderful, a bit hidden garden overlooking the Tagus River; there’s also a small self service restaurant. From this beautiful garden a marvelous view across the Alcântara harbor area to the Tagus can be enjoyed. Open from Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. It’s really worth [...]
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April 12th, 2009 | Posted in 25th of April Bridge, Breathtaking views, Culture, History, Lisbon's lovely light, Maps, Museum, Places to go, Restaurants (cheap), Tejo river | No Comments
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 [...]
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February 28th, 2009 | Posted in Activities, Architecture, Fish, History, Lisbon city center, Museum, Places to go, Restaurants (cheap), Tejo river, Terrace, Tourist information, vintage, Walking around | 2 Comments
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. [...]
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February 24th, 2009 | Posted in Activities, History, Museum, Places to go, Remarkable, Sightseeing, Tourist information, Walking around | 2 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 | 3 Comments
