Archive for the 'Sightseeing' Category

Sightseeing Lisbon: in a toy-like GoCar even middle-aged men feel like a boy again!

A new, different and unique way to explore Lisbon: these tourist cars look like toys and if you’re driving one they make you laugh, sometimes out loud! People who see you driving start smiling or say ”Whow!”

My friend Rob Plews and I (I’m Julie Kruijs), December 2008. Very surprising is this car can talk, but not with […]

Lisbon people: designer Alberto Gourgel & Feira da Ladra, Lisbon’s famous flee market

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 creative ideas”.

Market ‘A Feira da Ladra’ (Lisbon’s flea market). Alberto Gourgel and his old-fashioned […]

Calçada do Duque from Bairro Alto down to Rossio: hundreds of stairs, restaurants & sex shops

From Bairro Alto you can walk to Rossio, stairs leading you down from Calçada do Duque starting in Rua Nova da Trindade, near a sex shop.

Rua Nova da Trindade, near Bairro Alto

Calçada do Duque is a street made of hundreds of stairs, lined with lots of traditional Portuguese restaurants (not cheap). Background: Saint George’s Castle (Castelo de […]

Sightseeing Lisbon: have fun with eco friendly Lisbon tours

Eco transport is new and available to tourists who visit Lisbon. The vehicles are equipped with a talking GPS guide, which provides directions and acts as your tour guide.

Praça do Comércio Lisbon, RedTour instructors meeting point. RedTour offers tours in Lisboa’s historical neighbourhoods on electric vehicles: segways, 2 and 4 seat buggies and electric bicycles.

Tourists are making pictures […]

Lisbon Walker: guided walks through historical Lisbon

Lisbon has steadily built up an image of one of the world’s most interesting cities to visit. Its stunning location and historic significance is generously complemented by remarkable aesthetics, making it stand out as one of the few capital cities still human in pace and in scale.

To discover Lisbon in the company of friendly and […]