Archive for the 'Wine' 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
You don’t need to be a member of Lisbon’s ‘Clube de Jornalistas’ (‘the Press Club’) to visit this restaurant, and it’s really worth it! Among it’s habituées you can find diplomats, politicians and, of course, journalists. ‘The Club’ is an inviting space to long conversations at lunch time and to cheerful gatherings at night”. Restaurant ‘Clube [...]
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July 27th, 2009 | Posted in History, Lisbon city center, Maps, Quality Restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurants vegetarian friendly, Romantic, Wine | 4 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
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
There are not many real Wine Bars in Lisbon and this is a special one! In ‘the Goliards’ cellar you will find a selection of wines that were discovered directly on the production site, after a lot of frantic visits to different regions in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. They are unique wines, a lot of [...]
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February 21st, 2009 | Posted in Bars, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Port wine, Romantic, Tourist information, Wine, WIne & Port tasting | 3 Comments
Portugal is the seventh-largest wine producer in the world and well-known for its Port wine. When you visit Lisbon don’t miss the lovely wine selection at ADIVINHO (off of Madalena,
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January 12th, 2009 | Posted in Activities, Baixa, Ginja, Lisbon city center, Port wine, Shopping, Walking around, Wine, WIne & Port tasting | No Comments
Quality food and great wine are a passion for Portuguese people. In case you also fall in love with it, visit ‘Meio da Praça’ . This shop just moved to Rua da Prata, nº 78, Lisbon. You can pull a chair and take your time to discover old Lusitânia products at reasonable prices like the [...]
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January 10th, 2009 | Posted in Baixa, Eating & drinking, Eco-shopping Lisbon, Food, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Luxury food shops, Olive oil, Shopping, Souvenirs, Wine | 1 Comment
Aldeio do Meco is a small rural village, about 1 km away from the fabulous and famous sandy Meco beaches, ca. 40 km from Lisbon. In Meco village you can find a few trendy bars and a number of restaurants offering the best local gastronomy, in particular seafood and fish dishes, but in case you love [...]
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November 7th, 2008 | Posted in Beaches around Lisbon, Eating & drinking, Meco nudist beach, Meco Restaurant, Quality Restaurant, Restaurants, Seafood, Smoking allowed bars/restaurants, Tourist information, Wine | No Comments
Opening in 1782, Restaurant Café Martinho da Arcada, located in the corner of the Praça do Comércio 37 near the Tagus river, is one of the oldest restaurants/cafés in Lisbon. The restaurant’s terrace under the beautiful arcades, Praça do Comércio Movie Praca do Comercio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhuLEkL0Ue4. Situated downtown, this cafe was once the ideal setting for the [...]
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October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Baixa, cafe, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Pessoa, Praça do Comércio, Quality Restaurant, Restaurants, Tejo river, Wine | 2 Comments
Around 1974, after the Portuguese revolution, the Napoleão family in Lisbon started selling wines and Port wines in Lisbon. A quite peculiar name for a Portuguese family of course, but the explanation is a simple one. Portugal was once occupied by France for a short period of time and like in other European countries Napoleon obliged civilians [...]
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March 6th, 2008 | Posted in Baixa, Baixa Chiado, Eating & drinking, Food, History, Lisbon city center, Luxury food shops, Olive oil, Port wine, Shopping, Tourist information, Wine | 4 Comments
