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Index Baixa/Chiado………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Viewpoints……………………………………………………………………………………………...6 Parks……………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Chill out.....................................................................................................................................9 Parque das Nações…………………………………………………………………………..……10 Belém………………………………………………………………………………………………….....11 Cascais…………………………………………………………………………………………………...12 Sintra………………………………………………………………………………………………….......13 Almada…………………………………………………………………………………………………...14 Festivals………………………………………………………………………………………………….15 Night Life………………………………………………………………………………………………..16 Disco…………………………………………………………………………………………………..….17 Culture (theatres and fado’s house)……………………………………………………...18 Survival………………………………………………………………………………………………….19


Metro and train This is the public transports card. You can use it for metro, train or bus.


Baixa/Chiado

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How to get there: Baixa-Chiado (green / blue line)

1 ArmazĂŠns do Chiado

Clothing stores, coffees, much known Italian Ice Cream shop Santini and cafe A Brasileira, shopping center, etc. All this on beautiful Portuguese Sidewalk.

There is also the Elevador de Santa Justa. If you go up on it you will be surprised by the amazing Lisbon top view!


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Where the theater of D. Maria is placed at, Rossio is a leaving history book, ready to be relived by you! In the middle of the square you can find the statue of D. Pedro IV and 4 feminine shapes which represent Justice , Wisdom , Strength and Temperance. You can find here McDonald's and Startbucks.

5 Castle of São Jorge

How to get there: Rossio, Terreiro do Paço (blue line) Rossio Station

Open to the public 7 days a week, the Castle of São Jorge is a place where you can enjoy the patrimony, get to know some of the history of Lisbon at the Museum, take a break at Café Castle, participate in guided tours or, you can simply let yourself be swept away by the music, theater and dance that the monument has everyday!

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Terreiro do Paço

It is one of the biggest squares in Europe and it is faced to the river. This is a beautiful place to take a walk and get surprised by the most random activities that are done here. This was the place from which our navigates departed to discover the South of Africa, the South of America and the maritime way to India.

This is probably one of the most famous streets. It is beautiful to see really amazing artists performing on the streets, singers, dancers, human sculptures, etc. This people are just looking for your appreciation on their work! There are also clothing stores like Mango, Bershka, Intimissimi, a museum of design and fashion, restaurants, coffees, souvenir shops, etc.


Alfama and Mouraria It is two of the most typical neighborhoods in Lisbon and both have spectacular views over the city! So much, that it will be worthy to go up the hilly streets.


Lisbon as a lot of amazing viewpoints where you can relax and enjoy the view over this beautiful city 7

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Miradouro Portas do Sol (Alfama)

Miradouro de Santa Luzia

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SĂŁo Pedro de Alcantra, close to Bairro Alto

Miradouro da Graça

Miradouro de Santa Catarina (Adamastor)


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Parks Parque Eduardo VII In and around the park there are sculptures, monuments, gardens, water features, old architecture, modern architecture, etc. Take the time to walk through the park looking down into the town, on a sunny day the park is beautiful and is worth the time out of your day.

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How to get there: São Sebastião (blue line) Entrecampos 3 Garden of the Fundation

Calouste Gulbenkian It’s a beatiful refuge with a lake, landscaped terraces, rails between the trees and na amphitheatre where there are concerts and shows in the warmest nights. There is also a museum of the fundation where are expostions of both ancient and modern art.

How to get there: Marquês de Pombal (yellow line), Parque (blue line)

2 Estufa Fria (Cold greenhouse)

It’s one of the most pleasent green spaces in the capital, where you can enjoy of nice moments through lakes, waterfalls, statues and houndreds of species of plants coming from the whole world.


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This romantic garden is the center of a square surrounded by elegant buildings. It's an urban refuge with a gigantic parasol-like cedar tree under which old ladies, families, or young couples sit for a while, as old men play cards and children run around a small playground. There is also a café with outdoor seating, and two kiosks serving refreshments.

4 Jardim da Estrela

It’s a romantic garden inpired in the british style. It’s a wonderful place to relax and to be in contact with nature. This garden has a bandstand that is the oldest in Lisbon. Next to it there is Basílica da Estrela


Colombo Shopping The perfect place to shop anytime on the day, with well-known shops and also lots of restaurants, a multiplex cinema and a bowling center.

How to get there: Jardim Zoológico (blue line) Sete Rios

How to get there: Colégio Militar/ Luz (blue line)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Stadium Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium is more than just a stadium. It also as a health club and a restaurante with panoramic view. Sometimes, there also are music concerts.

Lisbon Zoo If you want to be in touch with nature and all kinds of animals, this is the perfect place for you! Curiosity: on the eating area, if you go to McDonald’s, you will eat with crocodiles by your side. Portuguese are absolutly crazy about football, and the main teams are Benfica, Sporting and Porto. The first two are from Lisbon, and you should definitly go to their stadiums and watch a game.

How to get there: Campo Grande (yellow/green line) Sporting Clube de Portugal Stadium The Sporting Clube de Portugal stadium also has a shopping area and often becomes the stage of music concerts.


Parque das Nações (Nations Park) Located at the end of the Tagus river there is this modern neighbourhood so many times called “the new Lisbon’s downtown”. Here you can walk and enjoy the amazing gardens by the river as well as an amazing sunset. The host of the famous “Expo” in 1998 counts not only with its natural beauty of our lovely seashore but also with numerous attractions like the Oceanarium, the Science Pavilion and some of the greatest modern pieces of architecture.

And, at last but definitely not least, don’t forget about its classy nocturnal life with some great bars and nightclubs to enjoy.


Belém

Pasteis de belém

How to get there: Belém

The Tower of Belém was classified by UNESCO as "Cultural Patrimony of All Humanity". In the past it was used as strategic defense place, as a prison and as a customhouse in the Era of Discovery.

Padrão dos descobrimentos

This monument celebrates the Age of Discovery. This was the place were the first boats heading to Africa used to depart from. In the monument you can see the main characters of this part of the world’s history. Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India, Pedro Alvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil, Luis Vaz de Camões, one of the most known writers, among others. It is a beautiful place to see the sunset, to run, or just appreciate the beauty.

These are the one of the most famous gastronomic treasures of Portugal. Although these pastries are sold everywhere, this is the most famous store selling them. Exists for almost 180 years and they sell around 20,000 pastries every day. This is for without doubt a mandatory stop for every sweets lover!

Mosteiro dos jerónimos It is one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal. The architectural style of this beautiful and enormous monument was created in Portugal and it is called Manuelino Style, due to the king’s name. Inside you can find the grave of Vasco da Gama, the first men to get to India by sea.


Boca do Inferno (Hell’s mouth)

How to get there: Cascais

Cascais By foot, by car, from above, during the day or at night, Lisbon Seashore is wonderful! Guincho’s beach

Cascais is a little city at the very end of Lisbon Seashore where the ancient and the modern live together in perfect harmony. In this bay there is beauty enough for all tastes. You may find our latest kings’ palaces from the 19th Century, lots of Navy historical places or just enjoy a relaxed day in the beach, perhaps having some surf classes or have a drink by the sea.


Sintra

How to get there: Sintra

Quinta da Regaleira The property includes a palace and it’s very famous by it’s beautiful gardens and lakes and also by its mysteries. Many legends of cults and magic rituals also take place here.

Known as The Magic Village Sintra is a little town where you can breathe history and magic all over the place.

Sintra is also known by its traditional candies! If you pass by don’t forget to go to Piriquita, a famous coffee shop where you can taste Queijadas (left) and Travesseiros (right)!

Castelo dos Mouros The Muslin Castle was built during the 8th and 9th Centuries during the Muslin occupation of Iberia. Located in the top of the hills, the view extends to the Atlantic sea. That’s why during many centuries it was one of the most important defense and watching points of Lisbon

Palácio da Pena This gorgeous and huge palace is located on the top of the hills of Sintra’s natural park. There you can enjoy its architecture on the outside and inside, the marvelous rooms from the greatest kings of Portugal as well as many masterpieces of Portuguese art and its marvelous gardens surrounding it.


Almada

There you have dozens of kilometres og beautiful beaches (S. Jo茫o da Caparica, Costa da Caparica, Fonte da Telha...), ideal to catch some sun, to surf or to stay in the bars at night.

By car, by bus, by train or by boat, you can travel to the other side of the Tagus river and discover Almada.

There is the famous Cristo Rei, from where you have the most amazing Lisbon view.

If you feel like going for a walk in the nature, there is an enormous park (Parque da Paz) where you can walk, run or just relax.

You can also visit Almada Castle or one of the Miradouros.

There also is a shopping centre (Almada F贸rum), with shops, restaurants and a cinema, ideal for a late night program.


Festivals NOS Alive 9 -11 July, Oeiras "One of the best festivals in Europe“ Time Out London, 2014 NOS Alive is the leading music festival in Portugal and has caught the rest of the world’s attention due to a single combination of an eclectic line up, warm weather and unique coastline location.

Super Bock Super Rock 16-18 July, Parque das Nações The Super Bock Super Rock 20 years of history, 20 years of nonconformity. The Super Bock Super Rock returns to reinvent itself and returns to Lisbon.

“Santos Populares” It fills animation into the most typical corners of the city and bring to the street thousands of people. The nights are animated by street parties in the neighborhoods of Lisbon, with music and dancing to the rhythm of popular songs. Adorned with garlands and colored globes, the streets are invaded by the smell of grilled sardines and sweet basil.

Out Jazz Between May and September, Saturdays and Sundays come to life in Lisbon. After a day of work, the beach or even accumulated stress, OUTJAZZ is the solution to calm down, relax and breathe let anyone through open spaces, true friends, great music and good atmosphere, which make the city so happier.


Night Life Bairro Alto is another area of intense nightlife in Lisbon. It is at the top of one of the seven hills of Lisbon. Through its streets, you will be faced with several restaurants, bars and fado houses where you can party all night.

Cais do sodrĂŠ is one of the strokes areas of the city, with bars and restaurants to suit all tastes. It is a lively area with good wave, many foreign people and an environment that you will not find in any other European city.

Santos is also one of the most popular nightlife areas of Lisbon, good atmosphere and cheap drink are his strength.


Disco Urban Beach Situated by the River Tagus, right in front of Kais restaurant. The terrace, bar, nightclub and restaurant group K has a smell of the beach. Surrounded by a mirror of water, has chaises longues in the sand and spectacular views of the river, bridge and Christ the King. With a modern, clean décor is the ideal place to have a drink in the evening or to go dancing.

With an exceptional location opposite the Tagus, Lux is the bar / nightclub in Lisbon that has a better national and international reputation. Lux is a mega-space that spans three floors: nightclub on the ground floor, bar on the first floor with balcony over the river, and roof terrace overlooking the city and the Tagus

Lust in Rio has revolutionized the warm summer nights in Lisbon and has been a success since its opening. For those who love the Portuguese Capital and the true pleasures of life, Lust in Rio provides such a distinctive experience that will take you to travel to the four corners of the world

Main For many years this area was the legendary disco Kapital. It is now divided into three distinct areas, the "Main Zero“ (disco) ,”Main Room“ (refined bar) on the middle floor and "Main Air" rooftop (restaurant).


Theatres

Theatre S. Carlos Str. Serpa Pinto

Theatre D. Maria II Square D. Pedro VI, Rossio

Theatre Tivoli Av. da Liberdade

Fado’s House Tasca do Chico

Mesa de Frades

O Faia

Restaurant Sr. Vinho (Mr. Wine)


Survival – random facts

If you’re not using a portuguese phone and you want to call a portuguese number, you have to

write +351 before the number This is how an eletric outlet looks in Portugal. Make sure to bring na adaptor if it is different in your country

It’s our emergency number!

These are our main supermarkets. Here you can buy food or other basic things with lot of variety and at low prices

This is the ATM symbol and there is one ATM machine in each corner Banks in Portugal close at 3pm,



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