Lisbon guide

YOUR LISBON GUIDE

Rua das escolas gerais 130, 4 DTO 1100-221 lisboa (alfama )

cafe & sweets uma bica If you order a café or »uma bica« you will get a good espresso almost everywhere. If it costs € 1 it is expensive!

PASTEL DE NATA Traditional pastry, can be found in most cafes but the most popular place is Belem. There is normally a long queue to try it out!

fish

You shouldn’t eat fish on a monday, because it might not be the freshest. In general you will get good quality even in the not so nice looking places …

Churrasco da Graca (last stop of tram 28 in Graça) ­ lthough chinese took over, the A service and the kitchen is very portuguese. Fresh fish and meat.

FOOD CRUZES CREDO Cruzes da Sé 29, 1100 Lisboa (near Sé) Great place for food, average price, friendly staff and varied range or meals.

Mercado da Ribeira Avenida 24 de Julho (near Cais do Sodré) Central food market for vegetables, fruit, fish etc.

Best to go early, if you want to get the fresh stuff.

There is also a place to get a freshly cooked meal and eat there. Many quality stalls to choose from.

FOOD & DRINKS CASA INDEPENDENTE Largo do Intendente Pina Manique 45, Lisboa (Metro Intendente) Social club. Great for food, drinks, music. Has a vintage feel and a beautiful garden.

Make sure to try cheese with sweet redpepper sauce and some portuguese wine !

PENSaO AMoR Rua Alecrim 19, Lisboa (near Cais do SodrĂŠ) A unique bar with great cocktails and intriguing interior. Very bohemic and charismatic.

MUSIC CHAPIto Costa do Castelo 1 Acrobatics school. Offering weekly shows as well as a very popular restaurant view one of the best city-views and a downstairs bar-venue with great music and live bands on Sunday evenings!

HOT CLUBe de PORTUGAL Praça da Alegria 48 The oldest jazz club of Portugal – since 1948. Small and cosy.

CULTURE

LX FACTORY Rua Rodrigues de Faria 103 Used to be a factory of manu­factoring fabric. Located under the bridge, it’s a hidden creative hub with good food and small shops.

FEIRA DA LADRA (near Santa Engracia Church, Portugal’s National Pantheon) Vintage market every Tuesday and Saturday

SIGHTS Parque das Nacoes / estacao do oriente The modern area of Lisbon with cable cars, boats, Oceanarium, casino and shopping centre. Has been the area of the Expo 1998.

BELEM (train from Cais do Sodré) Many of Portugal’s distinctive buildings and landmarks are located in this area, including the Jerónimos Monastery, the Tower and Tropical Garden of Belém.

viewpoints MIRADOURO DA GRACA

MIRADOURO De santa catarina

SHopping BAIXA / CHIADO Many shops for shoes, clothes, glasses, ceramics, books etc. are located in Baixa / Chiado or Principe Real areas.

PINGO DOCE SUPERMARKETS Closest to the apartment (see map): Largo do Chรฃo do Loureiro 11 Rua da Graรงa 100/106 There are a few small shops and supermarkets around the city for fresh fruit, veg, meat and fish, toiletries or anything else you may need. The two bigger supermarkets you can walk to either of these in 10 minutes.

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2. Ice cream shop 3. The castle 4. Viewpoint portas do sol 5. Laundrette

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TRANSPORT METRO To get from the airport to the city you can either take a metro or taxi.

If you have shitty heavy luggage, take a taxi!

Taxi should cost no more that € 12, if they try to charge you extra, ask for a receipt.

One metro journey costs € 1.40 and it takes around 45 minutes. You should take red line to Alameda and change for the green line to Martim Moniz. When you get off there it’s a 10 min. walk to the apartment (uphill!). Or you can also go to Santa ­Apolonia station and walk from there (also uphill!) If you get a daily transport card, it is around € 6 and you can use metro, bus and old tram cheaper – which just stops in front of the house.

FEW HOUSE RULES KEYS and main door entrance On your arrival you would have already picked up the happy keys in the lovely ice cream shop just next door to our apartment. The main building door has a lock with an attitude. You have to put the key in and take it out just slightly to be able to turn it clockwise and unlock. Be gentle. If you have any troubles, ask in the cafe next door, Isabela or her daughter can help you. Also the door is quite heavy so it’s a little work out.

On your departure, please leave the keys on the table inside the flat and close the door.

PLANTs We would be so grateful if you could water two of our plants in the living room when you are visiting so they keep blooming for you :) balcony lights There are some lights on the balcony wire for you to enjoy which are sollar charged.

You will find a little black boxed attached on the left side if the balcony. There is a tiny white switch at the back to turn them off and on. Enjoy !

SHOWER / HOT WATER There is a boiler in the kitchen, in a cupboard next to the sink. When you need hot water, you need to slide the handle to the middle and press it for about 7 seconds while pressing the button at the bottom right, underneath for a spark and to switch it on. If you are not using it, to turn it off, just slide the handle back to the left. Thanks for helping us save the energy!

KITCHEN We don’t recommend to leave any food in the kitchen as a few ants like to come out from time to time. Best to keep it in cupboard or the fridge.

WASHING Unfortunately our washing machine is old and broken so we ask you not to use it. ­However, there is a lovely laundrette near by, only 5min. walk: Wash Station Alfama, Rua dos Remédios 115 (see map) WIFI The name of the wifi is: Wifi-Wonkas-Chocolate-Factory Password: GOLD#N-t1ck3t have fun !