Portugal’s Royal Treasure Museum and Crown Jewels Portugal’s Royal Treasure Museum and Crown Jewels now have a home in Lisbon. In 2021, the west wing of Ajuda National Palace was remodeled for a sum of 31 million euros. The west wing now is the permanent home of the Portuguese Crown Jewels. The museum opened in …
Kiosks in Lisbon One of the joys of Lisbon is sitting on a terrace at a food kiosk on a sunny day with friends enjoying the outdoors and a coffee, a glass of sangria, or some other refreshment. There are dozens of kiosks in Lisbon. They often look like little Arabic or Baroque-styled gazebos, and …
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Largo do Chiado (Chiado Square) is the little square that has it all. The beautiful plaza has always been popular with Lisbon’s literary class and movers and shakers. Today it is bustling with tourists, as it has so many classy options for shopping, dining, and lodging. Additionally, the Chiado neighborhood is flat (once you get …
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Alfama, Lisbon Alfama is Lisbon’s oldest neighborhood, and possibly, its most lived-in neighborhood. Situated on a hillside that faces south, Alfama extends from the Castelo de São Jorge on the hilltop down to the cruise terminal and the bank of the Tejo River. Alfama means “hot water,” or “springs” in Arabic, and had been a …
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Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon Originally a park for Lisbon’s wealthy, today Avenida da Liberdade is one of the best walks in the city. It features mansions, theatres, embassies, great landscaping, high-end shopping, plenty of dining options, and highly-recommended hotels. It is in one of Lisbon’s flattest and most central neighborhoods. Here is everything you need …
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Rua Nova do Carvalho, now nicknamed “Pink Street” – used to be a lane for streetwalkers and sailors? Yes, the now famous lane used to be a center for brothels, gambling houses, and dodgy bars where sailors would come to hang out and mingle. The lane officially adopted the nickname “Pink Street” in 2013 after …
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A few of these 11 hidden gems in Lisbon are hidden in plain sight, but these places are not Lisbon’s main tourist attractions. They are not the reason you come to Lisbon, but once you discover them, you will say “That is one of the coolest things I did in Lisbon.” Mosteiro de São Vicente …
Praça Luís de Camões, commonly known as Largo de Camões, is a large square and one of the most popular meeting spots in Lisbon. Who was Luís de Camões? Luís de Camões is the national poet of Portugal. He is the Shakespeare of the Portuguese language. No one knows when Camões was born. He died …
Praça dos Restauradores, or is one of Lisbon’s busiest and most convenient public squares. It is like the center of a canyon of luxury hotels and magnificent buildings that surround the flat, central part of Lisbon. The centerpiece of the square is a 30-meter-tall obelisk monument celebrating independence from Spain in the Restoration War. The …
Praça da Figueira, Fig Tree Square, is a historic public space and transportation hub in Lisbon’s central Baixa neighborhood. It was rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. The space was first occupied by the Hospital de Todos os Santos (All Saints Hospital)). This large hospital was completely destroyed in the earthquake. A covered market existed in …
