Lisbon has a lot of historical landmarks all over the city where you can have a quiet walk or get a "tuk tuk" to visit several examples of Portuguese architecture. Since the apartment is located in the center of the city, you can easily move from places to places. The neighborhood has a variety of restaurants, supermarkets and ways of transportation such as bus lines, tram, trains and metro station, all of them with less than 5 minutes walking from the apartment. Have a good look on all of this ideas:
Open 7 days a week, Castelo de S. Jorge is now a place where you can enjoy our heritage, get to know a little about Lisboa's History at the Permanent Exhibition, explore the traces of the Moorish neighbourhood dating back from the 11th century at the Archaeological Site, discover yet unseen sights over the city on the Camera Obscura,...
At the turn of the 19th century, the present location of the Lisbon Greenhouse was occupied by a basalt quarry. The existence of a fresh water spring at the quarry started to compromise the extraction of stone and the quarry was closed down.
Situated in the north side of the Liberdade Avenue, right in the top of Marquês de Pombal Square, this is the greatest garden-park in Lisboa. In the beginning named Liberty Park (Parque da Liberdade) it was re-baptized with the name of the King of England that, in 1903, visited Lisboa in order to reaffirm the long alliance between the...
The Praca Luis de Camoes is a good base to start your exploration through the area. A nice little plaza with the Manteigaria Fábrica de Pastéis de Nata, the BEST place in town to get your Pasteis de Nata. And just 1 Euro each. Get some coffee or Ginjinha with.From there you just can walk in any direction. Heading...
This boulevard, built in the 19th century in the style of the Champs-Elysees in Paris, is the main avenue of the city. It runs north for a 1,6km from Restauradores to Marquês de Pombal Square, and is more than 90 meters wide. Today the avenue still has a certain elegance with fountains and cafe tables shaded by trees, as well...
The Rossio Railway Station is a railway station in Lisbon and it is the Lisbon terminus of Lisbon to Sintra railway line. This railway connects the pretty and popular tourist town of Sintra to Lisbon. Rossio train station itself is a wonderfully ornate structure, which from the outside does not resemble a train station. This guide will provide...
Rossio Square is the popular name of the Pedro IV Square (Portuguese: Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been the setting of popular revolts and celebrations, bullfights and executions, and...
Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa, located downtown at Av. da Liberdade just off "Praca dos Restauradores," offers the ultimate discovery of modern times and launches you into an atmosphere of electrifying and priceless music memorabilia.
This iconic yellow funicular has been connecting Restauradores Square and the Bairro Alto since 1885. The short-but-steep ride is included in a standard public transport day pass.
