Lisbon may seem old-fashioned småsovande port town where bitter sweet fado sounds echo between husväggarna in the narrow alleys in the evenings. Although it rests an air of the turn of the city’s art deco buildings and grand squares, it is also a very vibrant, trendy and happy festive city. There are many night clubs and bars and restaurants serving nyfångad fish from the Atlantic well into the morning. Do you plan to renovate the bathroom? Take the opportunity to buy the beautiful Portuguese tiles home! Lisbon is perfect for a long weekend, just enough big, delicious food and a hot nightlife.
Portugal in general and Lisbon in particular has undergone a transformation and renewal since the country joined the EU in 1986. Money has been pumped into many billions have been spent on infrastructure, hotels and various industries. But the port city of Lisbon with the North Atlantic in the back and the river Tagus in front of them, is still a seductive blend of art decohus, old pharmacy with träfasader, sirliga iron balconies with Dazzling flower boxes, vegetable dealers on every street corner and cobblestone-lined streets.
PIAZZA, PARKS AND OTHER AND TRIUMPH ARCH.
From the airport, you will quickly into town because it is only 6 km from Lisbon’s city center. You pass streets Rua Augusta on the road to the hub, the beautiful Rossiotorget with its two fountains and black and white mosaic coating, you also go over a real triumph arc. Visit the trendy night clubs, disco bars and cafés at Tejofloden where rough old warehouses have become watering holes for the young. Alcantara Cafe is a former printing house which now houses one of Lisbon’s trendiest restaurants. Try the charming trams, which run down the city’s best hills in the San Francisco-style. Chills in seafood, entertain yourself in the bohemian Bairro Alto, Lisbon’s Quartier Latin, one can say.
SOL AND BAD surrounded by LUXURY OR DISPOSITION
Just a short train journey from Lisbon’s city pulse two charming seaside resorts, Estoril and Cascais. Lisbon residents like to go here on weekends during the hottest summer months. Here you can swim and sunbathe on the beaches and enjoy the southern European mentality and heat. Estoril than the more luxurious and more exclusive place with the casino and fine restaurants while Cascais is more a fishing village than fashionable tourist destination. Take the chance that after a long fun evening among Lisbon’s all clubs, bars and restaurant to rest up in the sun at Cascais or Estoril beautiful beaches.