Guidebook for Lisbon
Arts & Culture
This world-class museum presents the extraordinary collection of Calouste Gulbenkian, an oil magnate and art collector who left all of his art to Lisbon upon his death. A foundation was created.
Treasures from the East and the West collected by one man is now one of the world's finest private art collections. It includes works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and René Lalique. >>> How to Visit >>>
Where: Avenida de Berna, 45A, Uptown >>>
How: Metro - São Sebastião or Praça de Espanha Stations >>>
When: 10AM-5:45PM (Closed Tuesdays) >>>
What: museu.gulbenkian.pt
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Calouste Gulbenkian safn
45A Av. de BernaThis world-class museum presents the extraordinary collection of Calouste Gulbenkian, an oil magnate and art collector who left all of his art to Lisbon upon his death. A foundation was created.
Treasures from the East and the West collected by one man is now one of the world's finest private art collections. It includes works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and René Lalique. >>> How to Visit >>>
Where: Avenida de Berna, 45A, Uptown >>>
How: Metro - São Sebastião or Praça de Espanha Stations >>>
When: 10AM-5:45PM (Closed Tuesdays) >>>
What: museu.gulbenkian.pt
CASTLE OF ST. GEORGE >>> From the millennium-old battlements of this castle you have a bird's-eye view of the city in the company of roaming peacocks. Inside is a small archaeological museum and down the hill are a couple of terraces with perfect postcard views over Alfama, the city's medieval village-like neighborhood. >>> How to Visit >>> Where: Alfama >>>
How: Walk up from Alfama or bus 37. >>>
When: 9AM-9PM (March-Oct.), 9AM-6PM (Nov.-Feb.)
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São Jorge kastali
Rua de Santa Cruz do CasteloCASTLE OF ST. GEORGE >>> From the millennium-old battlements of this castle you have a bird's-eye view of the city in the company of roaming peacocks. Inside is a small archaeological museum and down the hill are a couple of terraces with perfect postcard views over Alfama, the city's medieval village-like neighborhood. >>> How to Visit >>> Where: Alfama >>>
How: Walk up from Alfama or bus 37. >>>
When: 9AM-9PM (March-Oct.), 9AM-6PM (Nov.-Feb.)
Shopping
This Spanish department store is a little more upscale in Portugal than in its native country. It offers the usual upmarket fashion labels, cosmetics, and all the products you'd expect in a department
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El Corte Inglés
31 Av. António Augusto de AguiarThis Spanish department store is a little more upscale in Portugal than in its native country. It offers the usual upmarket fashion labels, cosmetics, and all the products you'd expect in a department
Avenida da Igreja
Avenida da IgrejaFood Scene
Part shop, part café, this is a space completely dedicated to Tintin, character created by Hergé.The café serves light meals and drinks while the shop is found downstairs.open until late at night.
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Tintin Lisboa
39A Av. de RomaPart shop, part café, this is a space completely dedicated to Tintin, character created by Hergé.The café serves light meals and drinks while the shop is found downstairs.open until late at night.
Lucca's specialty is a thin-crust pizza that many in Lisbon go out of their way to enjoy.The result is some of Lisbon's best pizzas, with a variety of choices presented on a long list.
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Lucca
19B Tv. Henrique CardosoLucca's specialty is a thin-crust pizza that many in Lisbon go out of their way to enjoy.The result is some of Lisbon's best pizzas, with a variety of choices presented on a long list.
A Padaria Portuguesa
44 Praça Luís de CamõesA Padaria Portuguesa
44 Praça Luís de CamõesMcDonald's
14A Praça AlvaladeParreirinha d'Alfama
1 Beco do Espírito SantoFADO!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is one of several bars in Lisbon that make you travel back in time. It hides a charming interior that's remained unchanged for decades, as it's the red velvet booths that make it so inviting.
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Bar Old Vic
41 Travessa Henrique CardosoThis is one of several bars in Lisbon that make you travel back in time. It hides a charming interior that's remained unchanged for decades, as it's the red velvet booths that make it so inviting.
Everything Else
On the lower level is a small shopping mall with a food court and a multiplex cinema.
Those interested in seeing the bullfights should know that they differ from those in Spain and other countries.
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Centro Comercial do Campo Pequeno
Avenida RepúblicaOn the lower level is a small shopping mall with a food court and a multiplex cinema.
Those interested in seeing the bullfights should know that they differ from those in Spain and other countries.
Lisbon's bullfighting arena is much more than that.It's a 19thcentury neo-Moorish construction made up of red brick and arches where bullfighting still takes place every Thursday from Easter to Octobe
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Campo Pequeno
Lisbon's bullfighting arena is much more than that.It's a 19thcentury neo-Moorish construction made up of red brick and arches where bullfighting still takes place every Thursday from Easter to Octobe
This is the fruitiest place in town, with a variety of fruit served by itself, in salads or in cakes.At lunch time it also serves traditional dishes so you can, for example, have its excellent steaks
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Frutalmeidas Roma
45 Av. de RomaThis is the fruitiest place in town, with a variety of fruit served by itself, in salads or in cakes.At lunch time it also serves traditional dishes so you can, for example, have its excellent steaks
This historic café opened in 1946 but has a very 1960s look. Colorful tile panels cover the interior, while tables are placed outside for the enjoyment of coffee and a large variety of pastries
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Mexicana
30 C Av. Guerra JunqueiroThis historic café opened in 1946 but has a very 1960s look. Colorful tile panels cover the interior, while tables are placed outside for the enjoyment of coffee and a large variety of pastries
Parks & Nature
Campo Grande
Getting Around
Estação Entrecampos