Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
I avoided to go to Lisboa, Portugal for several years. Not that I had bad feelings about the country – it was just that so many people I know travelled there and I was searching for places less known. But after I went to Brazil and found out that Portuguese is one of the best sounding languages and after I visited a Portuguese town (Paraty, Brazil) there I developed the desire to see the capital of this country. Continue reading “City on seven hills”
The Lisboa Card is the tourist card of Lisboa, Portugal and it is always discussed if buying it is sensible. It is available for 24/48/72 hours at a price of 19/32/40 Euros. You can use public transport (including elevators and trains) as often as you like, some sights can be accessed free of charge and at other locations you get discounts of most often 20 percent. Continue reading “Lisboa Card”
The Parque das Nações (park of the nations) is an area outside of the city center in the east of Lisboa, Portugal. It was created for the world exhibition in 1998 and is today an own city quarter. When you get here you can use the cable car Teleférico de Lisboa to get along the river Tejo to the Torre Vasco da Gama. Continue reading “Parque das Nações”
Europe’s biggest indoor aquarium can be found in Lisboa, Portugal: the Oceanário de Lisboa is located in the Parque das Nações created for the world exhibition Expo 98. Via a building with changing exhibitions and a bridge you can access the main building with a giant fish tank in the center. Continue reading “Oceanário”
It seems to be always crowded: the shop Pasteis de Belém in Lisboas city quarter Belém not far away from the famous Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. It might be because it is so close to the tourist attractions, because it is named in so many guidebooks or because of its products. Continue reading “Pasteis de Belém”
The Museu Coleção Berardo is an art museum located in the Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisboa, Portugal – not far from the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. It is a wonderful place for modern and contemporary art. The museum was opened in 2007 and hosts the collection of José Berardo. Continue reading “Museu Coleção Berardo”
The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is an important cloister in Belém and as a UNESCO world heritage site one of the must-see places in Lisboa, Portugal. That is why often long queues exist in front of the building, but it is worth waiting. The cloister was built from the year 1501 on and was home to the Hieronymites. It was the first and the last seamen saw when leaving or arriving at Lisboa. Continue reading “Mosteiro dos Jerónimos”
The memorial of discoveries (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) is a huge monument in Belém at the river Tejo. It was created by the regime of dictator Salazar to honor Prince Henry “the Navigator” who was an important figure for the Portuguese to discover the unknown world. Continue reading “Padrão dos Descobrimentos”
The Torre de Belém is one of the main sights in Lisboa, Portugal and obviously not very well suited for tourist masses. It was opened in 1521 as a lighthouse on a rock in the river mouth of the river Tejo. It was mostly used to greet leaving or arriving ships – not so much to protect the city. Continue reading “Torre de Belém”
The Carreira 28E dos Eléctricos de Lisboa is an historic streetcar line in Lisboa, Portugal and connects the city quarters Alfama, Baixa and Lapa. Especially because of narrow streets only short ancient streetcars are used. Continue reading “Eléctrico 28”