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3 Days in Lisbon: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Lisbon is a city to get lost in, wandering steep, narrow streets lined with tiled buildings, and discovering hidden bars and cafes. Day 1: History, Hills & Local Flavor Start at Rossio and ...
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Sintra, A World Heritage Site
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, August 2011
Sintra has palaces
and castles enough to satisfy anyone – even UNESCO, who made it a World
Heritage Site in 1995 for its nineteenth century Romantic cultural
landscape.
That famous English ...
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Things to Do in Guimaraes
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, July 2012
Guimarães is a small city with huge importance to Portugal , both historically and in 2012.
This year it is the European Capital of Culture, along with Maribor
in Slovenia. What this means ...
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Things to Do in Porto Moniz, Madeira
Written by Sasha, February 2013
Rugged Porto Moniz is tucked away in the north-western corner of Portugal’s holiday island of Madeira, reached from Funchal, the island’s capital, by scenic rail trip of 30 miles (48 km). It is ...
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Traditions to Try in Portugal.
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, February 2012
Delicious Pastries
If you do nothing else in Lisbon , you must go to the Belem district and eat a Pasteis de Belem. Known around the world as Portuguese tarts, you have not tasted one until ...
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Baixa: Lisbon's Lower Town
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, September 2012
The main shopping district of Lisbon is Baixa , the downtown area which is literally down, being the flat part of the city between the hills on either side.
Baixa runs from the river at ...
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Exploring the Ribeira
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, July 2012
Ribeira, meaning river, is the area alongside the Tagus (Tejo) River in Lisbon .
Being an important port city for centuries, the riverside is where so much of Lisbon life developed and still ...
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Getting Around Lisbon
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, August 2011
One of my favourite things about Lisbon
is the transport. It has everything. A modern metro decorated with
contemporary art, iconic yellow trams, funiculars for those hills, even
an elevator ...
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Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, March 2012
Sometimes just as interesting as a museum’s collection is the story of the collector behind it. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian is the legacy of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, a Turkish oil mogul and art ...
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