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Rua das Palmeiras, Lote 5, Quinta da Marinha, Lisbon, 2750-005, Portugal
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On Tram 28
The archaeological excavation area
Monumento ao Duque de Saldanha
View: Ponte Vasco da Gama from afar
Hi,
I am planning a weekend 2 day trip to Lisbon. arriving saturday morning, leaving sunday late night.
Can someone tell me how I can maximize my stay ? So far I haven't booked a hotel since I am still figuring whether to stay at the beach or in the city.
Please let me know what are the 2/3 must dos, which will be the best way to utilize my time. Any suggestions on where to stay also welcome.
I am not into shopping or too much history!
Tx
Stay in the city centre.
Visit at least the Alfama district, the Bairro Alto district, the castle, the Se. Ride on at least one elevadore.
Walk as much as you possibly can, explore the shops, eat, drink.....but take at least one ride on tram 28 which goes through the Alfama district.
If you have time, take tram 15 from outside Cais do Sodre station to Belem. Visit the superb Monastery Jeronimos and have a pastry at Pasteis de Belem.
What a pity that you'll have only such a short time to take in this great city.
Be that as it may, you'd be wise to follow what Leics here have made for you to do. If anything, you can also get on to one of those top down all-city tour buses to get a wondrous overview of the city. Afterwards, walk and walk and walk all about the old city...and yes, ride tram #28 towards Alfama all the way to Graca and then back to the eastern end of the city called Prazeres. The tram's line by the way is called the Prazeres (Pleasures in Portuguese, very apt indeed).
Have a great rush on Lisboa!
Talking of 'rush', my ride on the 28 was very exciting indeed. We were pursued by the bomb squad, sirens blaring, and the tram driver had to go as fast as he possibly could to reach somewhere they could overtake!
Video here:
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/vv/258c/
:-)
Wow, Jane, what a rush indeed that was!
Reminded me of that fantastic b&w Fassbinder's movie on Lisbon called "White City".
Bit scary at the time, to be honest...and those poor schoolkids at the end had a nasty shock!
If you like the beach I recommend you find accommodation in beautiful Cascais on the Atlantic coast, just 30km from Lisbon but linked to lisbon by fast metro train system, only 30 minutes by metro.Have your beach activity in the morning and then visit Lisbon later in the day, or visa versa.Photos on my Cascais page.We had a great time there in 2008.
Good Luck
Mike
Agree about Cascais. It's a lovely place. We had a fantastic Euromeet there in 2009.
But with only 2 days I wondered if the OP wanted to explore more of Lisbon?
Trains from Lisbon Cais do Sodre station to Cascais are frequent (roughly half-hourly). Journey takes around 30 minutes. There are plenty of places to stay in Cascais, and to eat and to shop (see Vt Cascais pages).
In order to have a swim in the public swimming pools, which are excellent by the way,it is not just the 1.90euros entry fee.
It will cost you 60euros for a medical certificate from a doctor which you have to make an appointment with. 4euros for a swimming cap and any form of identification is also needed. Needless to say not many visitors use the Piscina.
Around Lisbon you will see several buildings with their façade’s covered in giant paintings. Some are displaying advertising while others have renovations going on behind the covers which depict what the building will look like when work has been completed.
You can reach me in Alfama from “Praça da Figueira”, near “Rossio – downtown” (take bus 37) or from “Rua da Conçeição”, a downtown street (take tram nº 28 – very fun)... Than you get out in the “Miradouro Santa Luzia and Miradouro Portas do Sol” (they are both very close)... If you enter Alfama in the narrow stairs of Miradouro de Portas do Sol, you go down until Saint Michael´s Church (Igreja São Miguel)... Behind the church you see what is in the Photo... The small plazza where I live, isnt it lovely??? Than call me on my mobile, becouse I m near by... Of course a visit from you and giving you my mobile number will only happen if we get trusty in Virtual Tourist, if I am not busy and we have exchanged contacts... I like to mingle and to receive but do not force it k?
For those of y'all in Roxboro, it's kale (or collard green) soup. On the two occasions (1990 and 1993) I visited José and his family in the suburb of Alhos Vedros, his mama thought I was was too skinny. Her mission was to fatten me up. I wonder if she would like me the way I am now. Among many things she fed me was sopa de couve. Growing up eating collard greens, this wasn't too foreign a concept. The only difference is, if we made collard green soup, we would probably season it with fatback instead of cutting chorizo into it. This is what I call real Portuguese comfort food. Here's the recipe:
1 large yellow onion, peeled and minced fine
1 large garlic clove, peeled and minced
4 tablespoons olive oil
6 large potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
2 quarts cold water
6 oz chorizo, pepperoni, or other dry, garlicky sausage (folks, make it authentic: you can get chorizo at most Wal-Marts), sliced thin
2 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. kale (or collards, turnip greens) washed, trimmed of coarse stems and
veins, then sliced in a chiffonade
Saute the onion and garlic in 3 tbs of oil in a large, heavy saucepan 2 to 3 minutes over moderate heat until they begin to colour and turn glassy; do not brown or they will turn bitter. Add the potatoes and saute, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes, until they begin to color also. Add the water, cover, and boil gently over moderate heat 20 to 25 minutes until the potatoes are mushy. Meanwhile, fry the sausage in a medium heavy skillet over low heat 10-12 minutes until most of the fat has cooked out; drain well and reserve.
There are very good guidebook in libraries, bookstores and Tourism Office to know what you should not miss in Lisbon. I usually go to the Tourism Office and there I found maps and simple guidebooks.
The last time I spent some time in Lisbon I took some nice walks with some friends and one of them had a very good guidebook, which I don’t remember the name :-(. It save us from being lost at night when we were searching of a place called Chapitô (take a look to the nightlife tips).
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