After visiting the Estremadura area, the Algarve and the Alentejo for five days we came back to Lisboa to spend the last four days of our trip in Portugal.
Lisboa is a fantastic city with its own personality. I have really enjoyed walking along the pedestrian streets and squares of Baixa and along the cobbled, narrow and steep streets in Alfama. The views from the miradouros of the city and the Tejo river are truly fantastic, especially in the evening. And, of course, I liked a lot the palaces of Sintra.
Below you have the places of Lisboa we visited each day:
Day 6 - Lisboa
- Baixa, Chiado, Castelo Sao Jorge, Miradouros Alfama
Day 7 - Lisboa
- Belém
- Miradouros Bairro Alto
Day 8 - Lisboa - Sintra
- Palácio and Parque da Pena, Palácio Nacional de Sintra
Day 9 - Lisboa
- Cacilhas, Cristo Rei, Chiado
Day 6
The popular électrico 28 (tram 28) in Lisboa, near the miradouros of Santa Luzia and Largo das Portas do Sol
Battlement of the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisboa
After visiting the Castelo de Sao Jorge we went to Bar do Chapito (Costa do Castelo 7) to have lunch. I really liked its decoration, its atmosphere and the views from this place
From the miradouro of Graça you can enjoy great views from the Castelo de Sao Jorge to 25 April bridge
Near the miradouro of Graça I saw this typical narrow and steep street in Alfama
Cervejaria Trinidade, located where previousy there was a convent, is an excellent place to have dinner in Bairro Alto of Lisboa. It's decorated with brightly colored tiles
Day 7
We spent all the morning of our second day in Lisboa visiting Belém. Here, we were on the roof of the Torre de Belém
Overview of Torre de Belém, beside the Tejo river
Impressive cloister of the huge and impressive Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. This monastery is one of the most beautiful I have ever visited
After visiting Belém we enjoyed some Pastéis de Belém with a glass of Port wine in the well-known Antiga Confeitaria de Belém
From Belém we went to Cais do Sodré. Near it is the Elevador da Bica, which led us to the Bairro Alto
In Bairro Alto, we enjoyed of fabulous views of the Tejo river, the 25 April bridge and the Cristo Rey from the Noo Bai Café, beside the miradouro of Santa Caterina
Fantastic view of Castelo de Sao Jorge in the evening from the miradouro of Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Fantastic view of Castelo de Sao Jorge in the evening from the miradouro of Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Elevador da Glória
The fountain of Rossio square in front of the theatre in the evening
Day 8
We spent our eighth day in Sintra, a really beautiful town near Lisboa. Here, some domes of Palácio da Pena
Main entrace to Palácio da Pena
Palácio da Pena from a viewpoint inside the surrounding park
Chimneys of the kitchen of Palácio Nacional de Sintra
Again in Lisboa, we went to A Ginjinha, an small shop next to Rossio where you can buy shots (and bottles) of this popular cherry liqueur
A typical cobbled and narrow street in Alfama at night, where we went to see a fado performance
Day 9
In the morning of our last day in Portugal, we enjoyed the fantastic views of Lisboa and the 25 April bridge from the Cristo Rey
Eating sardines in a restaurant in Cacilhas
A typical beco (backstreet) inside Alfama
Finally, we ended our trip around Portugal with a coffee in A Brasileira Cafe, in Chiado
A year after visiting the Algarve in southern Portugal we have been in Valença do Minho, this time in the far north of the country. Valença do Minho was our starting point of The Portuguese Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago Portugués) we did in August 2012.
Finally, other great cities I have already visited are:
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- New York and Washington
- London
- Dublin in Irleland
- Istanbul in Turkey
- Saint Petersburg
- Rome and The Vatican
- Paris
- Florence in Tuscany
- Madrid
- Venezia
- Dubrovnik in Croatia
Besides, you can visit more beautiful places in Spain located near Portugal:
