By admin on June 13, 2013
Shopping
A mall with unique architectural features that you will find 164 stores, which include 36 restaurants, 10 cinemas, Health Club, Children’s Playground and several Services Customer Support. Offering excellent access, the Centro Vasco da Gama is served by an efficient transport network with direct access to the center via the train from the East, […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
shopping
Shopping
Centro Comercial Colombo, Colombo Mall, One of the largest malls in Europe – www.colombo.pt Address: Av. Colegio Militar, Uptown. Metro station: Colegio Militar-Luz
By admin on June 13, 2013
lisbon, secret
Lisbon After The Great Earthquake of 1755, Lisbon Unravel
Lisbon Unravel, Lisbon 1755 Reconstruction and Lisbon Downtown interpretation Most of you know that Lisbon is a city with plenty of architectural heritage of immense cultural value. All those who have wandered through Lisbon, noticed the huge statues of Gods and Goddesses in the facades of the buildings but how many of us have stoped […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
graca
Viewpoints
river. This terrace is a romantic viewpoint that attracts young people to the terrace, offering fantastic views of the castle, downtown and river.
By admin on June 13, 2013
garden, viewpoint
Viewpoints
The Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara is a garden located in Lisbon, in the parish of Incarnation. Is located at Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara, near Bairro Alto. The garden has a small pond and a gazebo, which offers a magnificent view over the east of Lisbon sighting is part of the Baixa […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
cais, columns, wharf
Popular Sights
It doesn’t matter where you come from, you should start your visit to Lisbon right here… this Columns are Lisbon main entrance. Queen Elizabeth visit in 1957 to see the “Bergatim Real” visit the Navy Museum in Lisbon Cais das Colunas is situated in Commerce Square – Praça do Comércio. “Cais” means “dock/pier” and “colunas” […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
Viewpoints
The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro existing in Brazil, inspired, in 1934, during a visit to that city, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, then Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, to build a similar monument in Lisbon. The monument to Christ the King was also built in fulfillment of a vow made by the […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
Viewpoints
The cape is located within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, 42 kilometres northwest of the urbanized area of Lisbon and 18 kilometres northwest of Sintra. Its location (38°47′N 9°30′W) is inscribed on a stone plaque, located on a monument at the site. The western coast is a mixture of sand beaches and rocky cliff promontories: around Cabo da Roca, […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
Lisbon History
Urban development of the banks of the Tagus river (the Ribeira) was given a definitive impulse in the early 16th century, when King Manuel I built a new royal residence – the Ribeira Palace – by the river, outside the city walls. The area was further developed with the building of a port, ship building facilities (the Ribeira das Naus), the Casa […]
By admin on June 13, 2013
Lisbon Before 1755, Lisbon History
Ribeira Palace was the main residence of the Kings of Portugal, inLisbon, for around 250 years. Construction of the palace was ordered under King Manuel I of Portugal, when he found the Royal Palace of Alcáçova unsuitable. The palace suffered innumerous remodels and reconfigurations from its original Manueline complex, ending with its final Mannerist and Barroque form. The palace, along with most of the city of […]