12 April 2008

Beautiful Lisboa

As so far I didn´t describe exclusively this beautiful city in which I´ve stayed more than one year, this post is dedicated to the capital on the shore of the Atlantic, the beautiful Lisboa.

What do you say about a walk, now at least virtual, around Lisbon? :-)..starting from the center of the city, from "Arco Triunfal" in Praça do Comércio:

"Arco Triunfal" - linking Praça do Comércio with Rua Augusta

...continuing with Rua Augusta, the main street of Baixa Chaido, Lisbon´s downtown:

Rua Augusta in Christmas time

To have a wide view over the city and river Tejo, we go up in Elevador de Santa Justa, in Baixa Chiado, which has up stairs also a small terrace, from where you can admire the panorama:

in Elevador de Santa Justa

view over river Tejo

view over Rossio Square, from the "Elevador"

the ruins of Carmo convent, affected by the big Lisbon´s earthquake from 1755

From Baixa Chiado we get to Praça Camões..

street in Baixa Chiado

near Praça Camões, in Largo do Chiado

Praça Camões, usual meeting place for a lot of people, being next to Bairro Alto, the picturesque quarter with narrow streets, full of bars and caffes, where Lisbon´s nightlife is concentrated

the statue of the poet Luiz de Camões

in a Fado house in Bairro Alto

From here, we take the tram and we go up to the traditional quarter Alfama:

going up to Alfama

in the tram

walls with "azulejos"

Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa - Lisbon´s cathedral and the oldest church in the city

in Alfama

the terrace from Miradouro da Graça

the panorama over the city from Miradouro da Graça

view over São Jorge castle, still from Miradouro

in Alfama

We go up a little more and we get to São Jorge castle:

the entrance in the castle

the statue of Afonso Henriques, Portugal´s first king

view over river Tejo, from the castle

in São Jorge

view over Lisbon, also the bridge 25 Abril can be seen

old Portuguese lady singing Fado in the castle

We go down from São Jorge and we get to Praça Rossio, and very near is Praça dos Restauradores:

Praça Rossio

Praça dos Restauradores

the newest railway station of Lisbon

something funny - advertisment for learning the language of "bifes" ("steaks"),the nickname given by the Portuguese to English people :P

From Restauradores, we´re heading to Marquês Pombal, passing on Avenida da Liberdade, an important boulevard of Lisbon.

Avenida da Liberdade

Marquês Pombal

Praça Marquês do Pombal

Every year, in 13th of June, the holiday of Santos Populares is celebrated, being one day before St. Anthony (the patron of Lisbon) and parades are organised in Marquês Pombal and Avenida da Liberdade , celebration that is continued in the traditional quarters where people eat grilled sardines and sing on the streets.

the celebration of Santos Populares - Marquês Pombal, 2007

Santos Populares - the parade in Avenida da Liberdade

Close to Marquês, we go up a bit and we get to Amoreiras, where is also the commercial center with the same name, the oldest in Lisbon:

Amoreiras

Near Amoreiras is Campolide, our neighbourhood.

in Campolide, near to our place

our street, rua Marquês de Fronteira :D

jail in Campolide (looks like a castle, isn´t it? :P)

park Eduardo VII

the huge flag in the park Eduardo VII

statue in the park

lake with ducks and swans in the park

in the same park

view from park Eduardo VII, towards Marquês Pombal

view from Marquês towards park Eduardo VII :-)

Now, without following any specific route, some other places:

Docas at night

the port

inside the Romanian Orthodox church in Lisbon

the Portuguese Parliament

in Alameda

the arena in Campo Pequeno

inside the arena

New Year´s party in Paço de Arcos, midnight 2007/2008

Estádio da Luz, Benifica´s stadium

at Estádio da Luz

Estádio da Luz

in front of Colombo, the biggest commercial center of Lisbon, near the stadium

Estrela

in Estrela, in winter time (Portuguese winter :P)

Estrela

crossing Tejo by boat to Almada, the "other side"

Tejo

Almada, the other side of the river

bridge "25 Abril", so similar to the one in San Francisco

Cristo Rei

Cristo Rei, the statue of Christ similar, but smaller than the one in Rio de Janeiro

Parque das Nações, you can see also the bridge Vasco da Gamma

the place of Expo ´98, in Parque das Nações

in Parque das Nações

the railway station Oriente

at Oceanário de Lisboa, in Parque das Nações

Oceanário de Lisboa

Oceanário

bridge Vasco da Gamma, seen from up
Tejo and Vasco da Gamma

This is the city I fell in love in all this time, it has a lot of things to see and a relaxed atmosphere, full of latinity, that I like very much. See you soon, Lisboa!

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