Discover Lisbon

Lisbon, the charming capital located on the margins of the Tagus estuary, has an active life full of opportunities for those who want to enjoy it. With a privileged climate, where the sun is a constant that invites you to stroll through the various points of the city.

After the tragic earthquake that destroyed it in 1755, Lisbon rose from the rubble with a grand and modern undertaking for the time that gave rise to what is now the Baixa Pombalina.

Here we find the past and the present of Lisbon’s commerce and cultural life, the effervescent Rossio Square connected by a pedestrian street to the magnificent Comércio Square (before the earthquake called “Terreiro do Paço”), where a walk along the Tagus River is impossible to refuse.
Many of the main figures of 19th and 20th century Portuguese culture used to meet in the cafés found to this day in Chiado, still one of the most dynamic places in Lisbon life.

Starting from Chiado, it is possible to go up to Bairro Alto, one of the most charismatic districts of the city of Lisbon. Visitors will be amazed by the variety of architecture, the small houses that appear side by side with old palaces and interior gardens, capturing the marriage between the past and a renewed future that characterizes Lisbon. This area is a bohemian neighbourhood full of restaurants and bars, a must on a night out, as it offers a fascinating and unique street atmosphere that provides unforgettable encounters.
At night, both Chiado and Bairro Alto are essential places for fun and entertainment, both for those who enjoy a full cultural agenda, who will find some of the capital’s main theatres, and for those who prefer to safely enjoy the street entertainment on the terraces and in the beautiful gardens and sales booths in this area.

Some of the best-known dance floors of Lisbon’s nightlife are close to Cais do Sodré on the Lisbon seafront, where the main discos and the great centres of the city’s nightlife come together with the best and most eclectic restaurants. Here, you can get all the energy needed to dance the night away with a meal overlooking the Tagus, and be rewarded with a sunrise on the way home.

But there is no Lisbon night without going to a Fado house. Alfama, one of Lisbon’s most characteristic historic neighbourhoods, has some of the oldest Fado houses where you can hear its voices and the sound of the Portuguese guitar. The tradition of Fado can also be found in other places of Lisbon, such as the neighbourhoods of Mouraria and Madragoa. Fado has been designated as Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

For those who want to get to know the Tagus more closely, the new Tagus Centre, located in the beautiful South-Southeast station right next to Praça do Comércio, offers a unique and educational visit to the estuary and its diversity. And because it’s not only from land that you can enjoy the river, there are also several river cruises, departing from the South-Southeast station, which offer fantastic river tours to discover the Tagus and its banks.

In the so-called Avenidas Novas (New Avenues), a renewed pavement and bike lanes along its entire length allow you to move pleasantly from Entrecampos Square to Duque de Saldanha Square, and from there to Marquês de Pombal Square, in a short period of time.

These three squares link the commercial arteries of the capital, where local commerce is interspersed with luxury commerce, with several of the most famous international fashion brands setting up shop on Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty´s Avenue), and where some of Lisbon’s main pastry shops and icecream parlours are found side by side with magnificent, breezy terraces.