DATA Lisboa is a city formed of valleys and hills (7 hills) that look over the Tejo River. Capital city of Portugal localized in the right side of Tejo river, 38º 42´30,5´´ of latitude N and at 9º of longitude from Greewich hight between 6 m e 226 m (Monsanto). Lisboa has an area of 84 Km2 and a population of 556 797 inhabitants (2001, oficial data).
HISTORY (short note) Lisboa, originally named by the roman empire as "Olissipo", was conquered by D afonso Henriques (first Portugueses King) from the Moorish in the year of 1147 and in the year of 1256 was set as the kingdomcapital. In the year of 1755 there was a big earthquake, and a big part of the city was destroyed, then Marquês de Pombal took the control of the country and made the decisions that changed the architecture of Lisboa's downtown (Baixa Pombalina); from that date the "Baixa" was a square designed blocks with two main plaza's, Rossio (Praça D. Pedro V and Praça dos Restauradores). In the late 19th century Av. da Liberdade was opened, expanding the city far from the river. (by curiosity, Av da Liberdade starts in Praça dos Restauradores and ends at Praça do Marquês de Pombal). In 1998 Lisbon hosted the World Oceans Exhibit (Expo 98), that rehabilitated the oriental area of the city.
Transports Lisbon has a very good
transports systems : by bus or by subway you can go anywhere in Lisbon. Before you come you can check those websites: Carris (Bus) - www.carris.pt Metro de Lisboa (subway) - www.metrolisboa.pt (also English website - very good info) Comboios (trains) - www.cp.pt Autocarros (intercities Bus) - www.redeexpressos.pt Transtejo (Ferrie Boats) - www.transtejo.pt
Prices:
BUS (Carris) 1 ticket buyed on the bus - 1.20€ (Board Ticket) BUC x2 - 1.40€ (prepayed ticket - 2 travels ticket) Cartão 7 Colinas (Prepayed pass) Emission Tax - 0.50€ 1 day ticket - 3€ (Bus and Subway) 5 days ticket - 12.10€ (Bus and Subway)
Subway (Metro de Lisboa) Single ticekt 1 Zone € 0,70 Valid only for one trip in one Zone - Coroa L or Coroa 1, after cancelling Single ticket 10 units 1 Zone € 6,15 Valid for 10 trips, after cancelling at the start of each trip, in one Zone - Coroa L or Coroa 1. (Note: Coroa L is where everything that interests is)
Visting lisbon with public transports To visit Lisbon with public transports, please avoid the touristic Bus or the touristic electrics, the best way to meet the city his with regular public transports, locals are always available to talk to you and to give you extra info either in english or in French. You can search for the 4 Funiculars / Elevator that there are in the city specially the Santa Justa Elevator placed downtown at "Baixa". It will cost you 1 BUC ticket up and another one down (that's 1,40€). But when at the top you can have a wonderfull sight from "Baixa" and the Tejo river, take a simple coffee (very good in Portugal)(we call it just "café" or "Bica") and with that you can seat and enjoy the view... you can go up from baixa to Praça dos Restauradores and take the funicular (locally called "Elevador") from Restauradores to Bairro Alto (that's "Elevador da Glória) at the top turn on right to garden of "São Pedro de Alcântara" and enjoy the view to "Castelo de São Jorge" and "Baixa" area. when the night comes you can have lots of fun at "Bairro Alto", restaurants and Bars are many and you may choose from different prices, you can also look for restaurants with live singed "FADO" the typical portuguese song style (specially for Lisboa and Coimbra).
Back to the public transports you can look at Carris web site, for the electric 28 (an old electric) that goes from Martim Moniz to Campo de Ourique (Prazeres), it´s a very good journey and if you are in Rossio you can take the bus 9 to Campo de Ourique and at the end you'll have the 28's electric stop, from there will take you about 40 minutes to Martim Moniz and on the way you'll see a lot from the old Lisboa, including a bit of Bairro Alto, Mouraria, and the Castelo de São Jorge area (if you have a one day ticket you can leave there and go to the "Castelo" - Great sightseeing place).
You can also go by electric (but this time a modern one) from "Praça da Figueira"(this "Praça" stays at the back of Rossio) to "Belém" the electric number is the 15. Once in Belém you have 4 places that you must see: "Mosteiro dos Jerónimos", "Torre de Belém", "Padrão dos Descobrimentos"(please remember to go to the top of it, there's a elevator inside) and CCB - Lisbon's Cultural Center where you can see lot's of exhibitions and shows (www.ccb.pt), and you must taste the "Pasteis de Nata" at "Pasteis de Belém" a house founded at 1837(www.pasteisdebelem.pt).
Museums Now I'll list some of the museums that I suggest you to see in Lisbon:
Casa do Fado e da Guitarra Portuguesa (Portuguese Fado Artifacts) Adress: Ed. do Recinto da Praia, Lg. Chafariz de Dentro, 1 Schedules: Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 13.00/14.00 - 18.00 Telephone: 351 21 882 34 70 Fax: 351 21 882 34 78 Internet: www.egeac.pt E-Mail: casadofado@egeac.pt BUS: 9, 25-A, 28, 35, 39, 46, 59, 90, 107, 206, 216
Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira
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da Silva (Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter married to the French painter Arpad Szenes, Vieira da Silva Donated her "spolium" to the museum, that was created at Real Fábrica do Rato by her request on dead) Adress: Praça das Amoreiras, 58 1250 - 020 Lisboa Horários: Mon - Sat: 12.00 - 20.00 | Sun: 10.00 - 18.00 | Closes Tue and holidays Telepone: 351 21 388 00 44 Fax: 351 21 388 00 39 Internet: www.fasvs.pt E-Mail: fasvs@mail.EUnet.pt BUS: 6, 9, 20, 22, 27, 49, 58, 74 | Subway: Rato
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - Edifício Sede (Art Museum - Very good colection) Adress: Av. Berna, 45 A Telephone: 351 21 782 30 00 Internet: www.gulbenkian.pt E-Mail: alalmeida@gulbenkian.pt BUS: 6, 18, 26, 31, 42, 46, 51, 56 | Subway: S.Sebastião, Pç. de Espanha
Museu Militar (Military Museum with arms, artefacts, and military cars) Adress: Largo dos Caminhos de Ferro 1100 Lisboa Schedule: Tue - Sun: 10.00 - 17.00 | Closes Mon and holidays Telephone: 351 21 884 25 69 Fax: 351 21 884 25 56 Internet: www.geira.pt/mmilitar E-Mail: subdirectormusm@aeiou.pt BUS: 9, 28, 35, 39, 46, 59, 104, 107
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (Arqueology Museum) Adress: Pç. do Império Telephone: 351 21 362 00 00/22 Internet: www.mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt E-Mail: info@mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (Old Portuguese art from the Portugal early days) Adress: Rua das Janelas Verdes 1249-017 Lisboa Schedules: Tue: 14.00 - 18.00 | Wed - Sun: 10.00 18.00 Telephone: 351 21 391 28 00 Fax: 351 21 397 37 03 Internet: www.mnarteantiga-ipmuseus.pt E-Mail: mnarteantiga@ipmuseus.pt BUS: 27, 40, 49, 60 | Electrics: 15, 18, 25
Museu Nacional de Etnologia (Ethnology museum) Adress: Av. Ilha da Madeira 1400-203 Lisboa Schedules: Tue: 14.00 - 18.00; Wed - Sun: 10.00 - 18.00; Closes Mon Telephone: 351 21 304 11 60/9 Fax: 351 21 301 39 94 Internet: www.mnetnologia-ipmuseus.pt E-Mail: mnetnologia@ipmuseus.pt BUS: 28, 32, 49
Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese Traditional bricks museum) Adress: R. da Madre de Deus, 4 Telephone: 351 21 810 03 40/44 Fax: 351 21 814 95 34 Internet: www.ipmuseus.pt E-Mail: mnazulejo@ipmuseus.pt
Museu da Cidade - Pavilhão Branco (City Museum, miniatures of the city previous to the 1755 earthquake) Adress: Campo Grande 245 1700 - 091 LISBOA Lisboa Schedules: Tue - Sun: 10.00 - 13.00/14.00 - 18.00 | Closes Mon and holidays Telephone: 351 21 751 32 00 Fax: 351 21 757 18 58 E-Mail: museudacidade@mail.telepac.pt BUS: 1, 3, 7, 33, 36, 47, 50, 68, 85, 101, 108 | Subway: Campo Grande
Museu Nacional dos Coches (Old cars used by queens and kings) Adress: Pç. Afonso de Albuquerque Horários: Tue - Sun: 10.00 - 18.00 Telephone: 351 21 361 08 50 BUS: 14, 27, 28, 29, 43, 49, 51 | Eléctrico: 15 | Train: Belém (Cascais line)
Museu de Marinha (Navy museum) Adress: Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa Horários: Tue - Sun: 10.00 - 17.00 | Closes on holidays Telephone: 351 21 362 00 19 Fax: 351 21 363 19 87 Internet: www.museumarinha.pt E-Mail: museumar@mail.telepac.pt How to get there: Museu de Marinha - BUS: 28, 43 | Electric: 15 | Train: Belém (Cascais Line). Old Portuguese "Fragata D. Fernando II e Glória" - BUS - 14, 28, 35, 46.
You can have extra information on Museums at www.lisboacultural.pt and also extra info about lisbon at the city hall web site at www.cm-lisboa.pt for information on activities in Lisbon and Portugal you can search from one of our diary newspaper at: http://lazer.publico.pt
Now some usefull expressions in Portuguese:
Good morning - Bom dia Good afternoon - Boa tarde Good night - Boa noite Thank you - Obrigado How much is it? - Quanto custa? I want to go to... - Quero ir para... Where is... - Onde é... I want a coffee please. - Um café por favor. One - Um Two - Dois Ticket - Bilhete Speak English? - Fala Inglês?
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