Lisbon in general

Lisbon is a city of contradictions. It is both modern and rustic, welcoming yet impenetrable, but quintessentialy Iberian. With the advent of budget flights (I recommend Go! from Stansted), Portugal's capital is a mere hop away, and an affordable one at that. The city centre is typical of Lisbon, or Lisboa as it known by the locals. Shunning western boutiques to a large degree, it is a mish-mash of pavement cafes, street artists and over-priced leather goods retailers. Hard to pick up a bargain, but ideal for an expresso and a great opportunity for some people-watching. A great place to visit ... more

Portugal and Lisbon and it's surrounding towns has one of the original cafe cultures. At any given time during the day you will find Lisbon cafes full of office workers on extended ciggerete breaks or just simply full of those watching the world and life go by. The cafes serve a wide variety of drinks the normal cokes and pepsis can always be bought however there are also other drinks such as the Portugese fruit drink Sumol (actuallly the Portugese word for juice) or iced fruit teas are also very popular on the hotter days, for Example Lipton's Iced Tea Com pessego ( Peach Flavoured Iced Tea) ... more

Bars in Portugal though similair to those in many other Latin countries, in the sense that some of the smaller ones are extremely dingy and often inhabited by old men, are often descried as unique especially some in Lisbon have to be some of the best in Europe. The growth in a more independent youth in Portugal and mainly Lisbon over the last 10 years has meant that the youth have been catching up very quickly with their contempories in London and New York. Many bars in Portugal will now have top resident DJ and the dress code will normally be cool or trendy rather than formal, unlike the bars ... more

Public transport in most Latin countries can be said to be tardy at best. However since Lisbon hosted expo 99 there can be noo doubt that there has been a drastic improvement in the public transport system in the city. Lisbon has four modes of transport these are taxis, buses, trams and an underground train system. The taxis in the city are plentiful, and relatively inexpensive in comparison to those in other major cities in Europe. As Lisbon is not the biggest of cities there will be no problems for the driver, many of whom speak passable english, to drive you the whole way across town. If ... more

I had a great time on holiday ; I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise around the Med. I really enjoyed visiting all the different places , from Barcelona , Spain , to Cannes in France. One of my favourite places was Lisbon , Portugal. I hadn't been abroad before until now , and so visiting other countries was a new experience for me , but one which I loved . and can't wait to do again soon! * Lisbon Facts * Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal , and is among one of the country's richest areas. The population is just under 600,000 people. July and August are the hottest months in Lisbon and the ... more