incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 8,24/10 - SANA Lisboa is a modern high rise building, 287 ... more
guestrooms in tones of brown and red, marble surfaces in bathroom, light wood furniture, carpet, parquet floor. Views over river and St George Castle. SANA Lisbon i...
The Hotel Travel Park Lisboa is a seven storey 1930s style hotel, located within two ... more
kilometres of the downtown area and the 5th century Sao Jorge castle. Guestrooms feature Art Deco inspired decor and furnishings, and are equipped with satellite telev...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Hotel Travel Park Lisboa is a seven storey 1930s style hotel, located within two ... more
kilometres of the downtown area and the 5th century Sao Jorge castle. Guestrooms feature Art Deco inspired decor and furnishings, and are equipped with satellite telev...
Information:
Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
In the city centre, near Marques de Pombal Square, this hotel is a 5-minute drive from ... more
downtown Lisbon, a 10-minute drive from the airport.The rooms are bright, luxurious and trendy. You can choose from views of the old city and the Tagus or the Eduard...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: A Vibrant City with a Cosmopolitan Atmosphere Disadvantages: A bit hilly for some
Lisbon or Lisboa is the capital of Portugal and enjoys a marvellous position. To the northeast of the city the River Tagus opens out to form the shining Mar de Palha (sea of straw). The city stands on the northwest bank of this lake just before it narrows and flows out into the Atlantic Ocean. For miles and miles, homes, factories, warehouses and port installations carpet the steep hills and valleys along the estuary. Lisbon is sometimes called the Cidade Branca, the White City but actually its colour is really a matt pastel shade. The best view of the city can be enjoyed from one of the many excellent fish restaurants in Cacilhas on the south bank of the river. Between Alfama (see my review), the labyrinth of narrow alleys on the citadel hill, and the elevated Bairro Alto, lies the flat plain of the city centre, the Cidade Baixa ...
Advantages: a really nice city Disadvantages: none
important places making the city and the country unbelievably rich.
One would assume that architectural gems mirror the former wealth, that the city is full of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings as is the case with so many other rich cities in Europe, alas, that is not the case. Tourists interested in ticking off sights in the afore mentioned styles are disappointed, they realise that they´ve come too late, in fact they should have come before 1st November, 1755 when an earthquake lasting nine minutes and a following tsunami destroyed most of the city; from what I´ve read I get the impression that this date is one of the - if not the - most important dates in the history of modern Lisbon.
We began our first day walking from our hotel, Sana Executive, Rua Conde Valbom, (when we knew the layout of the city we always took ...
Advantages: Easy to get around and different quirky places to visit, everyone speaks English Disadvantages: The City seems a bit 'faded glory'- places uncared for and tired
A Day trip to Lisbon
We spent a week in the Algarve in June 2009 and during this week we chose to book a trip with ?Follow Me? tours to Lisbon for the day. The trip was 34 Euros per person which we thought was good value as the toll on the A2 is 18 Euros each way for a car and then we would have had to pay to park the car and of course petrol as well as the fact that we were not sure where all the sites were.
We had to meet by the Dolphin roundabout in Albufiera for 6.55 and the coach was only 5 minutes late but we were virtually the last people to be picked up before heading for Lisbon. We made a stop about an hour away for coffee and the toilet. This was at a motorway service station so functional rather than interesting. We stopped at the same place on the return journey too. Initially our guide introduced herself and explained ...
