A WEEKEND IN LISBON

WHAT TO SEE IN LISBON FRIDAY EVENING: BAIXA, CHIADO AND BAIRRO ALTO

After checking in at the hotel and having a shower after the ride, we recommend you take a walk through the center to start immersing yourself in the city’s culture. Pedestrian Baixa has an addictive hustle-bustle vibe. There, you can find Rossio square, place where lisboetas usually meet. Figueira square is only a step from there, from which the Via Augusta (the high street) crosses the area from North to South up to Praça do Comercio, the most emblematic of Lisbon.
Before going back to the hotel, take a ride on tram 28 from Praça do Comercio, hopping off to go to Chiado or Bairro Alto, the hipster areas of the city.

WHAT TO SEE IN LISBON SATURDAY MORNING: ALFAMA

Have a strong breakfast to recharge your batteries and get ready to start a busy day. Walk off the calories along Alfama, the oldest neighbourhood, in which you can scale the ramparts of Castelo de São Jorge, from where you’ll wow with spectacular views of Lisbon and the Tagus, the Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa cathedral or Casa de los Bicos, known by its facade of carved stones in the form of diamond tips or spikes (bicos). If you have any juice left, head to Panteão Nacional - the highlights are the great white dome and the viewpoint.

WHAT TO SEE IN LISBON SATURDAY EVENING: PARQUE DAS NAÇõES

Spend the evening in Parque das Nações, a neighbourhood created on the occasion of the 1998 Expo. Now it is a place full of life, leisure and open spaces, where you can visit the great Orient station, the Vasco da Gama bridge, the longest in Europe (almost 18 kilometres) and the Oceanarium of Lisbon, the second largest in Europe with more than 15,000 animals and plants of more than 450 different species.

WHAT TO SEE IN LISBON SUNDAY MORNING: BELEM

In your last day, head to the most historic neighbourhood in Lisbon, Belem. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Torre de Belém are located there, both declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1983. Other highlights of the area are the Discoveries Monument, built to commemorate the 500 years since the death of Prince Henry the Navigator and the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT). Before you return home, don’t hesitate to buy one (or a couple) of delicious pastéis de Belém (Portuguese custard tart).

WHERE TO EAT IN LISBON

Lisbon is thriving in the kitchen, with a rich and varied gastronomy. Among the dishes you can try are the favas à portuguesa, the frango à piri-piri, cod, and octopus rice. Pastéis de Belém are egg tart pastries dusted with cinnamon made in this emblematic neighbourhood since 1837. You can get a box of this jewels in the Antiga Confeitaria, the first confectionery that began to sell them following the original recipe of the monastery monks. As well as pastéis de Belém, queijadas de Sintra and egg cakes of Alentejo are popular sweets in the city. We recommend you two of our favourite restaurants, Pesca and Local.

Picture: pasteisdebelem.pt

DÓNDE DORMIR Y QUÉ VER EN LISBOA

We've pre-picked two of the best hotels in Lisbon to make your stay as memorable as possible. The first one is Hotel Rusticae Casa Amora, a typical building of the Lisbon bourgeoisie of the early 20th century, located in one of the most pleasant and central districts of Lisbon, in Praça das Amoreiras. Our other option is Hotel Rusticae As Janelas Verdes, an 18th century mansion in the old aristocratic district of Lapa with magnificient views of the Tagus River. In the common spaces of this accomodation you can explore artworks, books and photographs of the aristocratic family that inhabited it.