Tips & Tricks
Algarve Shopping (Lanka Parque Comercial e Industrial do AlgarveFracção 3 Tavagueira Guia, Albufeira) – this shopping complex has over 25 men’s and women’s clothing and fashion shops including Zara, Morgan, Mango, H&M, C&A and Pepe Jeans and for more sporty clothing QuickSilver, Ericeira Surf and Sportzone. There are also children’s shops (clothes, toys, etc.), several […]
100 Maneiras (Rua do Texeira 35, Bairro Alto, Lisbon) –– The Bosnian chef and owner of this restaurant focuses on everything a good cook should have: product quality, creative cuisine, talent, imagination and kindness. The chef visits the Ribeira Food Market every day and makes his daily menu depending on the fresh products he encounters […]
Aroeira Golf Resort (Herdade da Aroeira, 2820-567 Charneca da Caparica) – located 20 km. south of Lisbon, Aroeira is a 900-acre golf course on the Setubal peninsula. Opened in 1973, this course winds its way through a dense pine forest, and hosted the Portuguese Open tournaments in 1996 & 1997. Golfers of all standards should […]
Metro (train & bus) (Lisbon): Lisbon’s metro (subway) is modern, clean, and efficient. It (along with Lisbon’s buses and trams) runs from 6:30AM to 1:00AM, and many Metro stations are decorated with contemporary art, making it a tourist attraction in itself. Metro (train & bus) (Lisbon): Lisbon’s metro (subway) is modern, clean, and efficient. It […]
Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula (which it shares with neighboring Spain) in the southwestern part of Europe. It occupies the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula — facing the Atlantic coast. Along with the country’s mainland, Portugal includes the Azores (a string of nine islands located 1,500 km west of Lisbon), as well […]
25 de Abril Bridge (Lisbon) – this suspension bridge, inaugurated in 1966 (with an appearance and color similar to the Golden Gate Bridge — San Francisco, CA, USA), connects the Portuguese capital of Lisbon to the municipality of Almada on the south bank of the city’s Tejo River. It was named after the Carnation Revolution […]