Lisbon is known as the city of seven hills, Cidade das Sete Colinas, situated at the mouth of the River Tagus, on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
The city is divided into neighbourhoods, some of which have beautifully scenic steep streets, paved with small cobbled stones. The facades of the old houses often have small balconies crowded with flowers or with the laundry hanging out to dry.
Our top 5 best neighbourhood combinations:
Alfama and Castelo:
These are the original and distinctive neighbourhoods of Lisbon, during the Moorish from the 7th century until the 14th, and where Fado was born.
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Baixa with the Praças:
The Baixa is the commercial heart of the city with great shops and several Praças (squares).
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Bairro Alto and Chiado:
These higher neighbourhoods are a combination of ultra chic shopping in the Chiado, and in the Bairro Alto you can enjoy the melancholic Fado, or let yourself go completely in the exuberant nightlife.
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Belém:
For a quiet day walking along the river Tagus, where the explorers left for new worlds, and where you can find the remnants of the Golden Age in great monuments. If you have a Portuguese sweet tooth, this is the only place where you can get the world-famous (in Portugal) Pasteis de Belem.
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Parque das Nações:
The latest and certainly the most modern area is Lisbon’s former Expo ’98 Park, with the theme ‘Oceans, a heritage for the future’.
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