Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and the most populous city in the country with a population of 506,892 inhabitants, within its administrative limits.
The city of Lisbon offers entertainment for all tastes. It's worth spending at least 3 to 4 days to see the city and explore the mazes of streets, alleys and squares, so the ideal is to choose a hotel or rent an apartment.
Take some time to get to know the city's attractions, visit old 19th century coffee shops, try the famous Pastel de Belém (as well as all other egg-based sweets), the Oceanarium, the Belém Tower, Bairro Alto, São Jorge Castle, the Fado museum, Praça do Comércio, the historic streets of the center and much more.
In the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, 2,821,697 people live (2011), making it the largest and most populous metropolitan area in the country.
The City of Lisbon is the political center of Portugal, seat of the Government and residence of the head of State.
The City of Lisbon is favored by the largest container port on Europe's Atlantic coast and more recently by Humberto Delgado Airport, which receives more than 20 million passengers annually.
The City of Lisbon has a network of motorways and a high-speed railway system (Alfa Pendular) that connects the main Portuguese cities to the capital.
Most of the headquarters of multinational companies operating in Portugal are concentrated in Greater Lisbon, especially in the municipality of Oeiras.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area is highly industrialized, especially on the south bank of the Tagus River.
The city has the largest and most developed mass media sector in the country and is the headquarters of several companies ranging from major television networks and radio stations.
The two bridges connect Lisbon to the south bank of the Tagus River: the 25 de Abril Bridge that connects Lisbon to Almada (opened in 1966 under the name Ponte Salazar and later the Carnation Revolution) and the Vasco da Gama Bridge (17.2 km long, the longest in Europe and the fifth longest bridge in the world that connects the Oriental zone and Sacavém to Montijo).
The Port of Lisbon is one of the main European tourist ports, a stop for numerous cruise ships, equipped with three docks for cruise ships: Alcântara, Rocha Conde Óbidos and Santa Apolónia.
The city also has several marinas for pleasure boats at the docks in Belém, Santo Amaro, Bom Sucesso, Alcântara Mar and Olivais.
A river transport network, Transtejo, which connects the two banks of the Tagus, with stations in Cais do Sodré, Belém, Terreiro do Paço and Parque das Nações on the north bank, and Cacilhas, Barreiro, Montijo, Trafaria, Porto Brandão and Seixal on the south bank.
In the City of Lisbon there are more than a hundred green parks: Eduardo VII Park, Monsanto Forest Park, Ajuda Botanical Garden, Lisbon Botanical Garden, Jardim da Estrela, Tapada da Ajuda and Monsanto Forest Park.
Take some time to get to know the city's attractions, visit old 19th century coffee shops, try the famous Pastel de Belém (as well as all other egg-based sweets), the Oceanarium, the Belém Tower, Bairro Alto, São Jorge Castle, the Fado museum, Praça do Comércio, the historic streets of the center and much more.
In the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, 2,821,697 people live (2011), making it the largest and most populous metropolitan area in the country.
The City of Lisbon is the political center of Portugal, seat of the Government and residence of the head of State.
The City of Lisbon is favored by the largest container port on Europe's Atlantic coast and more recently by Humberto Delgado Airport, which receives more than 20 million passengers annually.
The City of Lisbon has a network of motorways and a high-speed railway system (Alfa Pendular) that connects the main Portuguese cities to the capital.
Most of the headquarters of multinational companies operating in Portugal are concentrated in Greater Lisbon, especially in the municipality of Oeiras.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area is highly industrialized, especially on the south bank of the Tagus River.
The city has the largest and most developed mass media sector in the country and is the headquarters of several companies ranging from major television networks and radio stations.
The two bridges connect Lisbon to the south bank of the Tagus River: the 25 de Abril Bridge that connects Lisbon to Almada (opened in 1966 under the name Ponte Salazar and later the Carnation Revolution) and the Vasco da Gama Bridge (17.2 km long, the longest in Europe and the fifth longest bridge in the world that connects the Oriental zone and Sacavém to Montijo).
The Port of Lisbon is one of the main European tourist ports, a stop for numerous cruise ships, equipped with three docks for cruise ships: Alcântara, Rocha Conde Óbidos and Santa Apolónia.
The city also has several marinas for pleasure boats at the docks in Belém, Santo Amaro, Bom Sucesso, Alcântara Mar and Olivais.
A river transport network, Transtejo, which connects the two banks of the Tagus, with stations in Cais do Sodré, Belém, Terreiro do Paço and Parque das Nações on the north bank, and Cacilhas, Barreiro, Montijo, Trafaria, Porto Brandão and Seixal on the south bank.
In the City of Lisbon there are more than a hundred green parks: Eduardo VII Park, Monsanto Forest Park, Ajuda Botanical Garden, Lisbon Botanical Garden, Jardim da Estrela, Tapada da Ajuda and Monsanto Forest Park.
