Whether you prefer to call it by its local name, Lisboa, or the anglicized version, Lisbon, Portugal’s capital offers city-break experiences to remember. Continental Europe’s westernmost capital city, Lisbon sits on an estuary of the River Tagus enjoying mild winters, sunny summers and a steady stream of year-round tourism. Just like all European capitals, its […]
Whether at the Jardim Zoológico, the Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa , or the Parque das Nações and its nearby Oceanário de Lisboa , a wide variety of plants and animals can be found thriving in Lisbon’s warm Mediterranean climate made mild by the Gulf Stream. Anyone looking for respite from the busier parts […]
Sunset at Lisboa Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and is known for its friendly people, vibrant nightlife, old-fashioned traditions, distinctive art, soulful Fado music clubs, delicious seafood, mosaic pavements, sidewalk portrait painters, riverside restaurants, street cafes, and its splendid architecture as witnessed in its Art Nouveau buildings, church towers and domes, and old monuments. […]