Lisbon Hotspots
The Chiado is one of the most iconic and traditional city of Lisbon. Located between Bairro Alto and Baixa. In 1856, with the creation of the literary guild, a club of intellectuals of the time, Chiado became the center of Portuguese Romanticism, obligatory passage point for anyone who wanted to be known in the city. […]
The Arch Of Rua Augusta Lisbon has a new cultural and tourist attraction, the Rua Augusta´s Arch is openned to the public. Was rehabilitated and gives access to a fabulous viewpoint with a unique panoramic city. Accessible by an elevator the entrance is located on Rua Augusta, the gazebo at the top of this monument […]
It is the most important religious building in the city of Lisbon. Its silhouette stands out in the urban landscape to the beholder Lisbon from the various sights or for those arriving by boat. At its border you can find other churches of related with the medieval port: Sto. Antonio Magdalena, Conceição Velha. Lies near […]
The first botanical garden in Lisbon was built under the direction of Italian Domingos Vandelli, the fruit of the Enlightenment spirit of the Marquis of Pombal (1768), under the influence of the palatial Marquis of Angeja. Installed in the grounds of the Palace of Ajuda, the garden was part of a set complemented by a […]
In Belém an obligatory Lisbon tourist spot , there are some special pastries , whose fame runs the world : ” the only true factory of Pastel de Belém ” . Throughout the day , every day of the year , about ten thousand tarts, totally handmade , are baked and ready to eat . […]
The neoclassical façade features that seamlessly integrates the building Pombal in Lisbon. In their architecture and urban bourgeois, the showroom is designed as a space aristocratic, official representation, strongly hierarchical in their five orders of cabins with a real tribune of rare magnificence, perhaps unparalleled in public theaters since the eighteenth century , was richly […]
The Convent of the Order of Carmo in Lisbon is located in Largo do Carmo and stands, overlooking the Rossio (Praça Dom Pedro IV) on the hill bordering the Castle of São Jorge in the city and district of Lisbon, Portugal. The set, which was the main Gothic church of the capital, and by its […]
The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro existing in Brazil, inspired, in 1934, during a visit to that city, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, then Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, to build a similar monument in Lisbon. The monument to Christ the King was also built in fulfillment of a vow made by the […]
