Lisbon is sensual and nostalgic like its traditional music, the fado. One of the oldest cities in the world where every street takes you through the corners of time. This city by the Tajo River has a tile glaze glitter, a whiten light, a coffee aroma.
City information about Lisbon for our short stay apartment guests.
The lady of the seas, Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world and was a maritime power for most of its history. Exotic influences from colonized countries and far away commercial routes turned it into a cultural maze with a romantic atmosphere. Every street takes you through the corners of time, times when jewish, muslims ans christians lived together; the harmony of different architectural styles that speak of glory and prosperity, the Manueline, the iron industrial modernism and the French influence of art nouveau. Lisbon is sensual, decadent and nostalgic like its traditional music, the fado.
Trams add color and a distinctive sound to this city of steep hills and cobblestone streets. The trams, trolleys and cable cars help you go up and down the Plaça do Comerço, the Alfama district, the Jeronimos Monastery, Belém. 'Cidade das sete colinas' or the city of the seven hills, a name which has a mystic nuance and the views from up there are certainly transcendental.
Lovely weather, lively ambiance for treating yourself to long lunches in the riverfront restaurants in Belém, relax over a cold drink in the sunny terraces of Alfama or join the party in Barrio Alto cocktail bars. Lisboa, the city by the Tajo River has a tile glaze glitter, a whiten light, a coffee aroma.
