Lisbon is situated on the north banks of the River Tagus and his charm exists in its strong links to the past. A city set on seven hills, as the legend tells, with its cobble-stoned pavements and narrow streets full of Art Nouveau cafés promises a lot to discover
But the best way to discover Lisbon is to get lost in its narrow streets and up and down roads! Every narrow street will tell you a different story and every story will reach to your heart easily.
When tired of sight-seeing, shopping in Lisbon will take all your tiredness away.
Finally I recommend visiting the Expo center and “Oceonário”. The Oceanarium is not only Portugal's largest indoor aquarium -- but it's Europe's as well. Exhibits correspond to different oceans, including the Tropical Indian, the Temperate Pacific, Antarctic, North Atlantic, as well as the Global Ocean…
Sweet Lisbon's view!
OdpovedaťOdstrániťAmazing!
OdpovedaťOdstrániťIt sure sounds very intriguing...I envy you for the time being...at least till I could visit the marvelous place...:)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťReminds me of Brazil's Christ the Redeemer in Rio?
OdpovedaťOdstrániťHow exciting to be there...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťVery neat building in the center...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťOh the details...what a wonderful work of architecture...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťPink...how so unique!!
OdpovedaťOdstrániťUnusual...what does this represents?
OdpovedaťOdstrániťCalesa...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťVery nice place to relax with a strong good cup of cafe...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe photo has an excellent visual effect and the tall tree is just as unique.
Thanks for sharing my dear...I've enjoyed browsing your photos.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťHugssss
Always love traveling with you rphotos!
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice pic!!!
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI think Christopher Columbus discovering
OdpovedaťOdstrániťDear Viera, I think Lisboa is wonderful, hope to go there one day.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťYou get very good ones pics, really lovely ones.
I love the portuguese music, as Fado.
Thanks this post was great. hugss.ivonne
very special
OdpovedaťOdstrániťtypical but pretty
OdpovedaťOdstrániťreminds me of London, pretty again
OdpovedaťOdstrániťit is like lace.......
OdpovedaťOdstrániť"Montmartre" in Lison.....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThat place on a sunny day must be heaven :)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice !
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI'm sorry but it has nothing to do with Columbus. Although Columbus had been married to a Portuguese woman and lived in Portugal for seven years, he had never been engaged in the Portuguese discoveries, despite having made a proposal to sail to the east by going west. However, his proposal was rejected by the then Portuguese king. The photo shows the so-called Discoveries Monument that celebrates the Portuguese discoveries.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe Portuguese Discoveries.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťYes it does. Actually, it was inspired by the colossal Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro, but it's much smaller.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťVery nice photo report of your stay in Lisbon. All photos are good and depicting very well some corners of Lisbon and its surroundings. You did capture the atmosphere of the city in a way that very few foreign visitors would do in a few days' stay. Thanks, Viera, for sharing on here a bit of your stay.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťVery nice...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťwow....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťAwesome....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery peaceful view...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťso cute...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťooowwww....
OdpovedaťOdstrániť;-)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťwonderful album Viera..Thanks....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťWow... that's Santa Justa Lift, one of Lisbon's best-loved landmarks. This structure was built at the turn of the century by the Portugal-born French architect Raoul de Mesnier du Ponsard (an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel, explaining the structure's similarities to Paris' Eiffel Tower), to connect downtown to the highest area of Lisbon. Originally powered by steam, it is 45 meters (147ft) high, and remains an interesting example of post-Eiffel iron architecture.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťDear Eliane...Welcome on my page
OdpovedaťOdstrániťand many thanks for your comments...
Glad you like it as well...
Hugs
Oh yes...The palace Monserrate in Sintra with the beautiful park is really amazing...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťWelcome Maria...I'm glad you like it...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI like this statue very much as well...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťLike to be in Paradise, Maria, definitely...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťJerónimos Monastery is an prime example of Manueline architecture...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťIn 1496, King Manuel I asked the pope for permission to build a great monastery in thanks to the Virgin Mary for Vasco de Gama's successful voyage to India. The request was granted and construction began on the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos on January 6, 1501.
The 1755 earthquake damaged the monastery but thankfully did not destroy it.
The Pousade de Queluz in Sintra, D. Maria I, is a historic luxury hotel located in the building formerly used by the Royal Guard of the Court in the Palace of Queluz, known as the "Portuguese Versailles".
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe Pousade de Queluz in Sintra, D. Maria I, is a historic luxury hotel located in the building formerly used as a church by the Royal Guard of the Court in the Palace of Queluz, known as the "Portuguese Versailles".
OdpovedaťOdstrániťDiscoveries Monument, built on the north bank of the Tagus River in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťIt represents a three-sailed ship ready to depart, with sculptures of important historical figures such as King Manuel I carrying an armillary sphere, poet Camőes holding verses from The Lusiads, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cabral, and several other notable Portuguese explorers...
The only female is queen Felipa of Lancaster, mother of Henry the navigator, the brain of the discoveries...
We were really sitting there for a cup of coffee ...:-)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThank you for your visit Maria...I'm glad you to enjoy it...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťIt is also my pleasure Danny...Hugs
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThank you Ivonne...I like it as well...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťDear Ivonne,
OdpovedaťOdstrániťthat was my third visit of Lisbon and I can highly recommend you to travel there...I'm sure that it is so many beautiful places there what I didn't see yet...
Thank you for your visit...
Lisbon is already known for its natural and man-made viewpoints from where you can admire the beauty of the city... the place from where you can get bird’s-eye views will be from the top of the city’s triumphal arch ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťJeronimos Monastery is Vasco da Gama's resting place too...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťYes, definitely...Săo Vicente de Fora Monastery is really an exceptional 16th century monument ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťAbsolutely true...Thank you for your visit Kristina...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThank you Belita very much for helping me with guiding... I know the native people are for it the best...Mainly I'll thank you for a beautiful atmosphere and your lovely hospitality in this beautiful city...To see Lisbon with your help is really heavenly...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťTo be continue....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťIt is also one of my favourites ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťglad you like it dear Nancy....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťit was very amazing to visit the Oceonario...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťthank you dear Nancy for your visit and your lovely comments...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťGreat statue, as in Rio
OdpovedaťOdstrániťnice bridge
OdpovedaťOdstrániťbeautiful view
OdpovedaťOdstrániťnice clock
OdpovedaťOdstrániťinteresting building
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice architecture of this tower
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice shot
OdpovedaťOdstrániťwoow, like our old type of tram
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery old cathedral
OdpovedaťOdstrániťlovely shot
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice shot
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice clouds
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI like it
OdpovedaťOdstrániťvery nice evening
OdpovedaťOdstrániťnice beach by sunset
OdpovedaťOdstrániťlike a face
OdpovedaťOdstrániťLisbon's icon Belem Tower was built in 1515 as a fortress to guard the entrance to Lisbon's harbor, but in the old time the Belem Tower was the starting point for many of the voyages of discovery...I LIKE IT VERY MUCH...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťyes it is very impressive ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe 25 de Abril Bridge is based on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge and were built by the same company...I agree fully with you...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťit is really beautiful view from the top of the triumphal arch ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe city's triumphal arch has really a nice old clock with filigreed stone reliefs on the Rua Augusta side of arch...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThat's Santa Justa Lift which captured your attention...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťyes it is really very nice...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThank you dear Regina...I like the double level cloisters arches...really very nice architecture...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe monastery is known as a fine example of the Manueline style after King Manuel I, characterised by the richly detailed stone carving and Gothic, Italian and Spanish influences...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI like the colour....
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThe cathedral is Lisbon's oldest building ... was built by Portugal's first king on the site of an old mosque in 1150 for the city's first bishop, the English crusader Gilbert of Hastings. ..
OdpovedaťOdstrániť:-)...interesting statue...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťSintra’s allure is about dipping into its decorated past. The carriage suits very much to the residence of the Dutch consul, from 18th century. Now it is the hotel Tivoli Palácio de Seteais ...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťlike a candyfloss...:-)
OdpovedaťOdstrániť:-) not a very good light...
OdpovedaťOdstrániť:-)... thank you very much dear Regina for your visit and lovely comments......
OdpovedaťOdstrániťVery beautiful pictures.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťThanks for sharing.
I'm very glad you like it Jihem...Thanks for your visit...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťHello,
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI've written a poem in Portuguese, and I am looking for an image to decorate it. May I use this one? picture credits will be given where it is so used =)
VIERA,
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI love my city of Lisbon where I live.
All your pictures are beautiful.
Thanks for this nice album of photos.
Hugs and kisses from Portugal.
VITOR
Vitor,
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI love your city as well , due to
I visited Lisbon many times.
But what is the best, that is
- I've had always the best guide ,
my dear friend Belita...
Happy 2012
is this you Viera?
OdpovedaťOdstrániťI love Spain :)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťit is my daughter...:-)
OdpovedaťOdstrániťbut I love Portugal as well...
OdpovedaťOdstrániťLisbon is really amazing city...
This looks like our Golden Gate Bridger here in san francisco. Lovely.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťBecause of being a cable-stayed bridge and its similar coloring, due to it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. The similarity is really very hight... In fact, it was built by the same company (American Bridge Company) that constructed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
OdpovedaťOdstrániťi see.. it's beautiful. thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.
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