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Rota das Índias
Do you like spices, tea, dried fruits, cereals, olives, seeds, salts, aromatic herbs and medicinal plants? Then you should try Rota das Índias, a place that can add lots of variety to your taste buds and routine life. Buy in Bulk and Try Every Flavour Here you can buy...
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Bookshop Bivar
Bookshop Bivar is a second-hand English bookstore and cultural center located in the heart of Lisbon. Most books cost between 5 and 7 euros and genres you can find here are varied such as: general fiction, classics, sci fi and fantasy, non-fiction, crime & thrillers,...
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Instituto Superior Técnico, Palácio das Galveias e Caleidoscópio
I present you three different places to study, two free of entry, and one reserved only to the University of Lisbon students. If you live near Alameda or Saldanha, or near to Campo Pequeno and Campo Grande, these can be very useful! Instituto Superior Técnico -...
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Restaurante Terra
Are you eager to eat a buffet full of vegetarian and vegan food? Do you like to try new combinations, new dishes, and eat until you are satisfied? Then you should come to Restaurante Terra in Lisbon, a place that not only serves food, but a whole experience, with...
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Jardim do Campo Grande
Jardim do Campo Grande is the biggest park in the center of Lisbon, and also one with centuries of history, being the stage of historical events at least since the 14th century! Nowadays it is a good place for jogging and biking, studying and relaxing, although it is a...
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Botanical Garden of the University of Lisbon and National Museum of Natural History and Science
The Garden Cities are full of cars, noise, pollution, and stress. Nature is needed for me to know that there is more than noise and confusion in life. Cities usually have big parks to give this to citizens. Lisbon has lots of them, and I have been convering some, yet...
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Cais Madeirense
Everyone knows, or at least has heard, that the Island of Madeira has a spectacular gastronomy. And we all know that a visit to the Island is totally worth it, but we also know that it isn't a place that is "close by" and so not all of us have the chance to visit it, at...
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Pastéis de Belém!!
What is this about? Pastéis de Belém - Source: The Pastéis de Belém are the best known confectionery and the producer of the most famous Portuguese sweets: the Pastel de Nata. Founded in 1837, originally became from the monks from the Jerónimos' Monastery, as a...
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Mafra's Convent!!
What is this about? Main Facade: - Source: Website. Mafra's Convent is the biggest majestic example of the Baroque style in Portugal. It was build by the Absolutist King D. João V, in 1717, and is a really monumental masterpiece, that puts the city of Mafra (located...
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Manteigaria Fábrica
The most famous sweet in Portugal is Pastel de Belem, a pastel de nata made in Belem's bakery (which I talked about here). Those are the best in the world in my opinion, but there are people who say the ones made in Manteigaria are better. Manteigaria is a bakery...
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Panteão Nacional
Many european capitals have a Pantheon, a place to pay tribute to dead national heroes. In Lisbon, this place is located in the old Santa Engracia church, in Alfama neighbourhood. It is a big building, with a great dome and columnes. A really imposing place to honer...
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Praça do Comércio
Probably the most famous place in Lisbon is Praça do Comercio, also known as Terreiro do Paço. It is located in the heart of the city and it is an historic place for Portugal. It is surrounded by the portuguese government palace, a U-shaped yellow building, with...
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Fabrica de Pastel de Belém
If you know anything about portuguese cuisine you have probably heard about Pasteis de Nata, a typical sweet that look like a mini pie with puff pastry stuffed with a cream made of eggs, sugar, milk and cinnamon. Simply delicious! Almost every portuguese bakery of...
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Mercado da Ribeira
Portuguese cuisine is very traditional, but it can also be modern and cool! Mercado da Ribeira is proof of that! Also known as Time Out Market, the place was renovated to become a gastronomic experience in Lisbon. It used to me a municipal market where farmers,...
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Praça do Rossio
In the heart of Lisbon, in Chiado neighbourhood, you'll find Praça do Rossio, also known as Praça D. Pedro IV, a big square from where you can see all the main attractions in the city center: Castelo de São Jorge, Praça do Comercio, Augusta street Archs, Santa Justa...
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Mosteiro dos Jerônimos
Every time I get inside a really old and gigantic place I wonder how it was built. Without technology how could humans create such great structures? This also came to my mind when I visited Mosteiro dos Jerônimos in Belém (Jeronimo's Monastry), Lisboa. Not only for...
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Torre de Belém
Belém Tower (or Torre de Belém, in portuguese) is probably the most famous and important monument of Portugal. It used to be a military defense construction to protect the Tejo river and it also represents a simbol for portuguese nation, as it reminds the great...
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Estaminé art food drink
EstaminÉ sells ceramic work, pictures and postcards, and besides snacks and drinks, in a charming atmosphere that invites people to debate over their ideas. EstaminÉ is an invitation for a pause. A pause to have a coffee or a juice without rushing; a glass of wine...
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Casa do Alentejo
When you walk around Lisbon, getting off at the Restauradores metro station and walking down the street that leads to the biggest restaurant area at Baixa (downtown), you'll find a building that looks almost dubious, so simple and imperceptible that you wouldn't notice...
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Sintra Beaches
Between the portuguese people you will meet in Lisbon the answer to this question will never be the same "Which is the best beach around here"? Some people prefer the huge sand beaches of Costa da Caparica, others prefer to sunbath in the fancy beaches of Cascais or...