06 Jun 2025
I have been to Lisbon many times and always long to return. I find the people there so warm and friendly .Its always a chance to make new friends and acquaintances whether that's sitting in or outside a cafe or Bar .From the Airport its best and cheapest to take the metro into downtown Lisbon. The train line is Aero porto- Saldanha. Buy a travel card from a vending machine .50 cent each and add credit . Journeys are roughly €1.50 so very reasonable . For a day / half day out , I would suggest 2 places . Cascais a beautiful little town about a half hour by train from the city . You leave from a train station called Cais de Sodre . Along this train route is a great place to visit called Tthe LX FACTORY full of Coffee shops, Bars and Shops .You also have Belem Tower & Monsterio dos Jeronimos , nearby is the famous Pasteis de Belem pastry shop you have to try the Pasteis de Nata custard pies.. Sintra up in the mountains is where the Portuguese Nobility had their summer residence . To get there you take a Train from a station called Rossio .In the city have a stroll down to Praça do Comércio this square sits right on the Tagus river . If you like a drop of wine the Wines of Portugal Tasting Room is on this square .Mercado da Ribera (time out market)is a must a great selection of food from all over is available. There are so many good places to eat a couple of my favourites are Pap'Acorda (Papa Sorda) great food and if your like me and you like chocolate. they serve a famous chocolate mousse dessert. They are located on the first floor of the time out market .For Asian I like a place called Boa-bao. For a bit of culture one of my favourite places is the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (museum) Calouste rose from poverty to become one of the richest men in the world and left his collection s to the People of Portugal . Lisbon Its really worth a visit.