Nearest Airport
: Lisbon International Airport
at 10
Kilometres
Nearest Train
: International Station of Santa Apolónia
at 1
Kilometres
Nearest Barpub
: Several
at 20
Metres
Nearest Restaurant
: Several
at 20
Metres
Car: not necessary
Apartment located at the heart of historical Lisbon, in the Luis de Camões Square, between Bairro Alto and Chiado. A 5 minute walk takes you to the Rossio, in the Baixa, and to the Elevador da Lavra. On the other direction you will reach the Praça do Comércio, where has located the centre of the Portuguese old empire near the river Tejo (Tagus). To go to Sintra or to Óbidos you must catch the train at Entre-Campos train station, which is just a short subway trip from Chiado.
Close to shops, restaurants, cafes, banks, cash machine, public transportation (subway and electric trams) and 24 hour taxi stands, etc.
Lisbon: Bears the mark of an incredible heritage with laid-back pride. The city also presents an intriguing variety of faces to those who negotiate its switchback streets. In the oldest neighbourhoods, stepped alleys are lined with pastel-colour houses and crossed by laundry hung out to dry; here and there miradouros (vantage points) afford spectacular river or city views. In the grand 18th-century centre, black-and-white mosaic cobblestone side walks border wide boulevards. Elétricos (trams) clank through the streets, and blue-and-white azulejos (painted and glazed ceramic tiles) adorn churches, restaurants, and fountains.
Chiado and Bairro Alto: Chiado is considered the most beautiful area of historical Lisbon. It was a place of residence of the Portuguese royalty and of the political and cultural elites. Nearby are located the theatre S. Luis and the opera D. Carlos.
A little further up on the left is Camões Square (Praça de Camões), next to Bairro Alto, picturesque but raffish; part of Lisbon's nightlife seems to be concentrated in this quarter, which was frequented to hear the sentimental 'fados' sung in certain restaurants and cafés.
Chiado and Bairro Alto are “the” meeting point for locals and tourists, with elegant hotels, old cafés and the best international fashion shops nearby.
Other Activities: Sightseeing
