Lisbon
Travel Guide

Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal, a beautiful town full of history, delicious gastronomy and culture. During lots of years, it was one of the most important and influential capitals in Europe thanks to its perfect location touching the Atlantic, but also for being home of discoverer which discovered the American lands and open this new continent to the world. This historical background has also filled the city... with amazing monuments and with an intense cultural offer which amazes every visitor. The city was renewed almost completely after the earthquake in the 1755, but despite the adversities, Lisbon is a city which has something very special and unique which attracts people to come back constantly. The tram is one of its identity symbols, many of the city neighbourhoods instill a very home-loving energy, but probably overall, the cuisine and the night life are very interesting and intense, worth to be discovered during days. So, if you are planning a trip to Lisbon, more or less, what you can expect is: amazing environment, charming people, warm weather and the good life next to the Tajo river. It is impossible to think about Lisbon and not think about a fado, a good wine glass and a view of the sunset from viewpoints or charming terraces.

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Lisbon Overview

Language

Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. Despite you can also communicate in English or with some Spanish, in the main touristic places you can communicate in English.

Weather

Lisbon is one of the few European cities which shows of a warm weather during the whole year. During the winter months, temperatures use to go down,but not more of 5ºC, and in the Summer temperatures go up easily to the 30ºC. Lisbon is a quiet rainy city, specially during the Autumn and the Winter, when there is also a lot of wind from the Atlantic. During the Spring and the Summer days, in general, it is very sunny and there are less possibilities of rain.

Money

Euro (EUR). In Lisbon, they accept credit cards in most of the shops and restaurants, and specially in the most touristic areas. You won’t have problems on finding ATMs or banks in the main streets of La Baixa.

When to go

Any moment of the year is the best time to visit Lisbon, because it has a perfect weather almost always, but maybe if we had to choose a moment, it would be in the Spring. During these months, it doesn’t rain a lot and the warm temperatures are perfect, not so hot like in the Summer.

Days

3 days. Lisbon is a city which has many hidden treasures in its streets, and it is very recommended to not visit it with hurries, so at least, to spend 2 or 3 days. During the third day, it is recommended to visit a bit the surroundings like the villages of Sintra and Cascais, located about 1 hour by train from Lisbon, so perfect for a day-trip.

Surroundings

Sintra (city)
Cascais (fishing village)
Estoril (coastal city)
Cabo da Roca
Óbidos (fort)

Store Hours

During the weekdays shops open from 9h until 19h. But during the Saturdays, many shops and commercial centres just open in the morning. An inconvinient which you have to take into a count if you visit the city during the weekend.