Lisbon (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

LISBON

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

LISBON MAIN CONTRIBUTOR: SUSIE BOULTON

CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PROJECT EDITORS Claire Folkard, Ferdie McDonald ART EDITORS Jim Evoy, Vanessa Hamilton EDITORS Francesca Machiavelli, Rebecca Miles,

Alice Peebles, Alison Stace DESIGNERS Anthea Forlee, Carolyn Hewitson,

Nicola Rodway, Dooty Williams CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSULTANTS

Clive Gilbert, Peter Gilbert, Sarah McAlister, Norman Renouf, Joe Staines, Martin Symington, Tomas Tranæus PHOTOGRAPHERS

Linda Whitwam, Peter Wilson ILLUSTRATORS

Isidoro González-Adalid Cabezas/Acanto Arquitectura y Urbanismo S.L., Paul Guest, Claire Littlejohn, John Woodcock, Martin Woodward Reproduced by Colourscan (Singapore) Printed and bound by L. Rex Printing Company Limited, China First American Edition, 1997 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011

Copyright 1997, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.

Manueline vaulting in the cloister in the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

INTRODUCING LISBON FOUR GREAT DAYS IN LISBON 10 PUTTING LISBON ON THE MAP 12

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN: 978-0-75666-927-0

THE HISTORY OF LISBON 15

FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE, I.E., THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS ONE FLIGHT UP.

Front cover main image: Torre de Belém

The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information, are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email: [email protected] View of the Castelo de São Jorge at night

A statue of St Antony, dressed up for his feast day celebrations

SURVIVAL GUIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION 148 GETTING TO LISBON 156 GETTING AROUND LISBON 158 LISBON STREET FINDER 166 View to the Sé across the Baixa from the Elevador de Santa Justa

LISBON THROUGH THE YEAR 24

TWO GUIDED WALKS 86

LISBON AREA BY AREA

THE LISBON COAST 90

ALFAMA 30

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS

GENERAL INDEX 180 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 189

WHERE TO STAY 116 RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS 124 SHOPPING IN LISBON 138 The Monument to the Discoveries

ENTERTAINMENT IN LISBON 142

PHRASE BOOK 191

Atmospheric houses in the old Moorish district of Alfama

BAIXA AND AVENIDA 40 BAIRRO ALTO AND ESTRELA 48 BELÉM 60 FURTHER AFIELD 72

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

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his guide helps you get the most from a visit to Lisbon, providing expert recommendations as well as detailed practical information. The opening chapter Introducing Lisbon maps the city and sets it in its historical and cultural context. Each of the five area chapters, plus The Lisbon Coast,

describe important sights, using maps, pictures and illustrations. Hotel and restaurant recommendations plus features on subjects such as entertainment and food and drink can be found in Travellers’ Needs. The Survival Guide contains practical information on everything from transport to personal safety.

1For easy reference, the sights covered in the chapter Area Map

LISBON Lisbon has been divided into five main sightseeing areas. Each of these areas has its own chapter, which opens with a list of the major sights described. All sights are numbered and plotted on an Area Map. Information on the sights is easy to locate as the order in which they appear in the chapter follows the numerical order used on the map.

     
 
 
 




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