Lisbon and Surroundings

This guide takes the reader on a journey through Lisbon and its immediate surroundings. It contains a city map and discusses what to see, what to visit, how to get there and where to stay. It also discusses the restaurants and bars, and how to make the most of your time in the city.

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This guide takes the reader on a journey through Lisbon and its immediate surroundings. It begins at the heart of Lisbon at the Praca Dom Pedro IV and then moves to the "Baixa", the lower part of the town on the banks of the Tagus River, relating the history and discovering the splendid buildings, squares and monuments along the way. It then moves on to the "Alfama", the oldest, most picturesque and fascinating quarter of Lisbon, steeped in Moorish tradition. Here you will find the Lisboa antigua. The journey continues through "Belem", the monumental quarter of Lisbon, criss-crossing the city, ending in "Alcantara", the port district, famous for its fashionable locales, discos, bars and restaurants. The guide contains a city map and discusses what to see, what to visit, how to get there and where to stay. It also covers the restaurants to eat in and the bars to drink in, and how to make the most of your time in this beautiful, ancient, and very modern city.