{"id":3867,"date":"2014-02-06T04:55:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T04:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10travelspots.com\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2020-08-07T05:33:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T05:33:16","slug":"visiting-the-capital-lisbon-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/visiting-the-capital-lisbon-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the capital Lisbon, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lisbon the capital of Portugal is\u00a0\u00a0 seated over a number of steep hills. The city has a rich cultural heritage and is regarded as one of the laid back cities of Europe. A visit to Lisbon forces a tourist to stroll on the cobbled streets, ride a tram, enjoy Lisbon food and discover the hidden secrets of the city. The Lisbon tour is never complete without the listening and enjoying the traditional Portuguese song &#8212; Fado<\/p>\n<p><b>The adventure packed Lisbon tour <\/b>is full of historic highlights, culinary delicacies and interaction with the local people. The Urban Adventure tour starts from the Obelisk monument that is in the middle of the Restauradores Square and takes one past the Gothic \u2013style Rossio train station to Rossio which is the main square of Lisbon. Walking ahead one explores the neighbourhood of Mouraria which remains a melting pot of cultures as the sea faring past of Portugal has brought in the influences of many cultures that has contributed to the richness of the modern culture of Lisbon. There are churches, mosques and lines of shops selling goods from far off places in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>On the way to birth place of Maria Severa \u2013the legendary singer in the taverns one learns about the Fado \u2013the unique music of Lisbon. Few steps ahead there is a small,hidden bakery which sells traditional pastries and espresso coffee is sold. Passing across several churches and taverns there are places selling authentic Portugal cheese and home- made marmalades.<\/p>\n<p>As one travels through Lisbon one gets the opportunity to explore the bohemian districts of Chiado, Bairro Alto and Bica. A short trip to the Tagus River is very exciting.\u00a0 A journey on the ferry to Cacilhas is very picturesque.\u00a0 Calcihas is the place that is famous for Portuguese green wine and sea food. This ends the tour on returning to the drop of point.<\/p>\n<p><b>Details of Urban Adventures <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Urban Adventures is Global Tour Company working with local teams. The offices of this tour company are found in more than 80 countries in the world. The tour offered by them are small day tours that take the tourists\u00a0\u00a0 behind the\u00a0 destinations to explore and reveal the hidden gems in the form of art, buildings , monuments and local delicacies of the city.<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Urban Adventures are tour organisers who operate responsible tours in the cities of Portugal and also in cities of other countries.<\/li>\n<li>The duration of the\u00a0 tour is about 4 hours\u00a0 with local English speaking guide.\u00a0 They manage to arrange for enjoyable trips to travellers and give them an opportunity to interact with the local people.<\/li>\n<li>Dress standards for the tour\u00a0 are conservative and tourists are expected to wear modest dresses which mean that the clothes should cover the shoulders and knees..<\/li>\n<li>Children below the age of 6 are not allowed\u00a0 to join the tour.<\/li>\n<li>Urban Adventures Tour takes small groups \u00a0of 12 persons with an English speaking guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Highlights of Lisbon\u2014<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeronimos Monastery<\/b> is a church where the explorer Vasco De Gama rests in peace. The church has been declared as the World\u2019s Heritage monument.<\/li>\n<li><b>Belem Tower<\/b> is an ornate watch tower which is the city\u2019s icon and the symbolof the Age of Discovery.<\/li>\n<li><b>St. George\u2019s Castle<\/b> is a small archaeological museum on the top of a hill which gives a bird\u2019s eye view of the city of Lisbon.<\/li>\n<li><b>Calouste Gulbenkian Museum<\/b> is a collection of\u00a0 a single man consisting of treasures from the East and Westincluding works of Rembrandt, Rubens and Monet.<\/li>\n<li><b>Parque Das Nacoes<\/b>is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture with a long bridge as its backdrop.\u00a0 It has an art aquarium, a casino and wonderful waterfront promenade.<\/li>\n<li>The world\u2019s most expensive chapel is the chapel of the <b>St. John the Baptist<\/b> which has paintings that look like mosaics.<\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a0Ancient Art Museum<\/b> has many Oriental and European art collections.<\/li>\n<li><b>Design and Fashion Museum<\/b> presents works of top international names in fashion and design. It is recognised as one of the world\u2019s leading design and fashion museum.<\/li>\n<li><b>Madre de Deus convent<\/b> that was a lavish convent earlier which is now turned into museum adorned with decorative ceramic tiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Importance of Lisbon<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lisbon has won the recognition of a global city because of its importance in media entertainment, finance, commerce, education and tourism. 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