Lisbon

• Stay

  • Happy at Chiado: Link​

  • Next time: 100% stay here again, great location

• Things to Do and Reviews

  • ​Pink Street

    • Fun street near the water with fun bars and delicious seafood

    • Really popular at night for going out

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• • Sunset on the water

    • Absolute must

    • There are a ton of little huts serving great seafood and sangria to grab while you watch

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• • Praca do Comercio

    • Square near the water with tons of big stores, restaurants, and shopping

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• • Jeronimo Monastery

    • Pretty cool to see a monastery for the first time and it’s just a quick like 30 minute activity

    • Possibly expect a line to enter so buy tickets ahead of time

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• • Sintra

    • This is an absolute must, almost like a fairytale place with magnificent castles and buldings and sights

    • Have to hop on the train to Sintra whoich is about 45 minutes and then once there take a mototaxi/car to the top to see two things:

      • 1. Sintra Castle

        • Beautiful castle with the most incredible view of the land and really awesome to see this history

      • 2. Moors Castle

        • Another absolute must when you are there, awesome walk through greenery and then on actual castle lands where knights walked and patrolled

    • After seeing these main two things the city is cool to walk around in and has a couple museums but the line was too long for us to wait

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• • Cascais

    • Incredible beach and area and how we spent our last day in Lisbon

    • We hopped in an Uber that was probably 30-45 minutes but you get to this incredible beach town with gorgeous beaches and a fun town to walk around/Lime through

    • Get a massage on the beach

      • Have to make an appointment so find a place as soon as possible to reserve for later

    • One of my favorite and most relaxing days of the whole trip, nice break from the city life

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• • Saint George Castle

    • Cool part of history with great views of the city

    • Reserve tickets ahead of time to skip the line

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• • Feira da Ladra

    • Flea market each Sunday

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• • Belem Tower

    • Always said as something to do but it is so boring, there was a massive line to go up the tower, and there was absolutely nothing at the top, not even a good view or anything

    • Skip skip skip

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• • Miraduoro Sao Pedro

    • Great park for sunset that also serves drinks and sometimes has live music at night

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• • Miraduoro de Santa Luzia

    • Beautiful view but not necessary to travel specifically for as many places can provide a similar view

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• Breakfast Places and Reviews

  • ​Quase Cafe

    • Delicious breakfast place with the most incredible croissants and the eggs benedict was delicious

    • Long wait so try to get there early/expect a wait

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• • Fauna & Flora

    • Really good breakfast

    • I got the bacon/prosciutto toast and it was delicious

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• Dinner Places and Reviews

  • Tap​a Bucho

    • Solid tapas place near Bairro Alto

    • My favorite was the pork belly and the steak is extremely good

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• • Time Out Market

    • Great place with tons of restaurants inside serving great seafood, lots of variety

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• • A Valenciana

    • Definitely out of the way but some of the best grilled chicken I have ever had

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• • Boa Bao

    • 100% recommend

    • Awesome bao buns and dumplings and just everything we got was incredible

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• • Mensagem Restaurante

    • Great rooftop restaurant on the fifth floor of a hotel and view of the city

    • The steak was incredible and the burrata was also delicious

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• Best Bars/Clubs

  • ​Bairro Alto

    • We didn’t go out much but the streets are packed with people drinking outside of different bars and clubs

    • Really cool to just walk through and get a sense of the Lisbon culture and fun atmosphere