Lisbon (Part 1)

Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square)

This is the first of two pages documenting our trip to the Portuguese capital. Click here to go to the second page.

On December 6, 2017, we flew to Lisbon. Years ago, we had booked a stay in the Portuguese capital, but had to cancel for reasons beyond our control. It was high time to make a second attempt! We had booked an apartment for three nights in the very center of the old town; the flight from Nice airport took only two hours and a few minutes, and shortly after 3 p.m. we were at our temporary home in the Rua do Crucifixo. We didn't wcashelaste any time and began exploring the surrounding areas.

The next day, after a leisurely breakfast, we made our way to Rossio Square from where we climbed up the hill of the Carmo Convent. We had a cappuccino in the coffee shop of what turned out to be the oldest bookstore in the world: Livraria Bertrand opened in 1732 and has been in continuous operation ever since! We took the San Justa Elevator to get back to sea level. In the afternoon, we rode a streetcar to Belém a district in the southwest of Lisbon. There, we admired the Jerónimos Monastery and the Monument of the Discoveries before taking a bus back into town.

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Ministério do Mar (Ministry of the sea)	Ministério do Mar (Ministry of the sea)

Evening on the banks of the Tagus	Arco da Rua Augusta (Augusta Street Arch)

Arco da Rua Augusta (Augusta Street Arch)	Estátua de Dom José I (Statue of Joseph I)

Colonnade under the Ministry of the Navy	One of the wrought iron hanging lanterns

Praça do Município (Town Hall Square)	Camara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Hall)

Evening light on the Rua São Nicolau	Praça Rossio and the National Theater

View from Praça Rossio	The seemingly wavy but perfectly flat Praça Rossio

Christmas market on Praça Rossio	One of two mermaid fountains on Praça Rossio

Roof of the Lisboa–Rossio train station	Looking up at the Carmo Convent

On Praça da Figueira	Estátua de Dom João I (Statue of King John I) on Praça da Figueira

Façade on Rua Trindade (Trinity Street)	Buildings on Rua da Misericórdia (Mercy Street)

Tiled building on Rua Garrett (Garrett Street)	Outside the National Republican Guard museum

Largo do Carmo (Carmo Square)	Palácio da Independência (Independence Palace)

View over Lisbon from the top of the Santa Justa Elevator	View over Lisbon from the top of the Santa Justa Elevator

Looking at the São Jorge Castle from the top of the Santa Justa Elevator	In the old town

Elevador de Santa Justa (Santa Justa Elevator)	On Rua Augusta (Augusta Street)

Afonso de Albuquerque Garden in Belém	Rua Vieira Portense in Belém

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery)	Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery)

Part of the monastery church	Belém Tower	Monument of the Discoveries

Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries)	Belém Lighthouse, Monument of the Discoveries, and 25th of April Bridge

Praça do Império (Empire Square)	Evening in Belém

Downtown Lisbon at night	Having an al fresco dinner in December!

Vendor selling roasted chestnuts on Augusta Street	Downtown Lisbon at night

The Christmas "tree" on Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square)	Looking up inside the tree

Can the Can Lisbon—the restrooms must be irresistible (read the sign!)	Heading towards the Rua da Prata (Silver Street)

All photos covering this trip were taken between December 6 and December 9, 2017
The 101 photos from both Lisbon pages are also available in a Web gallery or slide show.

This is first of two pages documenting our trip to the Portuguese capital. Click here to go to the second page.

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