Inside the neighbourhoods of Lisboa

Guterres Sámuel
3 min readJul 11, 2022

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Welcome in Lisbon, or better sayed Lisboa. Learn the insides of every neighbourhood of Lisboa.

Like Rome, Lisboa is built on 7 hills. Each of it has his own atmosphere. But all of them have the same: nice viewpoints to overview the city and river, good food and typical restaurants and the warm typical Portuguese atmosphere.

Book your stay in Lisboa and discover every neighbourhood by yourself.

Finally we are there, what are these neighourhoods:

Alfama

Small cozy streets, where it is fine to walk and where it feels like the time stood still? Well, than is Alfama completely what you are looking for. Here people still have time. And, yes you can take this literally.

Baixa Pombalina

The neighbourhood near the Tagus river and between a lot of hills. This is the historical lowest part of the city center. It contains a lot of main squares like Praça de Comercio, Rossio and Restauradores. Wanna learn more? Follow this link.

Baixa is one of the best places for your stay in Lisbon. This is the lower central neighbourhood of the city, near the wide Tagus river. A lot of transport passes here to bring you in all the wonderful neighbourhoods around you. Ready to find your stay in Baixa? Follow this link.

Bairro Alto / Chiado

2 Neighbourhoods that are called sometimes together. Bairro Alto is the place to be for dinner time, when Chiado is more the cultural part of this neighbourhood. Time to discover? Fine! But first learn more in our post.

Cais de Sodré

Going out near the river? In that case you have to be here. Already for a long time it is the place to be for people who love the nightlife. Of course, also during the day, this neighbourhood has a lot to do. Find out here all the aspects that this neigbourhood has.

Marquês de Pombal

More out of the historal city center, you discover the statue of Marquês de Pombal. Euh, who are you talking about? Yes, Marquês de Pombal. Why he was important and what to see around here, can be discovered on in this part of the post.

Parque das Nações

A new modern part of the city, while you go back to the Expo of 1998. Parque das Nações is the place to be. Also a lot of international companies are situated here.

Príncipe Real

what do you think of an artistic place near a wonderful park and the botanic garden. Than walk upwards from São Roque to reach Príncipe Real.

Alcântara

Old industry buildings under the 25 April bridge. Now you find here trendy shops and cozy bars to relax and pass your time. This is Alcântara.

Belém

Pasteis, monastery, protect the city and the maritime discoverers history. This are the facts that mark Belém. this makes Belém a must do daytrip on your citytrip.

Some other places

Of course there are still other interesting neighbourhoods in Lisboa. from Graça at the one side to Ajuda at the other side. All of them are listed in this post.

Travel to this city of natural light Lisbon, book a stay and each of these neighbourhoods by yourself.

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Guterres Sámuel
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