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Lisbon’s Future Museum of the Discoveries
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 24 August 2009
Of the many striking structures built for Lisbon’s World Fair in 1998, the Portugal Pavillion is perhaps the one that remains the most talked about today. It was designed by Pritzker Award-winning architect Siza Vieira, and has a huge undulating roof that instantly catches the eye of everyone passing by. Yet it remains surprisingly empty [...]
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“Gat Rossio”: A New Affordable Contemporary-Design Hotel in Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 21 August 2009
Lisbon’s latest hotel opening is found just around the corner from the city’s most central square, Rossio. That square is part of the hotel’s name, which belongs to the Spanish “Gat” chain. Like at all the other “Gats,” Gat Rossio is design accommodation and an excellent value for money. It has one of the best [...]
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Bogani Café in Vila Nova de Gaia
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 21 August 2009
Villa Nova de Gaia, although a separate town from Porto proper, is home to all the major Port cellars in Portugal. Ricardo already described a morning touring the Croft cellars, so this is a sort of continuation of where we suggest you have lunch afterwards – Bogani Café. The restaurant is located downhill from the wine cellars, [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Lisbon’s New Multi-Million Euro Marina
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 18 August 2009
Lisbon has a couple of marinas along its riverfront, with the most central found under 25 de Abril Bridge in Docas de Santo Amaro, and the other next to the Discoveries Monument. Now there is a new one in the Parque das Nações district, opened last Saturday after a 14 million-euro investment. This is [...]
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Croft Port Wine Cellars
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 12 August 2009
I once had an awkward moment with a girl I met in Seattle when I asked her a personal question and instead of answering she changed the subject to “when I was in Portugal I tasted the Port wine and it was really nice”. Apart from being passive-aggressive, she was right. If you go to [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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5 Alternatives to Lisbon’s Beaches this Summer
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 10 August 2009
There are still a couple of good beach months left in Lisbon, but you don’t necessarily need to leave the city in order to catch some sun and escape to a more tranquil setting. By the riverfront, on top of one of the city’s hills, or in a green oasis, here is where to [...]
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Lazy Sunday Photo: Penedo do Guincho in Santa Cruz
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 9 August 2009
Santa Cruz Beach Map of Location – Google Maps Penedo do Guincho – Flickr Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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A First Look at the New Paula Rego Museum
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 7 August 2009
GoLisbon.com was the first website to bring you a report from the opening of the Berardo Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and also brought you regular updates about the Design and Fashion Museum until its recent opening in Lisbon. Now we’re bringing you a first look at the upcoming Paula Rego Museum, located [...]
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Sintra’s New Natural History Museum
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 6 August 2009
Most travelers visiting Lisbon also go to Sintra to see its famous palaces, but starting this week they have another interesting museum to add to their sightseeing list. The Sintra Natural History Museum is found right in the center of town, in a 19th century building that used to be a market. It [...]
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A Tasca do Chico in Lisbon
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 28 July 2009
Portugal is the home of some of the most passionate and beautiful music in the world – the fado. The exact origin of fado is unknown (slave music, seafarers’ laments, Moorish songs?), although it can be traced to the early 1800s. The word fado actually means “fate,” so, as you might be able to imagine, [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Lisbon Poets Hostel
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 8 July 2009
This is one of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed at, and I’ve slept on many a hostel bed. The Lisbon Poets Hostel is cheap (a bed in a room of 4 runs €18 during low season, €20 during high season), stylish yet homey, spacious yet cozy, centrally located, and has a small, friendly staff (headed [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Algarve spring in poetry
Blog: Heather on her travels - 9 June 2009
Spring on the Algarve is the loveliest time of year, with a freshness and warmth in the air before the scorching summer sun shrivels everything up. Today’s Everyday Lovely is a poem by my godmother, Mavis Carter about spring in the Algarve, in Portugal. I hope the poem brings you the promise of spring sunshine on [...]
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.:: There's One Place on Earth
Blog: .:: MapaRiscado - 4 May 2009
i first arrive here when i was 80 days old.I hated water. I loved playing football. One day someone draged me into the water.
