Lisbon Minibreak

• 3 nights in the 4 star Hotel Fenix
• Twin room with bed & breakfast
• Transfers from and to Lisbon airport
• Map of Lisbon City

Hotel Fenix Based on 2 sharing. Minimum 2 persons.
Hotel Fenix

Further information about Hotel Fenix, Lisbon and what to do is included below.  To check on availability and rates please contact our enquiry desk, giving your intended travel dates and details of number of travellers.

Hotel Fenix

This 4 star hotel is located in the centre of Lisbon, at the Praça Marquês de Pombal.  Many of the places of interest can be visited on foot from this hotel.  Easy access to public transport and inexpensive taxis allow you to go further afield.

Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and has endless things to see and do in the daytime.  Parts of the city really come to life at night.  We recommend you explore as much as possible on foot, using the map you receive when you arrive in Lisbon.  All major places of interest are marked on the map, just some of them are described below.

You can purchase a Lisboa Card – 48 Hours for 18.50 Euro.  These are available at Carris Ticket Booths and allows reduced entrance fees for many places of interest, and also free access to public transport on buses, trams and lifts.  A free guidebook is also available.

What to do in Lisbon

Baixa and Alfama

From the hotel walk south through the commercial area of a European capital city or take a taxi to arrive in old Lisbon, which you should certainly explore on foot.  The Baixa district is still a trading centre.  To the east lies the Alfama, where you can loose yourself in the maze of winding streets in one of the oldest residential districts of the city.  It is well worth the effort to find your way up to one of the viewpoints and look down on the Alfama district.  The Bairro Alto district, west of the Baixa, is a place to visit at night to enjoy Portuguese food in one of its many restaurants.

Fado

Fado - fate; song full of sentiment, usually loved or hated, but all should take the opportunity to experience this unique part of Lisbon's culture while in the city.

Restaurant Clube de Fado, Rua São João da Praça 92/4, Baixa - This is just one of many places where Fado can be heard.  The restaurant has excellent Portuguese traditional cooking, the sound of guitar and great Fado voices for a memorable evening.

Casa do Fado e da Guitarra Portuguesa, Largo do Chafariz de Dentro 1, Alfama - A fascinating display documenting the history and roots of Lisbon's own music, and its lovely instrument, the Portuguese guitar.

Historic Buildings

There are too many buildings of historic and architectural interest to visit in just 3 days.  If you explore the city on foot, you cannot help but find some of these.  However you may wish to travel further visiting Belém, reminding you of Portugal's Golden Age of Discovery.  It is from here that famous navigators set sail to discover the world.

Torre de Belém - The Tower of Belém was built in an effort to defend the estuary of the river Tagus.

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - The first work on the construction of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos started in 1501. The idea came from D. Manuel I who, five years earlier, had asked the Santa Sé to authorize the building of a great monastery at the entrance to Lisbon. A century later, the work was finished.

Museums

As you would expect, there are many museums in Lisbon.  If you visit Belém, you could include the National Coach Museum in your itinerary.

Museu Nacional dos Coches - The National Coach Museum, now at the Parque das Nações, has a unique collection. Nowhere else will you be able to see such a vast set of state and riding vehicles from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Free entry on Sundays up to 14:00.  Closed on Mondays.

Museu do Azulejo - A museum with a particular Portuguese dimension is the National Tile Museum, but to get here you will travel to the east of the other areas we have mentioned.
Free entry on Sundays up to 14:00.  Closed on Mondays.

Booking your Minibreak

To check on availability please contact our enquiry desk, giving your intended travel dates and details of number of travellers.

Quo Vadis Travel provides a service for the independent traveller to Portugal.  All bookings are made by our Portuguese partners Pag Serviços Golfs, Lda.

 

Flights
We do not book air flights.  Travellers from the UK have many schedule and charter flights to choose from such as EasyJet or Cheapflights. For other travellers, TAP Air Portugal have some direct flights and connecting flights from many European cities. 

 

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