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LISBON
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- Rossio Square
- Santa Justa Elevator
- Tram 28
Viewpoints
- Miradouro de Santa Catarina
- Miradouro de Santa Luzia
- Miradouro das Portas do Sol
- Miradouro São Pedro Alcântara
Castles & Palaces
- Ajuda Palace
- Belém Palace
- Belém Tower
- Castle of São Jorge
- Fronteira Palace
- Neccessidades Palace
- Queluz Palace
- São Bento Palace
Religious Buildings
- Carmo Convent
- Cathedral (Sé)
- Conceição Velha Church
- Estrela Basilica
- Graça Church
- Jeronimos Monastery
- Memória Church
- National Pantheon of Santa Engracia
- Saint Anthony Church
- São Domingos Church
- São Roque Church
- São Vicente de Fora Monastery
Zoological
- Aquario Vasco da Gama
- Lisbon Zoo
- Oceanarium
Museums and Galleries
- Banksy Museum
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- Carris Transport Museum
- Fado Museum
- Interactive Science Museum
- Lisbon Museum
- MAAT (Museum of Art,
Architecture and Technology) - Military Museum
- MUDE
- National Archeology Museum
- National Coach Museum
- National Museum of Ancient Art
- National Tile Museum
- Orient Museum
- Planetarium Calouste Gulbenkian
- Quake
- Roman Theatre and Museum
- Water Museum (Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir)
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- Activities
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SINTRA
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Capuchos Convent
- Parque da Pena (Pena Park)
- Peninha Sanctuary
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How to Arrive
By Car
Many people travelling to Portugal take their cars from start points in Europe by major motorways through Spain and Portugal. British
travellers often take their cars across the Channel to France or Spain and make the drive from there. The European route E1 in Portugal is a series of roads, part of the International E-road network running on a north-south axis on the west coast. It starts at the Spanish border in the north at Valença, going almost perfectly south passing by several major Portuguese cities like Porto and then on to Lisbon until the border with Spain.
National roads indicated as EN, IC and IP are free whilst others have tolls. Locals will use the Via Verde automatic toll device and have dedicated lanes going through the toll gate – you'll need to avoid these. Other than that Portuguese highways are well maintained and a joy to ride on. The A1 Lisbon, linking to the Algarve; A3 Valença and the Minho, A4 Amarante and Trás-os-Montes, linking to Bragança; A28 to Cerveira and the A29 to Aveiro. Some of these highways are to be paid at the end of the trip with the ticket that must be collected at the beginning of the highway.
If arriving in Porto from outside it's advisable to park in the outskirts of the city and use the metro system to travel to the centre and add the ride on one of Europes newest transport systems to your trip experience.
Car Hire
You can hire a car at the airport or at various places throughout the city or alternatively, you can book online at your connivance and pick it up from your place of choice.
By Train
The majority of international, inter-regional and intercity trains terminate and originate from Lisbon's Estação Santa Apolónia, a single stop away from Estação do Oriente at Parque das Nações where there's a major travel hub. Here there is a substantial coach and bus station, other train services and an ultra-modern-looking metro station. The Rossio train station in the centre of the Baixa district serves the Sintra line and whisks visitors to the fairy tail town every 15 minutes or so during peak times. The Cais do Sodré close to the river lies on the Cascais line. This is the station you need to depart from if heading off to Belém or beyond onto Estoril and Cascais.
Portuguese trains are generally very good, punctual, comfortable and air conditioned. CP — Comboios de Portugal was nationalised in 1975 and saw several line closures in the '80s and '90s. Whats left is in the process of being modernised and, in many places, electrified. There various type of services on Portugals rail network:
• Urbano - These are local or urban trains that serve the Lisbon metropolitan areas. To travel on these urban trains you should use the Viva Viagem smart card system.
• Regional – Operate local services further out that the Urban trains within the Lisbon region calling at all stops.
• Inter-Regional – A mid-range train service that only stops at certain stations en-route between two regions.
• Intercidades – A fast long-distance intercity service that operate out of Lisbon.
• Alfa Pendular – Portugal's high-speed national service that runs between Lisbon and Porto, Braga or Guimarães - passing through Coimbra, Aveiro along the way. There are also service to Faro.
• International – There are services run by other train companies to Spain and France. Renfe Trenhotel is a comfortable night train service.
CP – Trains of Portugal Website & Timetables
Gare Do Oriente - Train Platform
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LISBON AIRPORT
Lisbon Airport (Aeroporto Lisboa), also known as Humberto Delgado airport or Portela airport, is located four miles (7km) northeast from the centre of Lisbon and is well connected by public transport. This airport serving Portugal’s capital is also the country’s busiest and the main hub for TAP, Portugal’s national airline. The airport itself is modern, clean, well managed with good informative signs and great facilities. There are two terminals; Terminal 1 handles all arrivals and regularly scheduled and chartered flights, whereas Terminal 2 is used by low-cost airlines, most notably EasyJet and Ryanair. There's a free shuttle bus which runs between the two terminals every ten minutes.
Metro
The Aeroporto Metro station was added to the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro system in 2012. Regular services whisk passengers to the centre of Lisbon in 20 minutes.
Timetable & Info
Orient station is only a few stops away where there's a major train station and national coach hub. You can get the train to Sintra from there. Timetable
Taxis
Taxis operate just outside arrivals 24 hours a day and take about 15 minutes to get into the centre of Lisbon. Agree on a price with the driver before you set off.
Private Transfer
Book a private transfer from the airport to your Lisbon accommodation. Meet your driver at the arrivals hall and get where you need to go with convenience and ease. Drivers are available 24 hours a day to take you or bring you from the airport.
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Rede Expressos Bus
Gare Do Oriente - Bus Station
By Coach/Bus
Sete Rios Coach Station
Rede Expressos, Portugals national coach company, and their subsideries, operates from Sete Rios coach station. It is conviently located opposite Lisbon zoo and a metro station ( Jardim Zoológico – Blue line), and close to the Sete Rios train station. Sete Rios coach station has information and ticket offices ( 05h30 – 01h00) for information about arrivals and departures. You can get timetables and book tickets on the Rede Expressos website: ( www.rede-expressos.pt ). You can also download their RFlex app for information, discounts and to buy e-tickets.
Transportes Sul do Tejo (TST) ( Website ) also use Sete Rios as their arrival/departure point for services south of the river Tejo such as Setúbal, Sesimbra and the Costa da Caparica.
Praça Marechal Humberto Delgado - Estrada Das Laranjeiras, 1500-423, Lisbon.
38° 44' 29.8" N | 09° 10' 02.7" W
Oriente
The bus and coach station at Estação do Oriente ( Oriente – Red line) manages services from an array of operators both national and international; FlixBus, Renex and Rodonorte. For the uninitiated finding your way around can be a little challenging so you should allow yourself plenty of time to find the correct bus stop before departure. There's information desks where you can buy tickets, ( 06h00 – 00h30).
Gare Oriente, 1200 Lisbon. | 38° 46' 04.3" N | 09° 05' 57.9" W
