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Interesting places of Lisbon
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The journey round Portugal should start from capital Lisbon. In the city exists in its strong links to the past, renovated palaces, glorious churches and brilliant castle mirror the city's rich cultural heritage. Thats why it is included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage sites.The symbol of Lisbon is Fado restaurants. Try to get to one of them in the evening. Fado is Portuguese loves songs. It takes by the hearts and is fascinating, even if you don’t understand the language. Blues-fado is singing at meat. Four people sing and play guitar, one of them can be the cook. The best fado restaurant and clubs are in the oldtown. Lisbon is special town constracted on seven hills. Because of its geography transportation is more attractining than most cities. You cann‘t visit Lisbon without riding the century old trams and of course funikulars. There are free of them Elevador da Gloria, da Bica and da Lavra. The marvelous picturesque opens during short journay. We suggest to choose the charming way to tour the oldtown, to take 28 tram. It goes through whole oldcity-Alfama and sightseeing places as well. The trem passing the Basilica da Estrel, to the square grid strets of Baixa, one of Europe's oldest examples of planned neighborhoods. After it goes the lower portions of Bairro Alto. You will be delighted with narrow cobblestone streets, astonishing old buildings, fantastic architecture. During the walk through oldcity you touch the last 2,500 years of the history of Lisbon. Its settlers have included the Phoenicians, who named it “calm bay”, the Romans, who were the first major settlers, and the Arabs, who shaped the old town alleys.If you would like more history and culture go to one of many extraordinary museums of modern and ancient art. Some of them are Calouste Gulbenkian Musum, National Museum of Contemporary Art, National Coach Museum, and Carmo Archaeological Museum.
Otherwise, if you like intensive nightlife Lisbon is the perfect destination. It is one of the best elements of Portuguese life. Bairro Alto is the center of nightlife with various bars and restaurants where melancholic traditional Portuguese music, Fado, can also be listened. Don’t miss an evening bar-hopping listening to contemporany hip music and Portuguese fado here.
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