Lisbon ... Two days only ... Must see?
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Lisbon ... Two days only ... Must see?
We will have only two full days in Lisbon in September. There are so many things to see and do. How do we narrow it down? What are the must see places? Thanks.
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Lisbon central is in a valley if I recall correctly and on each side of the valley are the gems - take the famous elevator up to the Baixa, a neat section:
https://www.google.com/search?q=baix...HWC-B9YQsAQIGw
and to the west antique hill-climbing trams to the Alfama - to me the dreamiest oldest-looking section of Lisbon:
http://lisbon-portugal-guide.com/lis...n-tram-28.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=alfa...HUgHDIYQsAQIGw
Belem though in Lisbon is a few miles away along the riverfront and has some really monumental buildings and a renewed seaside esplanade. Check out the cool old-world food and veg market by the seaside train station:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bele...HTWmCPQQsAQIHg
https://www.google.com/search?q=baix...HWC-B9YQsAQIGw
and to the west antique hill-climbing trams to the Alfama - to me the dreamiest oldest-looking section of Lisbon:
http://lisbon-portugal-guide.com/lis...n-tram-28.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=alfa...HUgHDIYQsAQIGw
Belem though in Lisbon is a few miles away along the riverfront and has some really monumental buildings and a renewed seaside esplanade. Check out the cool old-world food and veg market by the seaside train station:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bele...HTWmCPQQsAQIHg
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I would spend one day in the center of Lisbon as described above (do not miss the Castel de Sao Jorge above Alfama) and for the other head out of town to see the Belen Tower and the Jeronimous Monastery.
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Are you seeing Sintra on another day? If not, I would cover Sintra one day and do a tour the second day. Tours usually cover Jeronimos monastery, belem tour, monument of discoveries, several viewing points around the city and give a flavor of the various districts including Alfama.
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A slight correction to some information above: the Baixa is the flat neighborhood surrounded on two sides by hills and on one side by the river. You can take the Elevador de Santa Justa up the hill to the Chiado and Bairro Alto.