Olà !For my birthday last November, my sweetheart had the great idea to give me a three-day trip to Lisbon, Portugal.The advantage of going during this period is that there’s a really calm climate during the day, which can even go up to 20 or 25 degrees Celsius. Also, we were extremely lucky because we had sunny weather every single day!Only a two-and-a-half hour flight from Paris, it’s an ideal destination to get away from the gray Parisian weather for a few lovely days, at just a small financial cost.I found the city charming and wonderful, with its colorful azulejos that drape the façades, and the small paved, winding streets. I would definitely say don’t wear high heels because the streets are paved a bit randomly, and are extremely bumpy! If you like walking, this is a city where we can do so much on-foot.
We started off our first day in the Alfama neighbourhood, eating a delicious pasteis de nata (a small flan in pastry dough, which you really should all try).Then we also visited the famous Castelo Sao Georges which offers a 360-degree panorama of the city, a view on the bridge of April 25th (which looks like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco), a lovely walk in the ruins of the fortress, and also a small garden with peacocks.For lunch, we went down on foot heading towards Tage and chose to stop at the Miradoro Santa Luzia because of its beautiful terrace with a view on the river (yep, a terrace at the end of November)!We got to taste the wonderful Portuguese cooking, like the lovely autumn vegetable soup, as well as the savory sardines in oil, served in a very generous fashion! Four huge sardines, personally that’s too much for me! You can also order half-plates for smaller appetites.After a small walk in the Santa Luzia belvedere and a coffee at the Terraço Santa Luzia which I highly recommend for its beautiful view, we then took the funicular (which is fun and practical) to get up to the belvedere de Sao Pedro de Alcantara, a perfectly romantic place to have a drink at the kiosk while admiring the sunset go down on the city.I also recommend going to drink by the terrace of the Hotel Bairro Alto, with another impressive view of Lisbon.I’ll see you all soon for more looks and the next part of my weekend in Lisbon, where I’ll talk to you all about other neighbourhoods and our hotel.xxEmilie
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