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Marquês de Pombal
The city expansion up north moved downtown from Rossio to Marquês de Pombal Square, which became one of the most historic and distinguished squares in the city. Main point of confluence of several of Lisbon avenues, the "Roundabout" is located near to Eduardo VII Park. To the centre, you can find the statue of Marquês de Pombal, responsible for the downtown reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.

Parque Eduardo VII
The gardens of the park extend from of the top of a hill to the Marquês de Pombal roundabout, without ever loosing sight of the Tagus River and of the Avenida da Liberdade. Inserted in this space, the Cold Greenhouse has a unique atmosphere created by watercourses and artificial grottos, among a lush and exotic collection of plants.

Avenida da Liberdade
The opening of the Avenida da Liberdade in the second half of the XIX century allowed the city to expand towards North. Nowadays, it is by own right the most beautiful and the most elegant avenue of Lisbon, where the most expensive offices of the city, centennial trees, coolest shades and, above all, the most famous international fashion stores are located. Enjoy the sunny afternoons that the weekend has to offer. And let yourself be carried away, by the Avenue, towards downtown.

Centre of Modern Art Azeredo Perdigão
(Rua Doutor Nicolau de Bettencourt – 1050 Lisboa)
Located in a modern building at one end of the Gulbenkian gardens, the museum is devoted to the XXth century art, including painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving and photography, with collections of the some of the last century most expressive artists.

Museum Calouste Gulbenkian
(Avenida de Berna, 45 – 1093 Lisboa)
One of the best collections of art in Europe, it integrates important nucleus of Egyptian art, graeco-Roman art, Islamic art, among others. The jewellery collection of Réné Lalique stands out. The Fundação Gulbenkian's space is surrounded by a leafy garden with a small lake and sculptures, meeting point for reading or for a good chat.

Zoo
Located downtown Lisbon for the past 120 years, the Zoo is an important space where allied to education lays a strong entertainment and amusement ingredient. The park possesses one of the best animal collections in the whole world (more than 2000 animals and about 400 different species) and nowadays it presents a vast attraction group that provide moments of leisure and unforgettable amusement to their visitors but, above all, the memory of a well spend day.

Santo Amaro/Alcântara
Nearby the Tagus River there is a lot to choose from, thus the variety and quality of the establishments. Where before stood old and closed grocery stores, today there are some of the Lisbon’s best bars and restaurants. And the more attended ones.

Alfama/Bairro Alto/Mouraria
In the neighbourhoods of Alfama, Castelo and Mouraria, located in the hill crowned by São Jorge's Castle, there are remains of the walls, tracks of the old Jewish neighbourhoods, the Tower of Alfama, S. Miguel and Santo Estêvão churches, porches and wedges of old palaces, alleys, alleyways, arches, stairways, viewpoints and patios. It is also in this area, between the Sª Engrácia and S. Vicente churches, that you can visit thefleamarket Feira da Ladra filled with local and foreign visitors that on Tuesdays and Saturdays seek unique objects and true bargains. The Bairro Alto and the Bica are two of the most picturesque areas of the capital, stage of a singular coexistence of the most traditional stores and the most avant-garde stores, of the typical life of small neighbourhood with the cosmopolite nightlife. The Ascensor da Bica, built in 1892, provides a charming climb along the hill. We must also emphasize the São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint, with a view over the Avenida da Liberdade, the Castle and Downtown.

Belém – The Discovery City
Belém, in the riparian area, is very linked to the age of the Discoveries, because it was from there that the ships departed to the adventure. Today, it is a spacious area, with wide gardens, and imposing monuments, as the Jeronimos Monastery, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the Torre de Belém, besides the Belém Cultural Centre and the Planetarium. Two steps away, is the famous Belém pastry shop that became an ex-libris of the Portuguese pastry for their succulent and extraordinary pastries.

Baixa/Chiado - the City of the XVIIICentury
The Baixa Pombalina was drawn at the end of the XVIII century to rebuild the downtown area after the devastating earthquake of 1755. The uniform, lineal, modern and functional character of the architecture in this area, peculiar of the Century of the Lights, remains evident today. The nucleus of this urban group locates at the wide Praça do Comércio, former Terreiro do Paço, where several ministries and Lisboa Welcome Centre, reception centre for Tourism in Lisbon, are located. In the middle of the wide Square rises the magnificent equestrian statue of D. José I, by Eugénio dos Santos. In the north you can find the arch of the Augusta Street, concluded in 1873, that gives access to a refined commercial artery that finishes in Rossio. The whole group is classified and constitutes an outstanding symbol of Lisbon. The summit of Santa Justa elevator offers a dazzling panorama over downtown.

Chiado is an elegant commercial and residential neighbourhood that reached its peak in the XIX century, when it was the meeting point of intellectuals and artists such as Fernando Pessoa and Almada Negreiros. There you can find the São Carlos National Theatre, São Luís Theatre and the Chiado Museum. Today, the several pavement cafes are a cosmopolitan space, where tourists and lisboetas enjoy the nice weather while tasting a coffee and listening to the street musicians.

Parque das Nações - the Millennium City
The immense area where the 1998 World Exhibition took place, known today as Parque das Nações,was conceived as a space of public fruition, including a wide and diversified body of urban equipments that remain to the disposition of the city in the post-Expo age, making available a range ofinfrastructures directed to playfulness, commercial and cultural activities. The Parque das Nações is aunique space, with equipments such asthe Lisbon Oceanarium, the Knowledge Pavilion and Live Science, the Camões Science, the Atlantic Pavilion with magnificent concerts and shows, Lisbon Casino, as well as a panoply of bars and restaurants that give life to this space every night. Seize the opportunity to walk along the Tagus River, from where you can contemplate the magnificentstructure of Ponte Vasco da Gama and the view of the Marshland.

 
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