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Tagus Route

Restauradores: The Eden Theartre, regarded as the best example of Art Décor in Portugal faces onto this square with its large monument commonerating Portugal’s independence from Spanish  rule. The funicular Elevador da Gloria, starts from here and slow grinds up the steep hill.
Av. da Liberdade: Tree lined avenue which is the central attraction during the popular saint festivities.

Marquês de Pombal: The statue in the centre of the roundabout is the Marquês de Pombal who redesigned Rossio and Baxia after the earthquake of 1755. The hop on off tour stops at the top of the large park (Parque Eduardo VII) and makes for a pleasant.

Saldanha: Home to 2 large and very expensive shopping centers not really any point to hop off.

Campo Pequeno: Lisbon’s bull ring is influence by the Moorish style of building and originates from 1892 in a Moorish style. Unlike the bullfighting in Portugal’s larger neighbor, the bulls are not put to death after the spectacle and are considerable less distressed. Below the bull ring is a good shopping center Atrium Saldana.

Praça de Espanha: This square contains the imposing Arch of St Benedict. Close by is the Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian, a world-class museum and cultural center.

Parque Eduardo VII: Named after the visit of King Edward VII (UK) in 1907 to Lisbon. The viewing platform offers views down the park and over historic Lisbon (Rossio and Baxia)

Amoreiras: The business district of Lisbon, with the distinctive Amoreiras Towers – which in my opinion  are extremely ugly.

Estrela: A pleasant stop for the 18th century neoclassical Estrela Basilica and the Jardim da Estrela.
The docks: The trendy bar and restaurant district close to the Ponte Abril bridge. During day time can be very quiet and is expensive to eat here.

Fundação Oriente: The location of the Orient Museum

Torre Belém: The first stop in the pretty district of Belem see Belem walking tour for more details..
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos: The grand monastery built on the site where Vasco da Gama spent his last night before his momentous voyage.

Belém: This stop is  just outside the famous Pastry Natus the home of Lisbon’s custard tart and a great place for a Bica (strong coffee) The trams also leave from this location for Praca do Commercial.

Museu da Carris: The Carris transport museum, convenient as this is a Carris tour!

Museu de Arte Antiga: The Ancient Art Museum contains important European works by artists such as Bosch, Dürer, and Raphael. You can also see interesting 16th century Japanese screens recording the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan and much more.

Praça Comércio: The historic docks of Lisbon where adventures and sailors would sell their wares to the merchants of the Iberian peninsular.

Olisipo Route

Praça Comércio: The central square surrounded by traditionaly painted yellow government offices
Alfama: The oldest district of Lisbon, once a haven for all the undersirables now full of character and step streets. A labyrinth of narrow streets and the oldest part of Lisbon.
Campo de Santa Clara: Location for large market on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Estação Santa Apolónia: Old central railway station with conections to the north and Europe.
Museu da Água: Musem of water, Lisbon has always suffered with shortages of drinking water and has lead to the construction of some of Lisbon’s most grand architeture, eg the 14 mile aquaduct..
Museu do Azulejo: Musem focusing on the tradition of  paint on  tiles.
Poço do Bispo: Port area and estuary of the River Tagus.

Parque das Nações: The location of Expo 98 and the modern side of Lisbon. This area less than 20 years ago was abandunded docks and oil processing  now is the wealthiest place in the city.
Gare do Oriente: A stunningly train station built over 3 levels of ultra modernism , the staion connects to Vasco da Gamma shopping center.
Aeroporto: Lisbon Airport.
Entrecampos: A square containing a monument to the heroes of the Peninsular War.
Sete Rios: Supposedly the location of seven rivers but all I see is lots of buses as this is the location of the main coach station.
Av. José Malhoa: The financial district of Lisbon.
El corte Ingles: Huge branch of a major Spanish department store.
Parque Eduardo VII: Parque Eduardo named after the visit of King Edward VII (UK) in 1907 to Lisbon. The viewing platform offers views down the park and over historic Lisbon (Rossio and Baxia)
Principe Real: This district has a pleasant square and garden and colorful 19th century mansions.
Bairro Alto: By day the narrow streets appear graffiti covered and dindgy but by night this is the trendiest area of Lisbon, lots of small bars, drinking on the street and a great atmosphere, just don’t drink to much and keep an eye on your wallet.
Chiado: The thearter district of Lisbon which was burnt to the ground in a major fire of 1988. There has been a massive regenration program and is a great area for shopping.