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Visit to Little Known Palaces of Madrid While we wait for the dates for the event, you can enjoy this video of the Liria palace See Spanish Version Welcome to Palace 2020: there is a new version of this activity. And the registration begins on March 12, 2021 at 5:00 pm Spanish Time. For us on the East Coast (New York City) will be 11.00AM and for those who are on the West Coast (San Francisco) will be 07.00 AM. …

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Lisbon!

Enjoying Lisbon from the First Day

Enjoying Lisbon:  I'm going to tell you my best days in Lisbon, which was the capital of an empire. All lisboa remembers his glorious padado. Like when sailors came out to discover and conquer lands on the other side of the world.

You see old faded tiles on their facades. Peeling walls and stone streets lined with old trams. No great luxuries or European stores are sought in this city, although they do. What is sought and found is a melancholic beauty, art, imperfection and the charm of the people.

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Lisbon Tram tour - Enjoying Lisbon

Portugal is fashionable

Last year it was awarded for the second time as Europe's Best Destination in the World Travel Awards (WTA) They are prizes of the world tourism industry. And Lisbon turned out to be the Best City in Europe and the Best Cruise Port.

The Tajo River

At the mouth of the Tajo River, facing the Atlantic Ocean, the capital of Portugal has seven hills. Rome too, although they are totally different.

Like Rome, Lisbon was the capital of an empire. It was rich and powerful. Adventuress. I conquer seas and land in the five continents

But in 1755 at the height of his empire an earthquake of scale 9 along with a Tsumani, buried and killed a third of its inhabitants, about 95,000 on a population of 280,000.

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Tajo River - Enjoying Lisbon 

Earthquake, Tsunami and Fires

The reports that arrived until today indicate that the earthquake lasted six minutes. It produced cracks up to 4 meters wide in the center of the city. The population fled to the open space of the beach for safety. There 30 minutes later, a tsunami with waves up to 20 meters high buried the port and the inhabitants.

The upper part of the city began to burn, because of the huge number of candles lit in the houses and churches. that day was a religious celebration. Deads day. The fires lasted 5 days before going out

Lisbon 2021
Lisbon

Everything Was Lost

The city had to be completely rebuilt. The losses were enormous. The Royal Palace and the Real do Paço da Ribeira Theater, where the Plaça do Comércio, ( Trade Square) is located, next to the river, were destroyed. Works of art by masters of painting such as Rubens, Titian, Correggio, also destroyed. The great library, with real records that narrated the explorations by the ocean of its most important navigators, such as Vasco da Gama and letters about the discovery of Brazil, were also lost.

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What Can We See in Lisbon?

Plaça do Comércio, with its beautiful arch, is the main square of the city. Overlooking the river Tajo and behind the arcades, you will find the oldest cafe in Lisbon. It is called Martinho da Arcada (Plaça do Comércio 3), founded in 1778.

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My Best Days in Lisbon - Santa Lucia viewpoint

From the Martinho bar you can take the walk towards Alfama. It is less than a mile uphill, by Alfândenga rúa.

Lisbon: Alfama Neighborhood

Alfama is a medieval neighborhood, where fado was born, the national musical genre. And also where the fishermen lived in recent times. It is very visited by the charm of its steep, labyrinthine streets, with very simple shops.

You can also have a coffee at the tables on the street. next to clothes rendered. Very charming to enjoy Lisbon in this way

In the Rua (street) of the Bacalhoeiros, the street that was destined to the merchants of the cod, favorite fish of the Portuguese, you arrive at Casa dos Bicos, current headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation.

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In the lower part of Alfama, this sixteenth century mansion was built under the order of Brás de Albuquerque (son of the Viceroy of India, Alfonso de Albuquerque) after a trip to Italy, which was modeled on the Palace of Diamonds, located in Ferrara. That is the reason for the fornas and reliefs of its façade.

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Praça do Comércio Lisbon Portugal

Casa dos Bicos dedicates a permanent exhibition about the life and work of the Nobel Prize for Literature - Jose Saramago -, called The Seed and the Fruits. It gathers numerous manuscripts, documents, first editions and translations in more than 40 languages, of the first Nobel Prize in Portuguese Literature. The Portuguese writer died in 2010 at his home in Lanzarote. His ashes rest under an olive tree in front of this foundation. 

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Praca do Comercio - Square Trade - Enjoying Lisbon

Fado: The Music of Lisbon

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Going up the Rua (street) of São Jõao da Praça you can see many restaurants and fado houses to enjoy a dinner with live music. Alfama is the ideal place to enjoy this popular genre of more than 200 years of history, which tells the daily sorrows of the people of these old fishing districts.

A place with excellent fame to hear Fado, is the restaurant Mr. Fado. It is a small place with an intimate, family atmosphere, where homemade food is served. Located on the street - rua dos Remedios 176. It is attended by its owners, who cook and also sing.

Belem Neighborhood

To visit the Neighborhood of belem take tram #15 in the plaza del comercio ( Trade square) and after 20 minutes we arrive at the neighborhood of Belem. Here we have a defensive tower built in 1516.
  It is the work of Francisco de Arruda and Diogo de Boitaca. When it stopped serving as a defense of invaders in the estuary of the Tajo River, it was used as a prison, as a lighthouse and also as a tax collection center to enter the city. It is also known as Torre de San Vicente, as it was erected in honor of San Vicente Mártir, patron saint of Lisbon. Its original name was Castelo de São Vicente

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Cod & Pasteis de Belem

Portuguese cuisine has a predominant dish: cod. They are the main consumers of this fish worldwide. The habit began in 1350 after a fishing agreement of 50 years that allowed the fishermen of Lisbon and Porto to catch cod on the English coast. The great advantage of this fish is that once salted, it resisted up to three months before it was consumed. Today it is consumed salty, dry or fresh, and comes from Norway, Iceland and Russia.

There are more than 1000 ways to prepare cod, but the most common are three. The bacalhau á bras or golden cod (a scrambled egg with potatoes, eggs and olives), the cod to the Portuguese and the classic, caldeirada of fish (fish casserole with potatoes, tomatoes, onion, peppers, peas). The recipes can be seen here. Check here the best travel gadgets to travel to Lisbon by plane or any means of transport

Belem Tower - Enjoying Lisbon in 2020
Belem Tower - Enjoying Lisbon 

Since they are very consumers of fish and shellfish, another traditional fish is the sardine. There are also 1000 other ways to prepare sardines, but the most traditional one is grilled sardines.

The sweets also have to be tried. The most famous sweet is the belem cake ( pasteis de Belem). It is made with baked egg yolks and sugar, filled with custard.

Enjoing Lisbon through its tiles

Walking through the historic districts of Lisbon, you can see almost anywhere, the decorations with tiles. The tile is a typical decoration of Portugal, which enhances the house where they are displayed. And also to its owner. Some are more than 200 years old.

Tiles of Portugal

You can also buy some of them in the souvenir shops. But you have to be careful, since some of these old tiles could be subtracted from their original place without the owner's permission. The best thing to buy tiles is to do it in recognized stores in order to avoid being an accomplice of a crime. The sale of antique tiles is prohibited.

There are many Old Coffee Shops in Lisbon like La Brasileira. But none compare to The Majestic of the City of Porto. You should visit it when you go to that city

Lisbon Tiles
Lisbon Tiles

You can visit the National Tile Museum, between the neighborhood of Alfama and Parque de las Naciones, which houses a charming collection from the 15th century to the present. This museum is the best and most complete of its kind. It contains more than 7000 pieces, of Arab style, Portuguese and other places in Europe.

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The murals stand out, with period scenes, a 23-meter panel showing what Lisbon was like before the 1755 earthquake. The museum is located on Rua da Madre de Deus 4.

It is also worthwhile after the museum to move to one of the viewpoints of the city that are close to the Alfama neighborhood. 

 

 

Lisbon Useful information

How to get there: From USA to Lisbon.

New York - Lisbon

  •  Air France: 7 h  Direct 
  •  KLM: 7 h  Direct 
  •  Delta: 7 h  Direct 
  •  Tap Air Portugal: 6 h 55 m Direct 
  •  United: 6 h 50 m Direct 
  •  Lufthansa: 6 h 50 m Direct 
  •  Brussels Airlines: 6 h 50 m Direct 

How to move by Trams

The city has a network of metro, trams and buses. The best option is the metro and the one that has the best frequency is the metro. The tram network is ideal for making circuits around the city. If the ticket is taken on board it costs 2.90?; if you take out the 7 hills card, it costs $1.45 the trip.

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There are 5 routes: the tram 28, which is old, made of wood, leaves from the Castillo San Jorge and travels along 10 Miles the neighborhoods that must be seen: Graça, Mouraria, Alfama, Baixa, Chiado, and Barrio Alto . The other tourist tanvia is the 15 that goes from the Plaza del Comercio to the neighborhood of Belem.
Consult  Lines & Schedules Official Site Here Carris.pt

Where to eat:

Eating out in Lisbon is cheap collated to the rest of Europe, or cities like Madrid or Paris  . Check in the hotel where you are staying, which restaurant recommends you, as there are thousands. Literally. Anyway, we recommend the cod fritters at Casa Portuguesa do Pastel in Bacalhau (Rua Augusta, 106) pasteis de bacalhau .Very important: bring cash. In most restaurants, they do not usually accept credit cards.

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Enjoying lisbon in: We also recommend Belem cakes in the neighborhood of Belem. pasteis de belem

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Saxon Switzerland National Park – Kurort Rathen- Bastei

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Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei
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The Saxon Switzerland National Park (Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz) is southeast of Dresden, and is part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, up to the Czech Republic. The surface you are protected is 38,000 hectares of rock formations in the form of towers, originated by the Elbe River, which travelers who make the journey Dresden - Prague can see and be amazed

 

Kurort Rathen Bastei Germany
Kurort Rathen Bastei Germany

 



The Saxon Switzerland National Park (Sächsische Schweiz), also known as the Elbsandstein hill (Elbsandsteingebirge), is located in the easternmost part of the federal state of Saxony that borders the Czech Republic. On the other side of the border the mountain of the Elbsandstein continues and bears the name of Switzerland Bohemia (Ceske Svycarsko).

 

Kurort Rathen Bastei Germany
Kurort Rathen Bastei Germany

Saxon Switzerland is only 20 minutes from Dresden by train, making it an additional visit highly recommended for those visiting this city. The river has amazing and wonderful landscapes. Among the attractions within the national park is the Königstein fortress, the spa town of Bad Schandau, Rathen with the Bastei and Lilienstein, the most representative mountain in Saxon Switzerland. Today we will concentrate on the area of ​​Kurort Rathen

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The Village of Kurort Rathen Bastei

By train :The S1 train line connects Dresden with the cities of Saxon Switzerland and Dresden. Trains run every half hour and stop at Pirna, Obervogelgesang, Stadt Wehlen, Kurort Rathen, Königstein, Bad Schandau, Krippen, Schmilka-Hirschmühle and Schöna.

Boat From April to October there are steam boats that circulate between Dresden and Schöna several times a day. They stop in Pirna, Wehlen, Rathen, Königstein, Bad Schandau and other cities. The company that makes the tour is Sächsische Dampfschifffahrt.

 

Trekking & Hiking 

Kurort Rathen National Park

The Saxon Switzerland National Park offers many alternative activities in nature, such as climbing, hiking or cycling along the river.

The website of the park has a very complete map with descriptions of all the marked trails, which allows you to plan the routes. Unfortunately it is only in German.

Tourist Places: Pirna

It is a small town on the banks of Elbe, known as "the door to Saxon Switzerland", which has a beautiful old town. It is an interesting option to stay halfway between Dresden and the other attractions of the region. It can be reached by car, steamboat, bus and suburban train (S1 / S2).

Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei
Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei

Climbing in Bastei - Saxon Switzerland National Park

The Bastei is a curious rock formation that rises two hundred meters from the Elbe. A bridge of 1850 and different bridges connect the rocks with each other. The viewpoint offers an amazing panoramic view of almost the entire nature reserve. There is a hotel with a restaurant there. The Berghotel Bastei

Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei

What we did that day at the Bastei

We took the train from Dresden to the Kurort Rathen station approximately 20 minutes. When arriving at the station you have to walk half a mile to the ferry dock that you have to take to get to the other shore. Only a trip of 5 minutes. It leaves every 30 minutes in season.

Kurort Rathen National Park

Kurort Rathen National Park
Kurort Rathen National Park

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When you reach the other shore you can choose a path that goes in the direction of the Berghotel Bastei hotel, to walk to the bridge of the Bastei. Approximately one hour walked and uphill. Road in very good condition.

Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei

Upon arrival, incredible rock formations can be seen as the photos show. To go down you can choose the same way one way. Or the most advisable to continue on the way to the hotel, surpass it and return by the forest path, which is really amazing. Approximately 1 hour more walking.

 


 


Kurort Rathen National Park
Kurort Rathen National Park

Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei
Saxon Switzerland National Park - Kurort Rathen- Bastei

Already in the final stop you can appreciate a channel where you can kayak, or just enjoy a relaxed and at the same time stimulating landscape. When you get to the village there is everything you need to eat and enjoy a few hours before returning to Dresden.

The Picturesque Village of Kurort Rathen and its Natural Park

Kurort Rathen National Park

 

The Picturesque Village of Kurort Rathen and its Natural Park

 

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