The first thing is the portuguese asks you, learning that you arrived from Malaga, where you liked more: in Portugal or neighboring Spain? And what would you have an opinion on this account, answer that Portugal you Mile. In return, you will get a warm welcome, useful advice, and, often, and a pleasant discount. Lisbon is a completely unpredictable city. It is impossible to imagine that he will show you next minute, which places are lunged. Streets of the old areas go on thread among houses, often covered in a small area with a cafe, or, on the contrary, remove to the old half-abandoned church. Quite unexpectedly, you can get to the roof, finding a great sunset with a bonus.
There are peacefully destructive shops and flea markets, modern comfortable transport and vintage funicular trams. Some routes are particularly popular. After all, passing on the tram 28 you will see the most secret places of Lisbon. The hunt for funicular has begun on the first evening. Finding the wagon, we have twisted for a long time, and not a monument to an old transport? And while the driver did not climb there, we wondered, really he still goes? I definitely advise to ride one of them. The one that we found was called the Gloria Lift.
Be sure to find the famous Elevator Santa Zhuras among the streets. It is beautiful, lit by the sun, and with nightly lamps. The elevator raises the top of the locals and tourists to the Baysha Chido area for many years. Types from there are very beautiful, and the region itself is full of shops, pleasant cafes, tasting rooms. Life boils there, play street musicians, and you can sit with a glass of red wine, enjoying the world around!
Torri di-Belen Tower, probably the most famous view of Lisbon. It is inextricably linked with the hero of Portugal, the navigator Vashko de Gamo. We not only looked at the tower, but fully enjoyed desserts in a local cafe, with huge panoramic windows on the water surface. I am not too big a sweet lover, but local Pashtel do NATO fell to taste. This is not just dessert, it is a national heritage!
In Lisbon, you can eat tasty and cheap. There are a huge amount, but their branded cod is worthy of individual words. Bakalua - this is called local. It is usually served surrounded by boiled potatoes, fresh lettuce and sweet pepper. Fish is the freshest, melts in the mouth, and the Portuguese consider her the basis of health and longevity. Especially with red wine. The second dish is sardinki. I always thought it was a little fish, but in the local version it turned out almost shark))
If you walk along the old streets of Lisbon, then you will certainly notice that the houses are covered with tiles. This is Azulju or Azulechos, the traditional decoration of buildings. This is a variety, colorful, amazing miracle, adds a city with anything or comparable. To this, add here and there is awesome underwear, which, by analogy with "Azulekhos", we have had a joking name "Belhekhos". And now you can fully imagine these motley and authentic street landscapes!
We visited the new microdistricts of Lisbon. These are modern, glass and concrete, buildings. Here are huge shopping centers, entertainment clubs, high-rise residential buildings with pools, clear lines of iron structures, offices of prosperous firms. But this is completely different Lisbon. To me, Mile, of course, the old, timelite city, with the tragic history of the most unheard of earthquake in Europe, with his cute roughcocks, with the songs of Fada, who came from the evening cafe. But the city is growing, and its quarters, only the reflection of the movement into the future.