Towards Sesimbra's direction you will find Espichel cape and other beaches :

Espichel's cape

Sesimbra's Beaches

A bit more south you will find Alfarim and Meco beaches :

Alfarim

Alfarim II

Meco

Only fifteen minutes from Lisbon by car you have Costa da Caparica  and Fonte da telha which is full of  nice sandy beaches.

Costa da caparica I

Costa da Caparica II

Costa da caparica 

Aroeira Golf

Fonte da Telha

Very close to Praça do Comércio is Castle of São Jorge and Alfma which is a place known by the Fado and the excellent Sardines to eat. A lit bit further you find Parque das Nações and Oceanarium within it.

São Jorge Castle

Alfama

Parque das nações

Oceanarium

When you are in bairro alto and you walk up towards Principe Real again you will find Parque Eduardo VII. Than if you walk down in a straight line you will find :

• Marquês de Pombal Square
• Restauradores
• Rossio
• Rua Augusta
• Praça do comércio

Parque Eduardo VII

Marquês de Pombal

Restauradores

Rossio

Rua Augusta

Praça do Comércio

Situated in Bairro Alto's down-part it is  Praça Luis de Camões which is a plaza dedicated to Luis de Camões who was a very famous Portuguese Poet. Once you are in this plaza and you have Bairro Alto on your left side, If you keep walking straight on you will arrive at Chiado, where you find lots of quite good stores. however if you walk towards the Tejo river you will arrive to Cais do Sodré which is full of night-.life crowded bars.

Praça Luis de Camões

Chiado

Fernado Pessoa  - a very famous Portuguese Poet

Cais do Sodré - Night-life

Next to Estrela you find Lapa, which is one of the most luxury quarters in Lisbon.

 Lapa hotel is highly recommended.

Very close to Lapa you have Principe Real, just before you arrive to the very famous Bairro Alto.

In this place you find very good restaurants and a lot of  night-life.

Bairro alto

Lapa Hotel

Principe Real Garden

Another place which should be part of your plan is Estrela . Don't miss here Basilica da estrela and jardim da Estrela.

Jardim da Estrela

Basilica da Estrela

Nearby Belém but for the opposite side of Algés you find Alcântara, where you have a very nice view to the  25 de abril bridge  and  Docas  which is an enjoyable boat dock. You can  find in this dock pleasing restaurants and bars.

25 de Abril Bridge

Docas

Close to  Belém you find Algés. In this place there is Champalimaud Research Foundation which is focused in biomedical science particularly in the fields of cancer research and neuroscience. Additionally Vasco Da Gama  Aquarium  deserves also attention for people interested in observing marine fauna.

Vasco da Gama  Aquarium

Champalimaud Research Foundation

Estremadura which the capital is Lisbon, Portuguese capital as well, is an incredible city. Within it there are lot of places which a tourist should never miss, including :

• Belém -  Situated nearby the river, there is Jerónimos Monestary which is a majestic monument with an underlying interesting history to know about it, Belém tower and padrão dos descobrimentos . Still in Belém you can always taste a delicious pastel de nata  sitting in one of the esplanades, walking along the river or garden. If you have time don't forget to visit Belém Cultural Central, Coaches Museum, electricity museum and  Botanical garden.

Jerónimos monestary

         

Belém Tower

Belém Cultural Center

Coaches Museum

Electricity Museum

Botanical Garden

When one lands in Portugal, planning to visit it with just the tourist trip advises, a lot of incredible spots will be missed. The reason is that each region is very different, with its gorgeous particularities.

Our mission with this blog  is to tell you about very useful secret information which is not part of the tourist guides.

This sublime country is composed by Portugal mainland and two archipelagos (Madeira e Azores).

Portugal mainland is divided the following regions :

• Minho
• Trás os Montes e Alto Douro
• Douro Litoral
• Beira alta
• Beira baixa
• Beira litoral
• Estremadura
• Ribatejo
• Alto alentejo
• Baixo Alentejo
• Algarve

Madeira is composed by :

Madeira Island    
Porto Santo Island
Desertas Islands     - three uninhabited islands;
Selvagens Islands   - three islands and sixteen uninhabited islanders

Azores is formed  by :

5 Central islands - Pico, Terceira, Graciosa, São jorge and São Miguel

2  Western Islands - Corvo, Flores

2 Eastern Islands - São Miguel, Santa Maria