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Trip Guide to Lisbon's Latest Renaissance

Andrea Fazzari A view from Baixa of Praça Dom Pedro IV

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A generation after Salazar's fall, Portugal's once-sleepy capital has officially emerged from its former malaise. Experience the old-world charms and high-design energy of a city that is seducing both travelers and native Lisboans alike. Just as Lisboans have enjoyed their city's renaissance, so has the international party circuit.

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5 Hotels 8 Restaurants 12 Activities

Destinations: Lisbon

Themes: Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts · Shopping

Inspired by: Lisbon's Renaissance — by Alexandra Marshall, Published Jan. 2006

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    Palácio Belmonte

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    NH Liberdade

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    The NH Liberdade portends a hip new Lisbon, with its rooftop swimming pool, black-and-cream motif, and provocative details (like the faux- fur lamp

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    Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, Lisbon

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    A 1959 hotel chock-full of Midcentury masterpieces, a 15-minute walk from Old Town, with the largest standard rooms in Lisbon (452 square feet).

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    Bairro Alto Hotel

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    Sr. Vinho

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    Santo Antonio da Alfama

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    Restaurante Eleven

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    A sleek space in the Amaliá Rodrigues garden of Parque and Michelin-starred chef Joachim Koerper’s ambitious Mediterranean menu cemented Eleven’s p... More
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    Pastelaria-Padaria São Roque

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    Luca

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    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    In the mostly commercial Uptown district of Lisbon is Luca, a contemporary, whitewashed dining space that uses Portuguese ingredients like black po... More
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    A Travessa

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    Locals converge on the Belgian-influenced restaurant in a former 17th-century convent for lambic, abbey, and Trappist ales, and for the bull-steak ... More
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    Pap' Açorda

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    Its name refers to a traditional cilantro-rich bread-and-shellfish stew, just one example of the Portuguese soul food this minimalist restaurant se... More
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    Bica do Sapato

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    Lisbon’s hippest restaurant—located at the docks and partly owned by actor John Malkovich—serves contemporary twists on Portuguese classics, such a

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    Sé Cathedral

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    This Romanesque cathedral houses 12th- and 13th-century treasures, and the adjoining cloister has an archaeological dig with remains of Roman times. More
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    Parque das Nações

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    Droves of locals make weekend-afternoon pilgrimages to the Parque das Nações, which was commissioned for Expo on what used to be a dingy industrial... More
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    Museu do Design

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    All of the 1,000 or so pieces at the Museu do Design, housed since 1999 in a corner of the Centro Cultural de Belém, 20 minutes outside the city ce... More
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    Luvaria Ulisses

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    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    The butter-soft lambskin and leather gloves rival anything you'll find in Paris, but at bargain prices.




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    Lojadatalaia

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    Though you're unlikely to schlep home a Knoll chair, don't miss a trip to Manuel Reis's design-furniture boutique, a stone's throw from Bica do Sap... More
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    ILS

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    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    The shop's collection of well-priced vintage jewelry includes some excellent pieces from the forties and fifties.




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    Deli Delux

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    Fine foods and wines (assemble a case to ship home some of the local vintages). More
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    Casa Pereira

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    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    This Art Nouveau jewelbox in the center of Chiado is the place for chocolates, fine coffee, and other gourmet treats.




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    Alves/Gonçalves

    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    The Portuguese society set shops here for sensual but practical ready-to-wear suits and couture gowns designed by a two-man team that's on its way

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    Aleksandar Protich

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    Lisbon | Europe | Portugal

    A delicious array of rainbow-colored, fashion-forward dresses, skirts, and tops hangs from meat hooks in this converted butcher shop.



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