Traveling to Lisbon is much more than choosing the capital of Portugal, also known as the City of the Seven Hills, as your destination. Cosmopolitan and traditional, this city thrives on ambiguity, transporting visitors to one of the country’s technological and innovative hotspots, while inviting them to experience a traditional metropolis with a deep-rooted parochial culture. As the national capital, this city is an important political and financial center. It is home to many of the country’s most emblematic monuments, including the Torre de Belém, the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the Basílica da Estrela, the Panteão Nacional, and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, among others. Its museums also tell the story of the city and the people who lived there until it became the city that we see today. Born of legends and presenting itself as an open-air museum, this city of gardens, river and sea could not fail to stand out for its beautiful natural and artistic heritage, especially Fado, the traditional Portuguese song that has earned UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage label. Holder of a full-bodied and unique gastronomy, the city invites travelers to taste the flavors of dishes as emblematic as codfish and its thousand forms of preparation, the Pastéis de Belém or the Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato. The caldo verde with chorizo and the grilled meats are also must-tries, especially if accompanied by a good fado show in one of the city’s traditional fado houses, which will feature in any travel guide to Lisbon.

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Best time to travel

There is no best time to visit Lisbon, as the Portuguese capital is one of those cities that offers endless reasons to visit all year round! For starters, this is a city whose beauty and historical heritage create a very diverse range of possible activities, which makes traveling to Lisbon always make sense and have wonderful options for cultural, recreational, or artistic activities regardless of when you visit. Moreover, it is a city that changes with the seasons, painting itself with different shades of light and colors depending on the time of year. So you will always have the feeling that this city is a city renewed every season. Find out about the advantages of traveling to Lisbon in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and choose the season that best suits your visit to the City of the Seven Hills.

What to see and do

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How to get there from the airport

Getting to the center of Lisbon from Humberto Delgado Airport is very simple, and you can do it using a variety of safe, fast and economical means of transport. Below is a list of the most common options: