Lisbon

Pros: Nice weather, good food, friendly people, many historically significant sites, inexpensive European destination
Cons: Not quite first class (but still very nice)

Lisbon, or Lish-bow-ah as the locals call it, is a lovely city to visit. Situated on the north bank of the Tagus River where it feeds into the Atlantic Ocean, there is coastal charm combined with European antiquity to the city. As the capital of ...

Pros: Provides both the historical and the modern; metro is outstanding; international flair
Cons: Getting there by train can be something of a challenge.

I visited Lisbon in November of 1999, and I have to say that it was something of an oasis in the desert. By the time I reached Lisbon, located on the central southern coast of the Iberian peninsula, travel by train in Europe had become a kind of second...

Pros: Lovely Sceneries with no fear of smog or modern structures.
Cons: There will more-than-likely be a language barrier for most who visit.

I must begin by saying that Lisbon is incredible. It took my breath away with its antiquity, beauty, and love for keeping tradition alive. Portugal, as a whole, is mainly a Catholic country. For such, it has been fully landscaped with many wondrous...

Pros: Good flight connections to Morocco
Cons: Dirty, under construction, unspectacular hard-to-reach sites

My wife and I spent a few days in Lisbon in March 2001. The weather was terrible, and we didn't enjoy ourselves much. Maybe we were just blase after we had seen so many beautiful things in Spain and France, but nothing about Lisbon really grabbed us....

Pros: Many various things to do, great food and sights.
Cons: Partial language barrier, too many tourists in some places.

Lisbon is my my number one choice for a honeymoon. And even though I haven't been there for almost five years, I still have a pretty good idea what I would there.

1. Sightseeing. I would start at Praca Marques de Pombal and visit the park....

Pros: A beautiful, walkable, historic city and environs
Cons: Food can take some getting used to

My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Lisbon early this spring at the beginning of a Renaissance Cruise. We spent three days there, which was altogether too short. I cannot imagine why Lisbon is so relatively unspoiled and uncrowded. We felt it...

Pros: One of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Easy on the wallet.
Cons: Not one thing.

One of the first things you notice about the streets of Lisbon is that almost every block is under some kind of construction. Most of it's there as part of an on-going effort to repair neglected damage from the Great Earthquake of 1755. Needless to say,...

Pros: Few tourists, gorgeous city and friendly locals.
Cons: There is a lot of dried fish on the menus.

We traveled to Lisbon in June 1997. At that time, it still wasn't overrun with gawking tourists, and that was a pleasure. During past trips to Europe, I often wound up spending more time chatting with other Americans than I did desperately...

Pros: Good food and music
Cons: Language barrier

I went to Lisbon with a party of friends by plane. 2 of us do not hold a European passport. It took 20 minutes on the queue to clear them. Talking to the person next to me, a local, he told me that sometimes it can be worse, particularly when they have...

Pros: Plenty of sites to see and things to do. Inexpensive food and drink.
Cons: Poor variety of evening entertainment.

We visited Lisbon for 5 nights in mid June staying at a 3 star hotel.

To make it easier for you the reader I will itemise the 'pros and cons'about Lisbon -

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1. The weather was very warm and sunny throughout our stay....

Pros: Two good flea markets
Cons: None

When we were in Lisbon we enjoyed taking pictures and mingling with the locals at two of the many markets in Lisbon. The Feira de Ladra or Thieves' Market is held every Tuesday and Saturday morning at Campo de Santa Clara, in the old Graca quarter....

Pros: Clean, Safe, Fun
Cons: None

Recently for my Wife's birthday I took her to Lisbon, Madrid, and Casablanca. The trip was very exciting filled with lots of exploring different cultures and places. As always we were amazed at the different things we were able to learn while on this...

Pros: nice food. lovely language.
Cons: no modern telecommunication infrastructure.

For the sake of clarity, I was in Lisboa on business, which automatically makes it less than ideal. If there's a lousy way to travel, it's to have a bunch of meetings set up which interfere with basically everything. And then you have to do business with...

Pros: sights
Cons: driving in Lisbon

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

While in Lisbon we stayed at the Hotel Miraparque and would agree with an earlier post that it was
good value for the dollar. We were charged 20,000 escudos per night for a suite for...

Pros: weather, people, beauty,budget
Cons: rain in April

I go to Lisbon many at least twice a year and I must admit that there is no other major city that I know to be safer. I always go there in the Summer and in the Easter time. The Summer is beautiful and the sun and the nearby beaches are wonderful and...