Lisbon City Breaks

Lisbon City Breaks - Eclectic and colourful neighbourhoods
The Portuguese capital offers that quintessential bustling continental experience that should appeal to visitors of all ages. Vibrant and noisy, Lisbon city breaks provide stylish attractions and entertainment, lots of intriguing history and a perfect Mediterranean style climate year round. A hilly undulating city, Lisbon is nevertheless compact and inviting to stroll around at leisure. It features many historic districts each with their own distinct character and atmosphere. Visit Barrio Alto, known as the upper city with its colourful winding cobbled lanes filled with ancient chapels and lovingly restored mansion houses. The neighbourhood truly lights up at night as Lisbon's premier nightlife quarter with cafe bars and Latin clubs attracting the movers and shakers of this cosmopolitan city. The riverfront area of Belem is also a definite must and houses Lisbon’s most famous landmarks. Admire the stunning St Jerymos Monastery and charming Belem Tower.

City Breaks Lisbon - An abundance of fascinating art & architecture
Like Rome, the city was built on a series of steep hills which are all thankfully connected by a wide network of lifts, funiculars and trams. Getting around Lisbon this way offers visually stunning vistas of an eclectic urban landscape and ocean. Lisbon city breaks will inevitably seek out the marvellous historic architecture that has made the city so special. Medieval St Georges Castle and the ornate city cathedral best illustrate its urban beauty and there are also several lavish palaces worthy of a visit in Ajuda, Casa dos Bicos and Belem. Lisbon short breaks will also want to browse the fascinating art and historic artefacts in the Museum of Popular Art and the Maritime Museum which are worthy of a whole day to fully appreciate.

Lisbon City Breaks - Magical kid’s attractions
The young and young at heart will love the irresistible array of happening night time venues downtown during a long weekend in Lisbon. Wild nights of salsa, jazz and mainstream clubbing is likely to continue well into dawn for those with energy to spare. A Lisbon city break is also very much a family affair which features dozens of attractions for young children. There is a huge tropical aquarium, zoo and planetarium and of course lots for youngsters along its picture perfect sandy beaches like windsurfing, sailing and beach sports. City breaks in Lisbon are a haven for serious golf courses and boasts no less than a dozen championship courses, some of which have featured on the European PGA tour and hosted major celebrity tournaments.