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About Lisbon

Best Time to Visit

Lisbon is one of the sunniest capitals in Europe. The best months are between May and August, when food and music festivals take place almost every week, the city's sun-shiny beaches look like a postcard, and Lisboêtas flock to the bars and restaurants. Although Lisbon can be quite crowded throughout the year, hotel prices drop significantly from November to February, and the weather remains warm, making it an ideal time for budget-conscious visitors.

Transport

For a European capital, Lisbon is very organized and a city made for walking, especially in the cinematic neighborhoods like Alfama and Bairro Alto. Lisbon's public transport is operated by Carris (tickets/day passes $2/$6.68) and includes buses and Lisbon's historic trams, funiculars and elevators. The Metropolitano de Lisboa (tickets start at $1.56) operates the city's subway system. Taxi and Uber are pretty common – after all, there are a lot of hills in the city.

Weather

January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 11 ºC. July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24 ºC.

Things to Know Before You Go

Lisbon's famous artistic stone pavements, called casçada potuguesa, look beautiful but can be quite dangerous as they are slippery - make sure your shoes have good grip and save your heels for Paris and Milan. And always have cash on hand – most of the city's bars, restaurants and shops only accept Portuguese plastic, known as Multibanco.

Language

Portuguese

Electric

Type F (two-input socket)

Currency

Euro (€)

Lisbon Airports

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS) is the international airport located in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

The airport is the main international gateway to Portugal and a major aviation hub in Europe. It is the 22nd largest airport in Europe by number of passengers. While the airport hosted 20 million passengers in 2015, it also transported 94,300 tons of cargo in 2014. It was awarded the title of Europe's Leading Airport by the World Travel Awards for eight consecutive years.

As the headquarters for TAP Portugal and its subsidiary TAP Express, the airport also serves as a focus city for easyJet, Ryanair and Azores Airlines and a base for scheduled airlines euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly and White Airways. The airport has been operated by Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA), representing the French Vinci Airports group, since February 2013.

Land Transportation

Metro

Lisbon airport has an underground Metro de Lisboa station in the arrivals area in the southern part of Terminal 1. The red line of the metro connects the city center and the other three metro lines to the airport between 06.30 and 01.00 in 6 to 9 minutes. It takes 16 minutes to reach the city center by metro and 5 minutes to reach Gare do Oriente train and bus station.

Bus

Carris city buses stop in front of Terminal 1 arrivals floor and provide transportation to Marquis of Pombal Square and Amoreiras via bus route 783. Night line 208 (00:30-05:35) goes to Baixa centre, Cais do Sodré train station and Gare do Oriente train station. Two Aerobus lines are prepared to connect the airport with the city center and the Cascais train line. Aerobus 1 departs to Cais do Sodré every 20 minutes between 07:00 and 23:20 on weekdays. Every 25 minutes between 7:00 and 22:50 on weekends and holidays. Aerobus 2 provides transportation to the financial center between 07:30 and 23:00. Av., 100 meters east of Terminal 1. From de Berlim bus station, three Carris buses carry passengers to different points of the city and their line numbers are as follows: 705, 722 and 744.

Bicycle

Two cycle paths connect to the junction 300 meters south of Terminal 1, which in turn connect to the city's 70 km bicycle network infrastructure. One of the roads is towards the west, Av. It goes along do Brasil to the main campus of Universidade de Lisboa, through the central districts of Alvalade, Campo Grande and Entrecampos, and then merges with the other road, leading to Telheiras, Colegio Militar, Benfica and Monsanto Forest Park. The other bike path heads east from the intersection towards Olivais, Gare do Oriente train station and Parque das Nações Expo 98, and from the Tejo pilgrimage route along the riverside with Lisbon harbour, Santa Apolónia train station, cruise ship and ferry terminal, historic center and Caminho to the north It leads to Fátima and Santiago de Compostela.