Shopping Areas 1-Av. da Liberdade (the most expensive street in the city, here you find brands like Ermenegildo Zegna, Montblanc, Hugo Boss or Armani) 2-Chiado (destroyed by a fire in 1988 was reconstructed and you can find here some Luxury Brand's like Cartier) 3-Bairro Alto (Somealternative stores used clothes old records, and street wear brands like carhartt or eastpack, some stores open till 2a.m.) 4-Colombo (the biggest mall in the city over 400 stores, here you can find everithing you want) 5-Vasco da Gama (Another mall around 200 stores, but this one as a fantastic decoration related with seaworld) Nightlife Areas 1-Bairro Alto (some streets plenty of bars and a young crowed drinking in the street, also some Fado houses) 2-Av. 24 de Julho (In this Avenue you find Nightclubs Like industria, Kapital, kremlin, Plateau...) 2-Docas (some nice bars and a couple of restaurants, Nearby you have Docas de Sto. Amaro, were you can find nightclubs like Indochina or Queens) 3-Santos (Near Av. 24 de Julho, some Bars like Marretas were you can start your night) 4-Parque das Nações (After Expo98 this zone become very busy at night a big number of bars or restaurants were you can dinner and take your cocktail) 5-Principe Real (some bars like Pavilhao chines, and others like Finalmente that as a drag queen show) Monuments & Landmarks well this is my top5, but i could make a top40 beacuse this city as so much to see 1-Belém The Jeronimos Monastery, Belém Tower, The Gardens & Padrão dos Descobrimentos 2- Castelo de S. Jorge (ST George Castle, were the city born, and a great view of the city, you can also walk in old neighbourwoods like Alfama) 3-Sé de Lisboa (after visit this church go walk to the downtown Rossio, chiado, Praça do Comércio) 4-Parque das nações (since Lisbon is not only old history, in this part of the city you can see some nice architecture buildings like Gare do Oriente, or Pavilhao Atlantico) 5-Gulbenkian Gardens (after a jouney of seightseeing you should came to this gardens and relax in the grass, very calm place in the midle of the city) Coffeehouses 1-Pasteis de Belém (everyone that came to Lisbon should taste on of these custard pies, located in Belem) 2-Nicola (historic coffeehouse located in Rossio ) 3-Brasileira (historic coffeehouse located in Chiado) 4-Martinho D'Arcada (historic coffeehouse located in Praça do Comércio) 5-Ginginha (only serves Ginginha, that is a cherry brandy, located in Rossio)

Population (2001): 564,657 people live in Lisbon. (2,641,006 in metropolitan area) Telephone Area Code: 21 Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time) Religion: Mainly Catholicism. Other religions are also freely practiced. Language: Portuguese Currency: € Euro Electricity: Voltage: 220/380 volts at a frequency of 50 Hertz. European Standards are applied. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LISBON Had the Richter Scale been invented then, the great earthquake taht destroyed Lisbon on 1 November 1755, would have registered a incredible 8.9 and was followed by a gigant tsunami. More than 40,000 people died during the earthquake and tsunami, Under the streets of Lisbon’s downtown area exists a hidden underworld of Roman streets, bridges, rooms and galleries. Due to the dangerous conditions The entrance is only open to the public two days a year. The tallest Arche of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, spanning the Alcântara Valley stands 65 metres (213 feet) high and is the tallest of any ancient structure in the world. One of The 25 April Bridge foundations, with a depth of 79 metres (260 feet), is the deepest of any bridge in the world. The Tagus estuary in Lisbon stretches 14 km across and is large enough to contain all the warships in the world.