Close encounters
"(...) The more adventurous will relish the eclectic and cultural Bairro Alto and Chiado neighbourhoods, where you can find traditional linens and ceramics, design shops, theatres and restaurants. Some fascinating historical sites lie around the Convento do Carmo in the Chiado, connected to the lower Baixa by the Santa Justa elevator, daring back to 1902 and designed by a disciple of Gustave Eifel.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Portuguese capital of Lisbon was a major trading port and the departure point for several great voyages of discovery. Now it's Lisbon itself that is being rediscovered as one of most cosmopolitan and vibrant - not to mention warmest - cities in Europe. (...)"