Last week I made a short trip to Lisbon. I found it an amazingly beautiful city, strechted across a lot of hills along the wide Tagus river.

The Old Town consists of the city centre, low between a couple of hills, surrounded by some other old parts of the city located on those hills. The city centre is rather small and doesn't really feel like a metropolis. However, it is very pleasant.

The real attraction of Lisbon can be found in the old neighborhoods around the city center. Especially the Alfama area is great. It's a mess of narrow streets, stairs and old trams. It's run down in some parts, but somehow that's just very fitting for this part of town.

I can recommend a visit to Lisbon to anyone. The city looks fantastic, consisting of stunning old parts and interesting new developments (pics will follow later). Besides, it's a great place for some good food and
drinks. :cheers:

A view across the old town from the castle ruins in the Alfama:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC02.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC08.jpg

A street in the city center. In the background an elevator, which connects the city center to the Bairro Alto, an area with a lot of bars and restaurants. Unfortunately the bridge connecting the elevator with the Bairro Alto is closed for renovation, so now the elevator can now only be used as a viewing tower:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC07.jpg

From the elevator: Rossio square
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC12.jpg

One of the cable trams (actually a street running funicular) connecting low and high parts of the city:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC03.jpg

Lisbon at night:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC11.jpg

Typical Portugese building, in a state of decay, like much of the city:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC10.jpg

Some pics from the Alfama:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC01.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC04.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC05.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC06.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC09.jpg

fantastic Vertigo, the old town is amazing specialy Alfama and bairro alto :cheers:

Some more:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC13.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC14.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC15.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC16.jpg

do you use the elevator to climb up the hills Vertigo? the Gloria elevator link the down town to uper town in Bairro Alto, the trip is amazing!!

Nice pics. :)

pictures have an incredible good quality Vertigo.

Bonus pics. :)

Rossio by night.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC17.jpg

Although it was not very warm, some people already gathered on the terraces on Rossio square.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC18.jpg

Alfama
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC19.jpg

Alfama
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC20.jpg

From the castle's ruins in Alfama
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC21.jpg

Hmm... hammer and sickle as logo of a political party? Must be pretty left-wing then... ;)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC22.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC23.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~davidee/Vertigo/LISC24.jpg

Beautiful photos of one of my most favorites cities in Europe :)

beautiful, Monday (2005/02/20) Portugal go to elections thats way you can see many politic logos in the city Vertigo :)

Nice city centre,but some houses need a restoration!

Portugal has beautiful architecture !!

Very beautiful and yes, a renovation would be necessary........

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Thanks Arpels :cheers1:

I also wanted to see these pics on the 1st page again, but for some reason they arent loading anymore :(. Any chances somebody could fix that ?

:cheers:

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only Vertigo could fix that :dunno: but I have new pics:
I live in the athor side of the river, that city in the distance on the left (first pic) :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/telhadosvermelhos.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/telhadosvermelhos01.jpg
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/jani1/capelasaojeronimo03.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/lisbona/CML4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/lisbona/dmaria02.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/lisbona/lxestacaorossio01.jpg
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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/mirim1/lxbaixa01.jpg
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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/conceicao01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/spedroalcantara02.jpg

Thanks again Arpels. Really appreciate it :)

:cheers:

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