This freelance journalist and partner at a company that organizes nature treks has travelled to the most remote locations in the world, but Lisbon is always her “port of departure”. To her travelled eyes it is still the light that makes the difference, “this unique light one discovers at sunrise and sunset from terraces with a view over the river Tejo”. Furthermore, Lisbon is still a place “where History and modernity cross paths”. To better witness what this city has to offer one must visit “typical” Mouraria, “haughty” Estrela, “mundane” Chiado, “alternative” Bairro Alto, or even Campo de Ourique where you will find a “merge of styles”. Patrícia Cabral believes that a perfect day in her city starts really early, with a walk along Terreiro do Paço and Cais das Colunas, and ends somewhere between Chiado and Bairro Alto, allowing yourself to be tempted by stores, museums and a Santini icecream.
AND HER BEST OF IS…
A monument: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos.
A museum: Museu de Arte Antiga.
A garden: Jardim da Gulbenkian.
A view: Miradouro de Nossa Senhora do Monte.
Best outdoor activities: Any trek organized by Green Trekker.
Best hotels: Bessa Hotel Liberdade.
Best restaurants?
Author cuisine: Belcanto.
Portuguese cuisine: O Magano.
Fish and seafood: Monte Mar.
World cuisine: O Cantinho do Aziz.
“Petiscos”: Tasca da Esquina.
Good price: Casa de Pasto.
Out-of-hours: Guilty by Olivier.
Best view: Zambeze.
Cafes and ice-cream stores: Choupana Café, Santini, Artisani.
At night:
Bars: Espumantaria do Cais and Bom, o Mau e o Vilão.
Discos: Lux Frágil and Urban Beach.
Terraces: Sky Bar and Le Chat.
Shopping:
Fashion: Bisset, Alperce and Ali-Jo.
Portuguese products: A Vida Portuguesa and Conserveira de Lisboa.
Gourmet/wine shops: A Mercearia, Cais Pimenta Rosa, Coisas do Arco do Vinho, Garrafeira Campo de Ourique, B. Muu.
