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146 | DESTINATION GUIDES More free monthly guides available at traveller.easyjet.com<br />
Lisbon<br />
Portugal<br />
DIALLING CODE +351<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Barcelona,<br />
Basel-Mulhouse, Berlin,<br />
Bristol, Edinburgh,<br />
Geneva, Liverpool,<br />
London (LGW, LTN),<br />
Lyon, Madeira, Madrid,<br />
Milan (MXP), Paris<br />
(CDG), Rome, Toulouse<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs<br />
between €15 and €25.<br />
The Aerobus<br />
leaves every 20<br />
minutes. Tickets: €3.50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
A Licorista (222 Rua<br />
dos Sapateiros, tel: 21<br />
343 1415) Just through<br />
the archway on the<br />
south side of Rossio<br />
Square, this is a cheap<br />
and bustling, authentic<br />
Portuguese restaurant.<br />
Head to A Licorista<br />
for its no-frills but<br />
pleasant atmosphere<br />
and brisk service.<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Picanha das Janelas<br />
Verdes (96 Rua<br />
das Janelas Verdes,<br />
tel: 21 397 5401)<br />
Picanha is a delicious<br />
cut of Brazilian beef<br />
traditionally served<br />
with black beans.<br />
This new restaurant is<br />
dedicated to this and<br />
other specialities from<br />
the other side of the<br />
Atlantic. The menu<br />
includes a light version<br />
of the dish and also<br />
a seafood version.<br />
UP TO €50<br />
A Travessa (12<br />
Travessa do Convento<br />
das Bernardas, tel:<br />
21 390 2034) A longestablishedBelgianrun<br />
restaurant,<br />
A Travessa has a<br />
deserved reputation<br />
for its thoughtful<br />
cuisine. The location’s<br />
a real treat, too – a<br />
17th-century convent<br />
and cloister for<br />
outside dining when<br />
the weather is fi ne.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Bico<br />
do Sapato (Avenida<br />
Infante Dom Henrique,<br />
Santa Apolónia, tel:<br />
21 881 0320) This<br />
fantastically glitzy<br />
restaurant has been<br />
VIP INN<br />
BERNA<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Within easy reach of<br />
Lisbon’s historical<br />
and fi nancial<br />
centres and<br />
airport, this hotel is<br />
convenient for all.<br />
From €40, book at<br />
hotels.easyJet.com.<br />
going for quite a few<br />
years now, but it is<br />
still the place where<br />
the glitterati come<br />
to enjoy modern<br />
Portuguese cuisine<br />
and sushi. Its elite<br />
reputation may be due<br />
to the fact that actor<br />
John Malkovich is one<br />
of the partners.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Chafariz<br />
do Vinho (Rua Mãe<br />
D’Água, tel: 21 342<br />
2079) Unusually<br />
located in an 18thcentury<br />
water cistern,<br />
this fascinating space<br />
is dedicated to wine.<br />
Visit for its quirky<br />
surroundings and a<br />
wonderful selection<br />
of good wines.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Grapes and Bites<br />
(81 Rua do Norte, tel:<br />
91 936 1171) A new<br />
venue in the heart of<br />
the bustling Bairro<br />
Alto with a good<br />
selection of wines,<br />
cocktails, bar food and<br />
with live music every<br />
night from 10pm.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Spock (34 Rua de<br />
São Bento, tel: 21 807<br />
8509) A beautiful<br />
and highly cool<br />
new bar boasting a<br />
selection of smallish<br />
rooms, each with a<br />
diff erent atmosphere.<br />
Also come here for<br />
occasional live music,<br />
fi lm sessions and<br />
fashion shows.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP With<br />
Christmas on the<br />
horizon, and perhaps<br />
with little ones to be<br />
provided with gifts, A<br />
Vida Portuguesa has a<br />
selection of traditional<br />
Portuguese toys, which<br />
are sure to delight and<br />
amaze. There’s nice<br />
stuff for grown-ups,<br />
too (11 Rua Anchieta).<br />
SEE Check out<br />
the second part of<br />
the Gulbenkian’s<br />
acclaimed still-life<br />
exhibition, In the<br />
Presence of Things,<br />
which continues<br />
throughout the month<br />
(43A Avenida de Berna,<br />
tel: 21 782 3000).<br />
GO It’s easy to get<br />
lost in the labyrinthine<br />
alleys of the largely<br />
traffi c-free Alfama<br />
district but the<br />
occasional glimpse<br />
of the Tagus, the<br />
discovery of a quiet<br />
square or a simple<br />
taverna make a<br />
wander through its<br />
vertiginous streets a<br />
rewarding experience.<br />
ESCAPE Pay a visit<br />
to the gardens of<br />
Monserrate in Sintra,<br />
originally laid out by<br />
English writer and<br />
collector, William<br />
Beckford in the late<br />
18th century, followed<br />
by afternoon tea at the<br />
stupendous Seteais<br />
Palace Hotel. You can<br />
get there in under<br />
an hour by train or<br />
car from Lisbon.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The Águas Livres<br />
Aqueduct is said to<br />
be the largest stone<br />
structure in Europe<br />
and, amazingly, it<br />
survived the 1755<br />
earthquake unscathed.<br />
Jonathan Weightman<br />
Liverpool<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Alicante,<br />
Amsterdam,<br />
Barcelona, Belfast<br />
(BFS), Berlin, Bodrum,<br />
Bordeaux, Brussels,<br />
Faro, Fuerteventura,<br />
Geneva, Gibraltar,<br />
Grenoble, Ibiza,<br />
Innsbruck, Isle of<br />
Man, Jersey, Krakow,<br />
Lanzarote, Lisbon,<br />
Lyon, Madrid, Majorca,<br />
Málaga, Malta,<br />
Menorca, Naples, Nice,<br />
Paris (CDG), Rhodes,<br />
Salzburg, Tallinn<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £15.<br />
The 500 departs<br />
every 30<br />
minutes for the city<br />
centre. Tickets: £2.60.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Mezzanine Cafe Bar<br />
(Liverpool Cathedral,<br />
tel: 0151 709 6271)<br />
Munch on salads with<br />
speciality breads<br />
and freshly made<br />
pastries while<br />
looking out across<br />
the heavenly central<br />
space of the world’s<br />
fi fth-largest cathedral.<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Eastzeast (Kings<br />
Dock, tel: 0151 707<br />
9377) The fourth<br />
branch of this<br />
upmarket Indian<br />
restaurant is on the<br />
waterfront. Eastzeast<br />
mixes modern décor<br />
with traditional<br />
Punjabi cuisine, with<br />
plenty of spicy and<br />
creamy curries.<br />
UP TO €50 Caveau<br />
(59 Allerton Road,<br />
Woolton, tel: 0151<br />
428 6966) Chef Dave<br />
Roberts has been<br />
serving fi ne French<br />
cuisine for more than<br />
30 years. His latest<br />
reincarnation, in<br />
lovely Woolton<br />
village, is attracting<br />
enthusiastic reviews.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Marco Pierre White<br />
Steakhouse Bar &<br />
Grill (10 Chapel Street,<br />
tel: 0151 559 0555)<br />
Another restaurant<br />
from star chef Marco<br />
Pierre White provides<br />
the focal point of a<br />
boutique hotel in the<br />
commercial district. It<br />
promises “aff ordable<br />
glamour” and steaks<br />
such as a 16oz,<br />
28-day aged T-bone<br />
with chips cooked<br />
in beef dripping.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY The<br />
Grapes (60 Roscoe<br />
Street, tel: 0151 708<br />
6870) With its quirky<br />
and atmospheric<br />
surroundings, this<br />
family-run pub in the<br />
Georgian quarter<br />
is popular with
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