Lisbon
November 9, 2010 by Portugal vacations · Leave a Comment
Visitors to Lisbon will find warm sunshine and warmer people. No travel guide is required to know that. The reputation of the city’s residents is too well known. But what tourists may not know is that this city on Europe’s west coast is also home to more things to see and do than could possibly [...]
Lisbon Gulbenkian Museum
January 29, 2010 by Portugal vacations · Leave a Comment
When Lisbon became Gulbenkian’s home during World War II it was set to become the fortunate recipient of one of the world’s finest small collections of art. You can reach the Gulbenkian museum via the convenient metro, where you’ll exit at the S. Sebastião or Praça de Espanha Stations.
National Coach Museum in Lisbon
January 29, 2010 by Portugal vacations · Leave a Comment
The oldest is one from the 16th century used by Phillip II on his journey from Madrid to Lisbon to review one of his 17 territories. The interior is a fine example that neatly shows the origin of the phrase ‘traveling in royal style’.
The center of the entire exhibit is widely agreed to be the three coaches commissioned by Joao V for the Portuguese ambassador to Rome.