Tim Fenton

P&O Iona, maximum passenger complement 5,200, sets sail from Lisbon this afternoon

5.1.18 Taberna Londrina - Other Outlets There are two more outlets for this increasingly popular brand in the Lisbon area: both offer what looks like the same menu as offered at th...

Lisbon User Guide has added Taberna Londrina - Other Locations to Portuguese restaurants - two more city locations where you can get your Franceshiha fix lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/03/5118...

7.2.19 March 2026 THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa...

Lisbon User Guide has added March 2026 to The Blog - sad loss of a famous coffee shop, but the weather has improved lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/03/7219...

4.7.3 National Railway Museum Location HERE . Website HERE . Open from 1030 to 1730 hours. Closed Mondays. Looking out from the roundhouse The museum is over 100km, or mo...

Lisbon User Guide has added National Railway Museum to Out Of Town destinations - a full day out, but really worthwhile ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/473-...

5.2.11 Bengal Tandoori Rua da Alegria 20 Location HERE . Either walk down the hill from Principe Real, or up the hill from Avenida da Liberdade. Reassuringly like ...

Lisbon User Guide has added Bengal Tandoori to Curry Houses - reassuringly like many small-town-in-the-UK Tandoori restaurants ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/5211...

7.2.18 February 2026 THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa...

Lisbon User Guide has added February 2026 to The Blog - Tram 28 News, Metro News, and a weather warning ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/7218...

4.7.2 Royal Palace of Mafra Location HERE . The Palace, Basilica and Convent are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The façade ... One of the largest Royal Palaces. at more ...

Lisbon User Guide has added Royal Palace of Mafra to Out of Town - one of the largest Royal palaces, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site too ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/472-...

4.7.1 Cabo da Roca Location HERE . The westernmost point of continental Europe, situated just off the main road that links Sintra and Cascais. The first lighth...

Lisbon User Guide has added Cabo da Roca to Out of Town - the westernmost point of continental Europe, and easily accessible from central Lisbon ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/471-...

7.2.17 January 2026 - Take 2 TRAM NEWS Tram 12 has now been restored to service, as the resurfacing works in the Rua dos Cavaleiros have been completed. But the big news...

Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 - Take 2 to The Blog - Tram 12 and 28 news, plus the reality of the Metro's "accessible" stations ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/7217...

7.2.16 January 2026 Happy New Year! THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternat...

Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 to The Blog - tram news, plus cautions on the Metro, Winter Weather, and Filming ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...

The Ponte 25 de Abril and Cristo Rei emerge from the fog #Lisbon #Lisboa

Bolo Rei … and Bolo Rei (beer) #Braga #HopenChristmas

6.2.37 Mestre da Cerveja Rua Tomás da Anunciação 88B Location HERE . Open: Monday to Thursday 1500-2300; Friday and Saturday 1600-Midnight; closed Sundays. It’s up i...

Lisbon User Guide has added Mestre da Cerveja to Craft Beer Outlets ... smallest craft bar in town, with remote pizza . lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/6237...

4.4.20 Parque do Tejo Passeio do Tejo Location HERE . Open 24 hours. Just to emphasise the work that has gone in to redevelop the area around Gare Oriente, at the...

Lisbon User Guide has added Parque do Tejo to Green Spaces ... boardwalks, wildlife and places to chill - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/4420...

December 2025 THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa...

Lisbon User Guide has added December 2025 to The Blog ... Tile Museum closed, plus New Year News - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...

6.2.36 Aguarela Bar and Kitchen Rua Angelina Vidal 23 Location HERE . Open from 1800 to 2330 hours; closed Monday and Tuesday. Opened on the 24th October 2025, and yes, the...

Lisbon User Guide has added Aguarela Bar and Kitchen to Craft Beer Outlets ... another Outro Lado, but more upmarket, and in Graça - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6236...

6.1.12 Padaria Patriacal Rua da Rosa 266 Location HERE . Open weekdays until 1830 hours. On the corner of Rua Dom Pedro V and Rua da Rosa, at the top end of the Bair...

Lisbon User Guide has added Padaria Patriacal to Coffee Shops ... Art Nouveau magnificence, great coffee, keen prices - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6112...

5.3.6 As Bifanas do Afonso (Baixa) Rua da Assunção 80 Location HERE . THIS OUTLET IS CASH ONLY Open from 0930 to 1800 hours; closed Sunday. Look, no queue! Same product as the...

Lisbon User Guide has added As Bifanas do Afonso (Baixa) to Bifana Outlets ... same great bifanas, no queue as yet, but nowhere to sit down - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/536-...

5.1.17 Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) Campo Grande 35B Location HERE . Open every day from noon to midnight. A similar menu to that offered by the Bairro Alto outlet for this bra...

Lisbon User Guide has added Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) to Portuguese Restaurants ... get your Francesinha fix without having to reserve - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/5117...

7.2.14 November 2025 REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa Justa lif...

Lisbon User Guide has added November 2025 to The Blog: tram 28, Belém news, and loss of a brewpub - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/7214...

Last night at Duque Brewpub … it’s closing its doors for the last time #Lisbon #beer

4.4.19 Parque Verde de Carnide North end of Carnide Location HERE . Those politics junkies who want to know why a Mayor representing a right-leaning party got re-elected r...

Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Verde de Carnide to Green Spaces ... a new park for a crowded city, an oasis of calm - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4419...

6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles 6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles Avenida da República 15A Location HERE . What were coffee shops like in days gone by? Maybe like Versailles, wh...

Lisbon User Guide has added Patisserie Versailles to Coffee Shops ... very old school, and a rather good all-round eatery - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6111...

5.1.16 Galeto Avenida da República 14 Location HERE . Open every day from 0730 hours until 0300 the next morning. A Lisbon institution, and with an unusua...

Lisbon User Guide has added Galeto to Portuguese Restaurants ... ideal for singles and couples, less so for larger groups - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5116...

Just the three cruise ships in port today #Lisbon

AMO Barboletas APA. This is a seriously good beer #Beer #Lisboa

5.1.15 Frango Da Gare Gare do Oriente G218 Location HERE . Open every day from 1030 to 2100 hours. For those who can’t find a good value meal outlet at Oriente, t...

Lisbon User Guide has added Frango da Gare to Portuguese Restaurants ... busy, a little chaotic, but great food and great value lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5115...

4.4.18 Parque Silva Porto Rua Dr José Alberto de Faria Location HERE . Open daily from 0700 to 1900 hours. The grand entrance Another counter to those who talk down t...

Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Silva Porto to Green Spaces ... tree cover, wildlife, and a place to chill lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4418...

7.2.13 October 2025 Fallout from the Glória funicular accident continues, with the Desfile dos Classicos (Carris’ annual tram parade) cancelled for this year, a...

Lisbon User Guide has added October 2025 to The Blog - mainly about fallout from the Elevador da Glória accident lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/7213...

6.2.35 Gulden Draak - River Deck Centro Vasco da Gama, Avenida Dom João II 40 Location HERE . Open Every Day It’s in the VdG commercial centre! In Parque das Nações’ main sh...

Lisbon User Guide has added Gulden Draak - River Deck to craft beer bars ... the only craft outlet in the area around Gare Oriente lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6235...