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PRACA LUIS DE CAMOES 2 BAIRRO ALTO
BAIRRO ALTO
LISBON
Portugal |
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LIS AIRPORT 10 KM/6.2 MI N
PRIMARY PROPERTY LOCATION - CITY
IN THE HEART OF THE BAIRRO ALTO DISTRICT IN THE
PLACA LUIS DE CAMOES AND IN BETWEEN RUA DAS
FLORES AND RUA DO ALECRIM. TO THE SOUTH EXTENDS
RUA GARRETT WITH ITS FASHIONABLE CAFES AND
INDEPENDENT BOUTIQUES. FROM HERE IT IS ONLY A
TEN-MINUTE WALK TO THE MORE MODERN SHOPPING
CENTRE OF BAIXA CHIADO AND LISBONS THEATRE LAND.
BAIRRO ALTO HOTEL IS LOCATED IN THE SQUARE THAT
BEARS A STATUE AND NAME OF LUOS VAZ DE CAMOES-THE
SOLDIER POET WHO TOLD THE STORY OF PORTUGALS
DISCOVERIES IN HIS EPIC POEM -OS LUSOADAS. TO
THIS DAY BAIRRO ALTO REMAINS SYNONYMOUS WITH
CREATIVITY AND REVOLUTION THE LATTER IF ONLY IN
SPIRIT SINCE THE PEOPLES UPRISING IN 1974.THE
BAIRRO ALTO DISTRICT LITERALLY THE UPPER CITY IS
AN HISTORIC ENCLAVE DATING FROM 1513 WHICH IS
REACHED IN A NOVEL WAY VIA THE SANTA JUSTA
ELEVATOR A STRUCTURE REMINISCENT OF THE EIFFEL
TOWER IN PARIS FROM THE LOWER CITY. THE COLOURFUL
DISTRICT RESOUNDS TO THE CALLS OF VENDORS AND
FISHMONGERS AND THE WINDOWS AND BALCONIES ARE
FESTOONED WITH LAUNDRY AND BIRDCAGES. AT NIGHT
THE AREA COMES ALIVE WITH SOME OF THE FINEST FADO
CAFES IN THE CITY ALONG STREETS LIT BY VICTORIAN
LANTERNS. FADO IS THE FAMOUS BRAND OF MUSIC AND
DANCE BROUGHT TO PORTUGAL BY AFRICAN SLAVES IN
THE 19TH CENTURY. CHARACTERIZED BY SONGS OF
SADNESS AND DESPAIR THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE IN
PORTUGAL TO EXPERIENCE THIS MUSICAL GENRE THAN IN
THE BAIRRO ALTO OF LISBON. IN RECENT TIMES BAIRRO
ALTO HAS ALSO MADE A NAME FOR ITSELF AS AN
ALTERNATIVE SHOPPING DESTINATION POPULAR WITH
THOSE LOOKING FOR FASHION AND DESIGN OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM. UP AND COMING DESIGNERS HAVE
INCREASINGLY CHOSEN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FURTHER
CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISTRICTS CREATIVE AND
ECONOMICAL REGENERATION.
PRIMARY CITY -
LIS -
0 KM/0 MI E
BELEM TOWER 5 KM/3.1 MI W
BELVEDERE DA GLORIA 0.3 KM/0.2 MI SW
JERONIMOS CONVENT 5 KM/3.1 MI W
SAINT GEORGE CASTEL 2 KM/1.2 MI SW
SOLAR DO VINHO DO PORTO 0.3 KM/0.2 MI S
THEATRE SAO CARLOS 0.3 KM/0.2 MI SW
THEATRE SAO LUIZ 0.3 KM/0.2 MI SW
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