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A Traveller’s Guide to Lisbon

This artcticle comes from ladieswhattravel.com You can see the original article and some more amazing stories here.

Lisbon is unlike any other European capital you’ve been to. The perfect blend of modern and traditional, Lisbon welcomes all to join in the celebration of art, culture, food, nature, architecture, and the beauty of life itself.

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An absolute gem spread across seven hills, Lisbon is a city you’ll never want to stop exploring.

The best time to visit Lisbon

Lisbon weather is fairly pleasant throughout the whole year. In the summer, the hottest it gets is a little over 30°C, but the coastal breeze makes it almost unnoticeable. The winters in Lisbon are rather mild in terms of coldness, but it does get quite rainy.

Still, the best time to visit would be during the off-season months, such as March to May or September to October.

How long to stay in Lisbon

If you’re pressed for time, the Lisbon essentials could be covered in three days, but it’s still best to stay for at least five days to really enjoy the place and go at your own pace.

Not the kind of thing you’d expect to see in the Spanish capital, but worth a visit nonetheless. It’s actually a true Egyptian temple, dating back to 2nd century BC, and was donated to Spain in thanks for the country’s help building the Aswan Dam back in the 1960s.

Spend your Sunday at El Rastro

El Rastro is Madrid’s biggest flea market. Taking place every Sunday, streets are overtaken by more than 1,000 vendors selling both new and second-hand items, from undies and tourist t-shirts through to antique coins, furniture and creepy looking dolls.

Visit one of the many museums

Madrid has an abundance of amazing museums to visit, from classic and contemporary art galleries through to museums on archaeology, naval history, and waxworks.

Some of the biggest have to be the Prado and Reina Sofia Museums and it’s well worth noting that many offer free admission at certain times (another useful tip in the Marco Polo Guide!)

Chill in El Retiro Park

Reminding me of London’s great parks, El Retiro is a historic garden associated with the former Buen Retiro Palace.

You could easily spend half a day (or more!) here as there’s so much to see. Late 19th century monuments are scattered throughout the grounds, making it an outdoor sculpture museum, then there’s the spectacular glass palace and the opportunity to take a rowboat out onto the lake.

Spoilt - badly behaved because you are always given what you want or allowed to do what you want. Zepsuty, rozpieszczony.

Feast - a large mealespecially to celebrate something special. Uczta.

Belly - stomach or abdomen. Brzuch.

To Scratch the surface - to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem. Liznąć coś.

To Manage - to do something or deal with something successfully. Poradzić sobie.

To Squeeze - to press something strongly.  Sciskać, Wyciskac.

Gap - empty space or hole in the middle of something, or between two things. Luka, szczelina, szpara.

Several - some, but not a lot. Kilka, kilku.

Destination - the place where someone or something is going. Cel (podróży ), miejsce przeznaczenia.

Tip -  an extra amount of money that you give to a waitress or a taxi driver. Napiwek.

Insight - the ability to understand what something is really like, or an example of this. Zrozumienie, wgląd.

Share - to divide something between two or more people. (Po)dzielić (się).

Ancient - From a long time ago. Starożytny.

Expect - to think that something will happen. Oczekiwać, spodziewać się.

To be worth sth  - to have a particular valueespecially in money. Być wartym coś.

Nonetheless - despite what has just been said. Niemniej (jednak), pomimo to.

Donate -  to give money or goods to a person or organization that needs help. Podarować, ofiarować.

Flea Market - a market where you can buy old or used things cheaply. Pchli targ.

To take place - to happen. Mieć miejsce, zdarzyć się, odbywać się.

Second-hand -  If something is second-hand, someone else owned or used it before you.

Używany, z drugiej ręki.

Vendor - someone who sells something outside. handlarz, sprzedawca.

Overtake – to take control over something. Przejac.

Undies - Underwear, sth you wear under your other clothes. Bielizna.

Coin -  a flat, usually round, piece of metal used as money. Moneta.

Creepy - strange and frightening. Straszny, dziwaczny.

Abundance - a lot of something. Obfitość, bogactwo.

Contemporary - of the present time, modern. Współczesny.

Admission - the money that you pay to enter a place. Opłata za wstęp.

Certain -  used to refer to a particular person or thing. Pewien.

Scattered - covering a wide area. Rozrzucony, rozproszony.

Sculpture - a piece of art that is made from stonewoodclay, etc. Rzeźba.

Spectacular extremely good, exciting, or surprising. Nadzwyczajny, spektakularny.

Opportunity - a situation in which it is possible for you to do something, or a possibility of doing something. Okazja, możliwość.

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