EXCITE - Casino LisboaThe Casino Lisboa is a leisure and entertainment complex characterized by its diverse range of shows and entertainment, games, cuisine and culture that make it a place without equal and transform each visit into a unique experience.
The Casino Lisboa is located in the Parque das Nações, site of the Expo’98, nest to the Tagus River.
Part of an up-and-coming tourist attraction center, the Casino Lisboa enjoys a privileged location, served by four hotels and surrounded by the Oriente Station transport hub, the International Lisbon Fair (FIL), the Atlantic Pavilion, the Portugal Pavilion and the Oceanarium. It is situated two minutes from the Lisbon International Airport where several main road access points converge (such as the Vasco da Gama Bridge, the CRIL and CREL king roads, the A1 and the 2a Circular motorways).
Casino Lisboa presents a variety of additional services at your disposal:
- Cloak Room
- Tobacco shop
- Car Cleaning and washing services
- Travel Agency
- ATM service
- Taxi Park
- Free Wireless Internet, PT-WIFI
The casino is closed on the 24th of December.
www.casinolisboa.pt+351.218.929.000
ACQUIRE - Colombo Shopping CenterMore than 420 stores. Open daily from 10:00 to 23:00
www.colombo.pt+351.217.113.636
ADMIRE - Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationThe Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private institution of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education and science. Created by a clause in Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian's will, the Foundation's statutes were approved in 1956.
The head-office is located in Lisbon. The large premises, opened in 1969, comprise the head-office itself and the museum. In addition to the areas occupied by the Foundation's management and various departments, the premises include a large auditorium, a space for temporary exhibitions, a congress area with auditoriums and other rooms, as well as a large building that houses the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the Art Library. The entire complex is set in the Gulbenkian Park. In 1983, the Modern Art Center, consisting of a museum and an education center, was opened at one end of the park. The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência is situated inside a multi-building complex in Oeiras. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation also has a delegation in the United Kingdom (UK Branch) and a center in Paris (the Calouste Gulbenkian Cultural Center).
The Foundation actively pursues its statutory aims in Portugal and abroad through a wide range of direct activities and grants supporting projects and programs.
The Foundation has an orchestra and a choir that perform throughout the year within a regular season, and organizes solo and collective exhibitions of work by Portuguese and foreign artists. It also organizes international conferences, meetings and courses, awards subsidies and scholarships for specialist studies and doctorates in Portugal and abroad, and supports programs and projects of a scientific, educational, artistic and social nature. Moreover, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is actively involved in publishing, especially through its program for university textbooks. It also fosters co-operation projects with Portuguese-speaking African countries and East Timor pursuing the Millennium goals, promotes Portuguese culture abroad, and operates a program to preserve evidence of the Portuguese presence in the world. In addition to the activities pursued in Portugal and abroad for the promotion of Portuguese culture, the Foundation supports the Armenian Diaspora worldwide in order to preserve its language and culture.
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SAVOR - L'Appart RestaurantEmbark on a journey of palates and flavors. It’s at the table that L’Appart really comes into its own. The menu is complete and combines traditional fare with all the latest styles of cuisine. The welcoming and intimate atmosphere has a very homely feel about it, an experience for all the senses to create the most mouth-watering memories.
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INDULGE - Pasteis de BelémAt the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, in Belém, next to the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (the Heironymite Monastery) there was a sugar cane refinery linked to a small general store.
As a result of the liberal revolution of 1820, all convents and monasteries in Portugal were shut down in 1834, the clergy and laborers expelled.
In an attempt at survival, someone from the monastery offered sweet pastries for sale in the shop; pastries that rapidly became known as 'Pasteis de Belém'.
At that period the area of Belém was still far from the city of Lisbon and could be reached by steam-boats. At the same time, the grandeur of the monastery and the Torre de Belém (the Belém Tower) attracted visitors who soon grew used to savoring the delicious pastries originated in the monastery.
In 1837, the baking of the 'Pasteis de Belém' was begun in buildings joined to the refinery, following the ancient 'secret recipe' from the monastery. Passed on and known exclusively to the master confectioners who hand-crafted the pastries in the 'secrets room', this recipe remained unchanged to the present day.
In fact, the only true 'Pasteis de Belém' contrive, by means of a scrupulous selection of ingredients, to offer even today the flavor of the ancient Portuguese confectionery industry.
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ENJOY - Museu Berardo (Contemporay Art Museum)All-year free entrance. The Berardo Collection is known internationally as an Art Collection of great meaning that, beyond certain excellence nucleus, allows to follow the main artistically movements of the 20th century.
The representation of more than 70 art movements show off the great museologic and didactic interest of this fantastic collection.
Presently counting with about 800 works in its collection, the Museum program will follow a rotation between the several art movements that compose the Berardo Collection. The permanent collection of the Museum, together with temporary exhibitions, is expected to create an attractive cultural dynamic for a diversified public, and develop habits of artistic consumption.
www.museuberardo.com+351.213.612.400
RELAX - 7 Seven Spa (Day Spa)Excellent Spa right next to Tiara Park Atlantic Lisboa. It is part of Club VII (Gym, Pool, Tennis and others).
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