We were so pleased to have found Andreia’s little piece of heaven for our first visit to Lisboa. The pictures are an accurate representation of the place but really don’t do it justice - it felt like a home from home from the minute we arrived. The balcony was probably the most used area of the apartment for us - early morning breakfast before heading out into the city, dinner when we decided to head back in the evening or just a shared bottle of wine (one of which Andreia kindly left for our arrival) looking over the city.
Andreia is a first class communicator & provided a host of recommendations & tips on places to visit that made us feel like locals rather than tourists... we need to return to Lisboa for a month, I think, to get through them all!!! Her little notes placed around the apartment showing where things are or what cycles to use in the dishwasher & washing machine are the kind of things that frequent travellers appreciate as it saves wasting time on the mundanities of life!
The neighbourhood is lovely & leafy & close (5 mins walk) to Avenida da Liberdade - Lisboa’s equivalent of the Champs Élysées, only much nicer! It is a relatively flat 25 min walk to town on this route & feels completely safe when wandering back late at night. Also close to all public transport options including metro to the airport. If you are collecting a car from the airport, it’s a quick (20 min) drive to the apartment, but don’t expect to find parking anywhere! No need for a car in Lisboa & we only picked ours up to drive south on our final day.
I highly recommend Andreia’s apartment & look forward to staying again when I next head to Lisbon.