My husband, son and I loved our stay in this wonderful apartment in Graça! Situated at the edge of the Alfama district with its fascinating, winding streets below the castle atop one of the hills in Lisboa, this apartment is just as described and much better than the pictures reveal. With views to the sunrise over the river to the east, as well as the fantastic sunset from your long terrace, you will fall in love with Lisboa as we have done. The apartment is fun, with bright colors and so much room for the 3 of us! There is a small lift, so no worries about trudging up to the 4th floor. When we arrived into Lisboa to return our rental car, we were greeted with a welcoming smile and introduction by Joaguim. Carlota arranged for his services for transportation to her apartment, as well as retrieving us early the next morning for our trip to the airport for our flight home. Joaquim was so personable, punctual and a joy to usher us on our drives. Definitely I recommend his services! When we arrived at our new home for the night, we met Carlota at the front locked door of our building. She greeted us as if we were returning family members who had come to stay with her. With lots of information and maps, she enthusiastically showed us another section of Lisboa..which we had already explored some at the beginning of our 3 weeks in Portugal. There are 2 large bedrooms, each with plenty of room and comfortable beds, with views over the large square below. The fully stocked kitchen has large windows which open to the back of the building, revealing the river far below and a spectacular sunrise the next morning. There is a large entry with a trunk, and small eating area in the living room. When inside the apartment, though, we spent most of our awake time on the lengthy, narrow terrace which had chairs and tables for us to use as we toasted this fascinating city in Portugal. Outside the door of our apartment, there was a lot of activity and the smell of grilled sardines in the air. We were unexpectedly ending our amazing time in Portugal the night before the first full day of celebration for Portugal's independence (10 June). Carlota graciously allowed us to check in early in the afternoon to store all our luggage and begin exploring. From a luncheon of grilled sardines which Joaquim had encouraged us to try (not like the ones in the States! Actually rather tasty..), we tried to lose ourselves in Alfama. We returned to wine on the terrace, and another wonderful meal a few blocks away on a side street of wine with tapas. Then we partied with our new neighbors (and hundreds of others!) in the square next to our building. With bands playing until after we finally fell asleep at 0100, many stands of food and beer, we also celebrated Portugal's...