Hi all, if your looking for a stay in Lisbon, then Id recommend this apartment in Alfama. Location is great, local train & metro are a 5min walk, buses also available. Theres a shop on the corner, down by apartment, plus local bars & restaurants nearby. Even 2 attractions, next hill up, plus flea market, tuesdays/saturdays.
And even a laundrette, which is very handy, if your stay is more than 1 week, as we did. Everyone is so friendly & if you dont speak Portugese, dont worry.
Also to be fair, shop nearby is alittle expensive, so if you do cook, plenty of supermarkets in City centre, aswell as the Timeout Market for fresh produce, get there before 12-1230pm. (Nearest supermarket in train station opposite Timeout)
If you do like to walk, the City centre is literally 10-15mins away, once you get your bearings. But would recommend the Viva viagem travel cards, which you can get from green ticket machines at Train station. Once purchased, you can load them like Oyster cards & use for all public transport, there great and so cheap.
Id only recommend a Lisboa card, if your doing multiple attractions in 1 day, otherwise its cheaper to pay per attraction & use viva card. Between the metro or main trams to trains to Sintra, you'll get around great, we never used buses, small trams or taxi's, as we like to walk, but Lisbon is a fantastic city to explore.
But if you get stuck, Sandrine & her colleagues from apartment are only a message away, you will be looked after and have agreat holiday/memories of Lisbon, as we did.
Benoit & Emmie