BmyGuest @ Vaskus Restaurant

This is an informal and relaxed restaurant in Lisbon. Vaskus is very well known for it’s picanha (famous brasilian meat) and for it’s fondue. Both options are recommended, especially if you ask to drink, “caipirinha” or "caipiroskas" of several fruits(passion fruit, strawberry and others).

Specialties(there are fish and meat specialties, but i recomend meat):
Starters: Mushrooms sauteed with garlic, Vaskus salad, shrimp cocktail, or Prawn "al ajillo".
Fish: Cod cooked with all; Cod fried Narcisa de Braga.
Meat: Grilled Picanha with garlic, Meat Fondues, "Picanha" in Stone; Steak with Pepper; Portuguese Steak; Beef tenderloin with cream and fried mushrooms, fried sirloin steak with pepper.
Sweets: Chocolate mousse, mango mousse, lemon mousse, passion fruit mousse.

Kitchen closes at 1am, which is great for long evenings. The service is good, and the staff is very kind and professional.

It's better call and reserve, specially on Friday or Saturday.

Price/p: Around €30 / €35

Contacts:
Adress: R Passos Manuel 30 Lisboa
1150-260 LISBOA
Phone: (+351)21 352 22 93
Schedule: 19:00 / 02:00 Monday to Saturday
Close: Sundays and Holidays
Smokers

BmyGuest @ Vaskus Restaurant

BmyGuest @ Porto Restaurant Week

The concept of Restaurant Week, is based on the the democratization of access to some restaurants of quality at a lower price. This week, in Porto, you can enjoy some of the good restaurants in the region, and just pay € 19+ €1 = € 20.
Apart from having an excellent dining experience, you are helping social causes.
It's better call, and reserve your table, after choose the restaurant at the web site bellow. You can see all restaurants that participate in this initiative, and choose the one's you like, and all special menu's, that they made just for you.

14 October at 12:00 - 27 October at 23:30

www.porto-restaurantweek.com

BmyGuest @ Porto Restaurant Week

Nights out in Lisboa

Lisbon is one European capital that benefits from one of the greatest assets available to the modern city: its streets may be fully and safely enjoyed after nightfall.


As the heat of the day mellows with the setting sun, the gentler temperature entices us out into the street. For now, the calm of dusk holds sway. But, as night progresses, the pace begins picking up.

The streets of Lisbon are not keen on sleeping. The restaurants, ‘cervejarias’ or beer gardens, bars, café esplanades and discos are all geared for partying.

For anyone wishing to bid the day farewell over an aperitif and a little chat or for those wishing to get into the mood for a night packed with bars and discos, the esplanades are the right place to be. Some can be found tucked away in leafy gardes, as is the case with the Príncipe Real and Jardim da Estrela esplanades. Others open up onto the hills of Lisbon such as the café-viewpoints of Santa Luzia, Santa Catarina and Graça.Alternatively, head down to the river. To the east and to the west, there are esplanades turning their back on the city to look out over the water, taking in the silvery light show provided by the city’s reflection out on the waters. There is all kinds of choice running from the Santo Amaro Docks at one end to the more recent Parque das Nações recreational complex at the other.

A meeting point for all ages, cosmopolitan by their very nature, this is where friends meet up to plan their nights out. As the hour advances, they gradually disperse out to the city’s many bars and discos.

Thus, let us salute the Lisbon nightlife. Charge your glasses. A toast!

Sea Sports in Lisbon

In the immediate vicinity of Lisbon are some of its most popular beaches.

Carcavelos is the first one you’ll find, its waves and sea breezes attracting body boarders, surfers and kite-surfers alike.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Sintra and the Cascais Natural Park, is the wind swept beach of Guincho, regularly home to European championship windsurfing and surfing events. For those wishing to test the waters, boards are for hire with lessons also available. Hang-gliding off the cliff face is also popular.

The Sintra coastline has a great deal to offer. There is Praia Grande, another great centre for windsurfing and body boarding, with a track record of hosting world-class events. It also attracts fishermen and gourmets making weekend pilgrimages in search of the freshest fish and shellfish.Make a stop at the impressive Boca do Inferno (Mouth of Hell), with its immense caverns carved by the sea, or visit Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of mainland Europe.

Following the coast round, you’ll come to Ericeira, in Mafra, a Mecca for Portuguese surfing. Its beaches include surfing favourites such as Praia dos Coxos and Ribeira D’Ilhas, with the latter already well established on the world surfing circuit.

Beyond Ericeira, the beaches keep on coming. Santa Cruz is considered by many to be the jewel of this coastline; while there is also Praia d’el Rei and Areia Branca, the latter popular with divers and water sports enthusiasts.

Finally, we come to the Óbidos Lagoon, noted for its clear waters and year round sunshine.

BmyGuest @ Sintra Sweets

Sintra, just a short hop from Lisbon, has a longstanding tradition in the sweets and desserts it produces.

Where the historical and cultural heritage form a perfect match to the leafy greenery of the hills, a particular beauty that has gained Sintra World Heritage status. Thus, it is a major stop on national tourist itineraries with its traditional pastries in equal demand. Piriquita, in the town centre, makes its own delicious ‘travesseiros’, puff pastry filled with egg and almond. And the ‘queijadas de Sintra’, made from fresh cheese, egg and cinnamon, began life at the Queijadas da Sapa Bakery by the town entrance, even if they are now produced elsewhere.

And in the vicinity of Sintra, there are other cakes with equal fame and tradition, the delicious ‘fofos de Belas’, for example. And before these rich sweets, ideal for desserts, the region has another speciality worth consideration, Negrais suckling pig, tender but with crackling skin.

And match that delicacy to one of the finest red wines of Portugal, Colares, still grown here even while vineyards are under threat from urban expansion. And the region’s coastline ensures it gets a ready supply of excellent fish and shellfish. A grilled fish becomes the best of fare when served with a bottle of chilled white wine in the terrace sunshine, with the sea beyond.

BmyGuest @ Lisbon Museums with open doors

Lisbon will celebrate the International day of the museum from May 15-18 with a Night at the Museums program. The following Museums will open their doors to the city: Bordalo Pinheiro Museum, Museum of Fado, Marionette Museum , city Museum, and eh Roman theatre Museum. On the 15th the Marionette Museum and the Fado Museum will be open until midnight free after 7 p.m. The Fado museum will have musical tours with various fadistas. The Roman Theatre museum will offer readings of classical literature. On the 16 and 18th will see free admission at the museums as well.

You can see here the program:

http://www.imc-ip.pt/Data/Documents/MiniSitio_Dia_Museus%202009/Programa_2010.pdf

BmyGuest @ Lisbon Museums

BmyGuest @ Mercado Mundo Mix

Mercado Mundo Mix is a multicultural event, which concentrates emerging talents from several areas - culture, fashion, music, arts and multimedia - and enables the participating talents to showcase, divulgue, and market their creations.
It is an alternative world and meeting point which already received more than 2 million visitors, eager for new experiences and to discover the most recent tendencies. Mercado Mundo Mix originated 16 years ago in Brazil where it became a hallmark of Brazilian cultural scene. It is in Portugal since 2003, where several editions have already been organized in Lisbon, Oporto, Coimbra, Cascais, Estoril, Langos and Faro, having now reached 24th edition.


Place: Castelo de São Jorge
Dates: 14/15/16 of May
Scheduale: 12h to 23h
Web Site: www.mercadomundomix.com.pt

BmyGuest @ Mercado Mundo Mix 2010

BmyGuest @ À PARTE Restaurant

Imagine to go out to lunch or dinner, and have the experience of having a great meal, in a kitchen. It seems wired? The restaurant is really a beautifull apartment, with two terraces, living room, kitchen, preserving the spirit of the past. You can choose in which division, you want to eat. Creativity is viewed as a source of pleasure, with the tasty of Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine, served Monday through Saturday. The service is attencious, however you have to wait a little for the food, but it seems to reward, while you ask for a good wine (the wine list is varied). You should try the risottos, the tasty steacks with several sauces, moqueca de camarão(shrimps), and fresh fish, served all the ways(try caldeirada de cherne). At the end, the employee comes with a tray, with all the deserts, explaning the flavours of them. In the summer, you should try the terrace. It's very cousy, relaxing and fresh. I almost forgot, here you could have a very good brunch in the morning or snack in the afternoon.

It's better call and reserve.

Price/p: Around €20

Contacts:
Web Site: www.a-parte.com
Adress: Av. Defensores de Chaves, 14 C
1000-117 Lisboa (Saldanha)
Phone: (+351) 21 354 30 68
Schedule: 9:00 / 00:00 Monday to Friday
12:00 / 15:30 and 19:00 / 24:00 Saturday
Smokers and No Smokers

BmyGuest @ À PARTE Restaurant

BmyGuest @ Loulé Restaurant Week

The concept of Restaurant Week, is based on the the democratization of access to some restaurants of quality at a lower price. This week, near Loulé, you can enjoy some of the good restaurants in the region, and just pay € 19+ €1 = € 20.
Apart from having an excellent dining experience, you are helping social causes.
It's better call, and reserve your table, after choose the restaurant at the web site bellow. You can see all restaurants that participate in this initiative, and choose the one's you like, and all special menu's, that they made just for you.

BmyGuest @ http://www.loule-restaurantweek.com/

BmyGuest @ Pizzeria La Finestra

If you are a Pizza addicted Fan, here you can enjoy one of the best pizza's in the city of Lisbon, with thin crust and crispy, and fresh parmesan cheese cooked in wood oven. You should try the sweet onion balsamic from Modena Pizza (popular everywhere in the world) or the Funghi Pizza with fresh and sliced mushrooms. For drinking, you can try Strawberry (they have other fruits) Dolce Pecato or the excellent Proseco Wine, and enjoy the magnificient variety of cremolatis for desert. After the dinner you can enjoy a good conversation about your day in Lisbon or other special places that you visited, drinking an Italian digestive, Limoncello.
The service is fast and very attentive. It's better call and reserve your table, however, if you go and wait for few minutes, there is always a table expecting for your visit.

Price/p: Around €20

Contacts:
wwww.lafinestra.pt
Adress: Av. Conde Valbom, 52 A
Phone: (+351) 21 761 35 80
Mail: ristorantelafinestra@gmail.com
Schedule: 12:00 / 15:00 and 19:00 / 01:00 open every day

BmyGuest @ Pizzeria La Finestra

BmyGuest @ Rota das Estrelas

BmyGuest @ Rota das Estrelas - The gastronomic tour, which will happen over spring 2010, will run from North to South, including the island of Madeira in Michelin starred restaurants. Here's the schedule, delight it.

BmyGuest @ http://www.rotadasestrelas.blogspot.com/

BmyGuest @ Indie Lisboa' 10

IndieLisboa 2010

The 7th IndieLisboa Festival once again brings the best and most recent cinema from all over the world to Portugal: feature length movies, short fiction, documentary and animation.The festival will feature 11 full days divided into 9 sections: International Competition, National Competition, Observatory, Emerging Cinema, Independent Hero, Director’s Cut, IndieMusic, Pulse of the World and IndieJunior. It also features special categories of Opening and Closing of parralel activities such as Lisbon Talks or Indie by Night.IndieLisboa 2010 will feature the presence of guest stars including the Dutch film director Heddy Honigmann and Christoph Terhechte, the present director of “Forum” at the Berlin Festival. Heddy Honigmann, one of the leading contemporary documentary directors will be paid tribute with a full retrospective of her work during the Festival. “Forum” from the Berlin Festival will also be paid tribute with a selection of films that have been screened there during its 40 year history. April 22 to May 2, São Jorge Cinema, Avenida da Liberdade (metro station: Avenida), Culturgest, Rua Arco do Cego (metro station: Campo Pequeno), Londres Cinema, Praça de Londres (metro station: Areeiro) and Cinema City Classic Alvalade, Avenida de Roma, 100 (metro station: Roma).Tickets: Regular cinema sessions 3,5 euros, Opening and Closing sessions 5 euros, IndieJunior workshops 7,5 euros, set of 10 Ticket vouchers 29 euros, set of 20 Ticket vouchers 54 euros.

BmyGuest @ http://www.indielisboa.com/

PEIXE EM LISBOA (LISBON FISH & FLAVOURS) - APRIL 10th-18th and brings Outstanding Chefs

The third edition of Peixe em Lisboa (Lisbon Fish & Flavours), brings some of the best restaurants from the Lisboa area, including three Michelin Stars.

Organized by the Tourism Association of Lisbon - ATL, the event wil take place, in Pavilháo de Portugal, in Parque das Nações from April 10th to 18th.

http://www.peixemlisboa.com/

Information: (+351) 808 103835

BmyGuest at Lisbon Fish & Flavours

Best Destination - Lisboa - European Consumers Choice - Awards 2010

Discovering Lisbon A city, a region


A scenario combining the grandiosity of its history and a vanguard path toward its future, Lisbon is endowed with unique natural beauty and fascinating tourist attractions, which are intensified by the city and surrounding region’s diversity and quality.

Let us begin by talking about the city and the majestic Tagus River, its faithful partner which, together, have witnessed and been shaped by many centuries of colourful events. Portuguese discoverers departed on their caravels from Belém, sailed down this river's calm waters and then plunged into an infinite ocean on a quest to discover the New World. They shared the language, many other aspects of our culture and even life. As fittingly phrased by the poet “...with wit and skill.”

The magnitude of their achievements “over uncharted oceans” and of Portugal's power in the 16th century is reflected by the Monument to the Discoveries, the Belém Tower and the magnificent Jerónimos Monastery on the Tagus River banks. These wonders attract thousands of tourists yearly, both Portuguese and foreign, whose awe for the Belém of Discoveries embarks their imagination on a trip through history.
It’s a short “hop” from here to the historic centre. Downtown Lisbon has much to see, either by foot, on the famous 28 streetcar or, for example, on a rented environmentally friendly vehicle, some of which were especially designed for touring the historic quarters’ fascinating labyrinths.

Dominated by the São Jorge Castle, Lisbon is known for its seven hills teeming with buildings of simple but extraordinarily beautiful architecture, many of which have been tastefully restored. These quarters have attracted a new set of dwellers, particularly a younger generation and many artists for whom Lisbon is their muse. The historic quarters are, in fact, a must see for many good reasons. Narrow streets whose opposing roofs nearly touch one another, squares crowded with revellers during the popular saints festivals, colourful stalls of street hawkers who yell out lively and witty sales pitches boasting the quality and freshness of their products make these quarters irresistibly charming.
These quarters are the setting for Lisbon’s emblematic music: Fado, particularly amateur Fado that is on the loose, vagrant and sung nearly until dawn. Renowned singers and youths breathe and live Fado, because Fado has always been in their soul or, rather, from the time they were born.

Alfama, Mouraria, Madragoa, Bairro Alto…, so many and so few quarters to visit make it hard for tourists to plan an itinerary, and thus the best choice is not to miss any of them.
During your walk, suddenly, on turning a corner, on discovering a quaint resting place, you come across one of the many scenic viewpoints to be found throughout Lisbon, a sort of window revealing a surprising and magnificent city scenario. You then understand that, no matter how often you return to one of these viewpoints, you’ll always discover something new, a detail which you had not yet perceived. Lisbon’s light, along with its unique heritage, is one of the main reasons you’ll always be discerning something new. This is the "City of White Light," an inspiration for artists and poets who have immortalised it in their paintings and writings.