Travel Freak

Probably one of the Lisbon European capitals less dependent on mass tourism, almost underestimated. Yet anyone who has had occasion to visit you tell an incredibly pleasant climate, an atmosphere suspended between tradition and modernity, fantastic food, and people calorosissima.

In truth few other cities can boast of being so authentic. In the modern area of Expo opposed the center, paved with Azulejos, with its singers of Fado, and the Barrio Alto, with its castle, which offers a breathtaking view of the city, its streets with countless steps and fabulous restaurants where taste fantastic fish dishes (not miss the Bacalao, in all its variants).

Even in other Barrios there are places of interest the Alfa ma is the city’s historic district, and is still the beating heart of life in Lisbon. Going then to the Tagus, Basia is the new shopping area, filled with shops of all kinds, which survive proud ignoring the large supermarket chains, who can not seem to be still arriving.

And yet, for those seeking entertainment night, the Barrio Alto offer an infinite of bars and pubs, where you can go after dinner. If you are in search of architectural wonders, you will find fantastic to observe modern works, like Vasco Da Gama Bridge, 17 km long, and a few minutes to find the Tower of Belem, according heritage of humanity ‘UNESCO, or dos Jeronimos Monastery .

It is not known whether it is due to the recent issues with Tibet, it is not known whether it would depend on a machine organization that has not worked well but 54.5% of the rooms of Hotel 4 stars hotels that were supposed to accommodate at least 500 thousand tourists are without reservation.

The Olympics begin on 8 August and just over a month plan offers and packages to run to shelters. Meanwhile, average prices down for a night in three four-star range between 200 and 143 euros. Reggono instead Hotels to 5 stars who have reached 80% of bookings and average prices around 324 euros per night, making increase the price of 20 euros.

Every now and here on travel blog tell you what happens in the United States, with the hidden intention to prepare for near future (in the series, what happens there, sooner or later we return here), including as regards the extras, increasingly diverse and imaginative, which are multiplying on strategy planning director of marketing of airlines. Finally the news that the U.S. Airways from August 2 U.S. dollars will pay for a Coke.

Yes? So I try to tirarvi up with this sticker that I found on the Web, which could be translated more or less like this: “.. in the case of a sudden lowering of pressure in the cabin, a mask for oxygen falls automatically from its slot above the your heads. For 15 U.S. dollars you can activate…. “

Four great Parisian museums - the Louvre, Orsay, the Pompidou Centre, Guimet-remain as predictable leading the annual journal of Arts French edition. New entry for Roubaiz with his “Swimming Pool” at the top of the standings. These museums occupy Parisians like last year the first four positions of this ranking, which was drawn up annually for the past five years using criteria such as how welcoming the public, initiatives and policies of conservation.

The museum is Brainly head for the reception of the public (closures later in the evening, access for disabled, young audience, cards explanation), the Louvre for the dynamism (number of works on show, exhibitions, conferences, resturi) and Museum of Modern Art Centre Pompidou for the preservation of books (number of employees, and works lent acquired).

Referring to the initiative of the first half of the entrance free, the newspaper noted that “free does not necessarily mean greater frequency,” with a “slowdown” in the number of visits to museums in Paris free since 2001.

Until June 30, in the beautiful French capital, but also across the country, not pay the ticket in museums. In Paris and the region dell’Ile de France will be free museum Guimet, the museum of Cluny, the museum of arts and crafts, the museum of Renaissance in Ecouen and national archaeology at Saint Germain in Laye.

Ticket Free eight other French museums: the Museum of the Navy in Toulon, Adrien Dubouché in Limoges, Magnin in Dijon, the episcopal palace of Reims, Palazzo Jacques Coeur in Bourges, the Chateau d’Orion, the National Museum of Pau Castle and the Castle of Pierrefonds.

This initiative comes at the hands of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication to promote art and culture and make them more accessible to the public, and if successful, this could become a permanent initiative.