Visit Lisboa
TRAVELING TO PORTUGAL:
1. Tourist travel from the United States to Portugal is currently permitted for travelers with proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Except for children under 12 years old, every passenger must submit a negative SARSCoV-2 lab result of a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), for example a PCR test, performed in the last 72 hours or a rapid antigen test (TRAg), performed within 48 hours of boarding.
2. If you have a connecting flight through another country, PLEASE CONTACT your airline to determine what additional test, if any, is needed in that country.
TRAVELING BACK TO THE UNITED STATES:
1. All airline passengers to the United States, including U.S. citizens, ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the 90 days preceding travel. FAQ: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
2. Travelers must also present an attestation confirming one of the two options is true. You can download/print the form here: https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Fillable-Attestation-English-p.pdf
VACCINATION CARD FOR THE WEDDING VENUE:
Due to COVID the wedding venue requires all guests to present their vaccination card at the venue or get tested no more than 48h prior to the wedding (4:00pm on 3rd September at the earliest) and present the negative result at the venue. You can get an antigen rapid test at the pharmacies in Lisbon.
LOCATIONS IN LISBON TO GET TESTED:
Most pharmacies offer covid testing. The following are a few locations:
1) Farmacia Morais Sarmento: Rua Rodrigues Sampaio,
N.º 21 A
2) Farmácia Príncipe Real: R. da Escola Politécnica 16, 1250-102
For any further information please do not hesitate to contact Shanice or Drew. Thank you all for your cooperation and understanding... Stay healthy!
LISBOA - The City of Seven Hills
1) Take a Tuk-Tuk tour of the city - HOLD ON TIGHT!
2) Stop in Belem and try the famous sweet custards - “Pasteis de Belem”. This is one of our favorites to visit!
Tip: make sure you stand in the right line since there are two lines- one for sit down and one for pick up.
3) While in the Belem area, there is a good lunch place at Darwin’s Café
4) Belem has a few things to see in that immediate area: The Belem Tower, The Ponte de 25 de Abril (The April 25th Bridge – designed by the same firm who worked on the San Francisco bridge and looks very similar -- and the Jeronimos Monastery
5) Check out the Praça do Comércio, and Santa Justa Lift while in Lisbon, and there is the Castle of Sao Jorge
6) One afternoon/early evening stop to get some “petiscos” (the Portuguese equivalent of Tapas) e.g. at "O Galhardo"
7) Benfica (Best soccer club in Portugal- Shanice is a Benfica fan)
- Across the street from the stadium, there is a shopping mall called "O Colombo" (go there for lunch before the game – give yourself a couple of hours – and go to Cerveijaria Portugalia, get “Um Bitoque”
- After the game, have dinner at Sete Mares restaurant (8 minute drive/Uber)
8) For music and culture lovers: ask at your hotel and catch some live "Fado" singing one night for dinner
9) Nightlife: Docas de Santo Amaro in Alcantara which is a dock area below the 25 de Abril bridge along the river, they have a bunch of bars and it's a great place to grab a drink
FOOD:
Adega das Gravatas, Laurentia (cod fish)
DRINKS:
LX Factory, SUD
Palaces and Gardens
Super close to the center of Lisbon, and almost self-explanatory because the palaces and gardens are the main attraction.
If you want to see the palaces go early in the morning since it can get really busy in the afternoon (the palaces open around 9:45am) I would recommend parking the car in the city of Sintra and take a tuc tuc, horse carriage or bus up to the palaces and gardens. Palace of Sintra, Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira are the main attractions
The City of Bridges and Portwine
1) Tuk Tuk tour here as well
2) Bairro da Ribeira: Riverfront area, great cafes, view of the Port Wine Distilleries (across the river) , view of the Bridge of Luis I Visit a port wine distillery on the other side of Ribeira.
3) Viewpoint lift Lada Ribeira
4) Take a boat tour (beautiful views and very interesting)
5) Along the river there are museums, wine cellar of the port wine
6) Library Lello is one of the oldest bookstores in Portugal and rated among the top bookstores in the world. It inspired the Harry Potter’s library in Hogwarts. J.K Rowling lived in Porto teaching English in the early 1990s. It's worth it going there!
FOOD and DRINKS:
- Mundo, Nogueiras Porto, Conga, Abadia, Tasca da Badalhoca, Pedro dos Frangos, Ze Bota
- While in Porto get “Uma Francesinha” at Cervejaria Brasão Aliados (very tipical meal in Porto)
- For fish lovers: O Filipe de Angeiras by the beach
Traveling with Kids
The reception at Marques Da Serra has an indoor child's play area and cribs for the kids. There is also a play area outside for the kids to run around while the parents party!
