Want to escape Christmas markets and cold weather elsewhere in Europe? Come to Lisbon on November 22nd and enjoy a beautiful city and a Shakira concert.
Lots of cities all across Europe open their Christmas markets in November. The city of Budapest opens its most famous Christmas market on November 10th, while the city of Vienna has the grand opening one week later. It might sound nice to visit those cities and the Christmas markets, and it is nice, but it is just as nice to come to Lisbon where you can enjoy much nicer temperatures and a Shakira concert.
On November 22nd Shakira will enter the stage in the former MEO Arena, and it will for sure be packed as she comes to town. The MEO Arena was a part of the World Exhibition that was arranged in Lisbon a while back in time, and it is in the beautiful area of the Peoples Park.
Would you like to be there at the Shakira concert in Lisbon? You can buy tickets using the ticket link beneath.
But, how are you going to get from the airport to your Lisbon hotel? We can help you out with private airport transfers. You do not need to worry about a taxi driver tricking you for money. We have set prices, and our drivers will wait for you in the arrival hall at the airport.
What would be the most time-saving and a perfect way to arrive in Lisbon? Having a driver to meet you at the airport must be one of the most important things when describing a perfect arrival.
When you come to Lisbon for the first time, you might be both nervous and excited. The first thing you worry about is your luggage. Has it arrived, or did the flight company manage to send it somewhere else? Is your luggage in one piece?
When you have arrived, your luggage has arrived (hopefully in one piece), you want to leave the airport as soon as possible and get to the city center. But, how is that done? Maybe you have read about the metro system, or about the taxi drivers taking long roads and making you pay too much money? It is easy to worry before you grab a cab at the airport, and if you decide to use the public transportation system, you might worry about pick-pockets and all the luggage you carry around. So, what is the perfect way to arrive in Lisbon?
Let our driver take you to your Lisbon hotel for a set price
The topic says it all! Let us arrange with a driver to pick you up at Lisbon Airport. For a fixed price (which you know beforehand) our driver will wait for you in the arrival hall with a sign with your name on. Once you have met your driver, you walk directly to the car, and a few minutes later you are on the fastest possible way towards your hotel in Lisbon. Doesn’t that sound convenient?
There are no worries if you decide to use our services, and not only is it convenient, it is also cheaper than most other similar taxi services in Lisbon. Check out more about our airport transfers in Lisbon and book your transfer right away.
I will be in a hurry as I travel to Lisbon, and need to get to my hotel as soon as possible. How much time does it usually take to get from the airport to a hotel downtown in Lisbon?
Lisbon Airport is a quite central airport, compared to airports in lots of other European capitals. It is located only 15km from downtown Lisbon, which means that it is possible to be at your hotel quickly after arrival. There are of course things that might delay your arrival, for example long waiting time for your luggage, lines waiting for a taxi, and the most crucial thing, traffic.
Lisbon Airport from above
During peak hours a trip that should take around 20 minutes might take you 40 minutes instead. If you, also, catch a driver who on purpose takes you on slow roads, only to make your fee higher, then it can be hard to calculate.
Travel-time from Lisbon Airport to downtown
If you arrive in Lisbon outside peak hours, then the travel time from Lisbon Airport to your downtown hotel should be around 20-25 minutes. During peak-hours you should rather calculate with 40-50 minutes.
How to save time and travel safely to your Lisbon hotel?
If you jump on just any taxi outside Lisbon Airport, you might get a great deal, but you might also meet a tricky driver. Are in a hurry, or just want your travel to be worry-less, then such a driver is not ideal. If you want to save both time and energy, we recommend using a pre-booked taxi. A driver will wait for you at once upon arrival, and you will not have to stand in line to wait for a cab, but you will at once jump into your cab and be taken on the quickest possible road, directly to your hotel. Since the price is set beforehand, the driver has no interest in using slow roads. As a result, you will be taken to the hotel as quickly as possible, on the best possible roads.
We have a long history in helping people with airport transfers all across Europe. In Budapest, we have helped thousands of people with airport transfers, and now we also help people in Rome, Prague, Krakow, and Lisbon with airport transfer. Would you like to become one of our satisfied customers as well?
Do you want to know more about transportation in Lisbon, or maybe some other topic? Look around in our Lisbon Guide for inspiration and more useful information.
It can get extremely hot in Lisbon in the summer, and on such days, you just want to find shadow and get a cold drink. But, what else should one do on such a hot summer day in Lisbon?
There are quite a lot of programs suitable for people in Lisbon, even on the warmest summer day. In this article, we will try to write about such programs, which for sure will help you out during the warmest hours of the day. To get to the different places you can use public transportation, but you will most likely have to get some sun on your body as you enter buildings. Some sun will not harm anyone, as long as shadow and air condition is just around the corner.
Popular Lisbon programs on a warm summer day
Go shopping
On a warm summer day, it can feel refreshing (even for men) to visit a shopping mall. At the metro station Oriente you will, for example, find the Vasco da Gama shopping mall, a fresh haven for everyone when the temperatures are at the highest. There are even restaurants in the mall where you can sit down and sip some cold refreshments or grab a bite of food.
You could of course walk in Rua Augusta, the main shopping street of Lisbon as well. That is however not the most pleasant experience in the middle of the day when it’s crowded and its very warm.
Visit the oceanarium
Lisbon has a magnificent oceanarium, and it is located just next to the Vasco da Gama shopping mall by the Oriente metro station. You can read more about the aquarium here in our Lisbon Guide, but we promise you that this is a relaxing place and a perfect place to visit for both young and old.
Find a restaurant with air condition
During the warmest hours of the day in Lisbon, why not find a restaurant with air condition and sit down for 2-3 hours. Eat yourself through the menu, taste some local drinks and have a very relaxed lunch. You do not have to feel bad about eating for so much time, after all you are actually discovering Lisbon and its kitchen culture, so a perfect program.
Visit Sintra
Sintra is well known for its beauty, and it might be the most popular destination to visit outside Lisbon. The city is on the World Heritage list, and here you can walk around historical buildings in the city center. You should also climb the hilltops to visit a Moor castle, a Monserrate Estate and of course the Pena National Palace.
Sintra is known to be a city that feels cooler than Lisbon, so even on the warmest day, Sintra feels fresher and better than Lisbon.
The beautiful city of Sintra – By Petr Podrouzek / Shutterstock
To get to Sintra you can, for example, use a train leaving from the Entrecampos or the Sete Rios station in Lisbon. Both these railway stations have their own metro stations, meaning that you can easily get to them no matter where you live in Lisbon.
Visit a beach
If you want to relax on a beach, then there are plenty of options while in Lisbon. Lots of people travel to Estoril or Cascais for this purpose, and two of the most famous beaches are Praia de Carcavelos and Praia Sao Pedro. You can easily to get these places using the railway system in Portugal. Be aware of the fact that these beaches can get quite crowded during the summer, but it is well worth the trip.
Expo 98
In 1998 Lisbon hosted a so-called Lisbon World Exposition, and for that reason, a giant area was used and created. On the last day of the event, more than 300,000 people visited the area. Since then the area has been transformed. Today is called the Nations Park (Parque das Nações). This area is located by the Oriente stop, and what is now today the Oceanarium and the Vasca da Gama shopping mall was once created for the purpose of the World Expo in 1998. In addition, you can find in the area an International Exhibition Fair, the MEO Arena (the most popular concert venue in town), a science museum named (Knowledge Pavilion) and a big casino.
Go to the Zoo
Even if the sun is shining, you might find a visit to the Zoo refreshing. You will find more locations with shadow in the zoo, and in this peaceful environment, you can see beautiful dolphin shows, sea lions, pelicans and many other animals. You can read more about Lisbon Zoo right here.
Visit the Zoo
Get straight to your hotel from the airport
If you arrive to Lisbon on a warm summer day, it can be a nightmare to get to your hotel using public transportation. Why not have a private taxi waiting for you in the arrival hall, which will take you straight to your air-conditioned hotel? Read more about such a service right here.
Are you ready for a warm summer day in Lisbon?
These were some advises from us to you, hoping that you will enjoy Lisbon, even though the temperatures are high. If you have further advises or maybe a question, use the comment field beneath.
One of the services we have been longing the most to offer at our website has been private airport transfers. We have received Facebook messages from visitors looking for such services, but finally we can tell them that we can help them with that ourselves.
Earlier today we launched our private airport transfers in Lisbon website. There you can see prices and order your airport transfer in Lisbon right away. That is a very convenient and safe way to get from the airport to your Lisbon hotel, and we can warmly recommend it to anyone arriving.
As you might know, there are lots of strange taxis in Lisbon, and for that reason there are different prices people pay for the taxis at Lisbon Airport. Why worry about such, when you can book a transfer with a set rate instead?
Would you like to give it a try? You can read more about the private Lisbon airport transfers right here, and you can also place your booking there right away.
There will be loads of great concerts in Lisbon this summer, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on July 13th is for sure among the major highlights.
The band often referred to as The Chili Peppers was formed already back in 1983. They have a long history already, but that does not make the band old and out of date. They are probably just as popular today as ever before, and as they come to Lisbon we do expect the National Park (Parque das Nações) to be completely packed with people coming to listen.
For more information about other concerts and events in Lisbon this summer, or maybe during the autumn of 2017, look around here in our Lisbon Guide for interesting information and more.
To buy tickets for the event, visit the Viagogo site above, search for Red Hot Chili Peppers, and you will be ready to buy your tickets right away. There you will also find tickets for all the other Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts in Europe in 2017, so if you would rather listen to the band in Rome in Italy instead, then that can be arranged.
For more information about attractions, activities and other programs in Lisbon, read around here in our Lisbon Guide!
On the 26th of June Aerosmith will enter the stage in the MEO Arena in Lisbon. As Aerosmith comes to Lisbon their 2017 tour will start approaching an end, so the band will for sure be eager to give their best as they come to Portugal and to Lisbon to perform.
The Aerosmith tour in 2017 starts in Tel Aviv in Israel on May 17th and the last concert will be arranged on Tenerife on July 8th. That means the band will spend almost two months on the road, and if you are interested in being there at any of these concerts, then you can use the ticket link beneath to buy tickets for all of them.
Aerosmith will not be the only band to visit Lisbon this summer (luckily). Before their arrival both Bruno Mars and Guns N Roses will perform in the city, and after they have left the locals can look forward to a Deep Purple and a Depeche Mode concert. Look around on the list of concerts and events in Lisbon for even more information on what’s going on in Lisbon.
Some might say that a Monday is not the perfect day for an Aerosmith concert, as most people have to go to work on the following day. Maybe that is the reason why the concert will start as early as 19.00, because you will still be able to attend the concert, travel home afterwards, and be in bed in good time before midnight. Sounds good?
For more information about attractions, activities and transportation in Lisbon, read around here in our Lisbon Guide. For more information about what’s going on in Krakow, another city where Aerosmith will perform earlier in June 2017, visit the Krakow Guide. And yes, using the Viagogo link above you can not only buy tickets for the Aerosmith concert in Lisbon in 2017, but you can also buy tickets for the concert in Krakow and all other cities in which the band will perform.
On April 4th in the MEO Arena Bruno Mars will enter the stage to entangle the audience with his fantastic voice. Are you gonna be there in the crowd?
The Bruno Mars concert in Lisbon will be arranged on April 4th and it will start at 19.00 in the MEO Arena. This is not the only concert in Lisbon in 2017, but it is for sure among the coolest events. You can come just the way you are, and there will for sure be groovin’ and soul as Bruno Mars (aka Peter Hernandez) will enter the stage.
Are you in the mood for being there at this Lisbon concert? You can buy tickets for this Bruno Mars concert and all other Bruno Mars concerts in 2017 at the link above. If you want to get a real culture shock and discover another city while listening to Bruno Mars, then you could also consider traveling to Krakow where you can visit the Salt mines, Auschwitz and also listen to Bruno Mars on ay 27th.
On July 4th Deep Purple will come to perform in Lisbon. This will be their last concert in Europe for a while, so make sure to be there in the MEO Arena for this event.
Deep Purple will start their world tour in Bucharest in Romania in May 2017. From Romania they will travel to Croatia, to Vienna and then to the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy and even some more countries. Before Deep Purple come to Lisbon they will perform in Madrid on July 3rd, but after the Deep Purple concert in Lisbon on July 4th the band will take a summer holiday and their next event will be in Canada on September 2nd, and then they will come back to Europe to perform again in November 2017.
You have plenty of reasons to be there in MEO Arena on July 4th to celebrate the Independence Day together with Deep Purple. You can buy tickets for the event using the ticket link beneath.
You do not only find tickets for the Lisbon concert using the link above. You can also find tickets for all the other Deep Purple events in 2017 there, and you can also find tickets for several other events taking place in Lisbon this summer.
On June 2nd it is time for a fantastic rock concert with Guns N’ Roses in Lisbon. Are you in the mood to rock with the band?
Guns N’ Roses is out touring the world at the moment and they will still be as they come to Lisbon and Portugal on June 2nd. If you would like to be there at this upcoming rock concert in Lisbon then you can use the ticket link beneath to order tickets for the event.
The concert in Lisbon will be one out of several concerts in Europe in 2017. They will for example also visit Vienna, Madrid, London, Paris and Prague during their concerts in Europe. You can buy tickets to all these events using the ticket link above.
For more information about other programs and activities worth checking out in Lisbon read on in our Lisbon Guide!
Want to escape Christmas markets and cold weather elsewhere in Europe? Come to Lisbon on November 22nd and enjoy a beautiful city and a Shakira concert.
There will be loads of great concerts in Lisbon this summer, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on July 13th is for sure among the major highlights.
