LISBON AT NIGHT - DINNER AND FADO

A soundtrack of any visit to Lisbon must be fado, the musical genre that is a window to the Portuguese soul. This evening tour allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of the city before dinner at a restaurant with fado how special monitoring. The evening will start with a panoramic tour of some of the most important sites and monuments, both as monumental suburb of Belém in Lisbon center.

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The tour starts at 8pm at Parque Eduardo VII. From there you will enjoy a panoramic view from the most important places and monuments of the city, in Belém. Here you can find a place where the monuments reflect centuries of history and traditions. On the banks of the Tagus River, Torre de Belém and Padrão dos Descobrimentos will be some of the historic buildings that you can enjoy in this tour.

The circuit continues to the centre of Lisbon, where the historic portuguese icons like Praça do Comércio, Rossio and Marquês de Pombal will be photographed by you. Enjoy the downtown and visit the most renowned shopping district of the city. Here you can see the contrast between modern and ancient: contemporary shops alongside neighborhood grocery stores.

Then it will be time for the highlight of the evening: a dinner to the accompaniment of traditional fado. Fado is currently a world wide known symbol of Portugal, being represented for many years in foreign countries by Amália Rodrigues, and more recently by Dulce Pontes, Mariza and Katia Guerreiro, among others. These nostalgic and melancholic songs are considered the ultimate expression of the spirit of Portugal: tinged with sadness and beauty. Fall in love with this style of music and then you can enjoy the delights of Portuguese cuisine.