Lisbon

Earlier this week, the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) announced that it was refusing a preliminary feasibility assessment of a plan to develop a second airport for the Lisbon region. The civil aviation authority justified its decision by the lack of consensus among the municipalities affected by the construction of the future hub. Rejected by a number of...

13,254 meetings of rotating associations worldwide last year. This record figure recorded by the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) is not about to be equalled, at least not in 2020. With a further 317 events recorded in 2019, the number has never been so high, following a particularly prolific 2018....

IDENTITY CARD Area code: +351. Time difference: -1 hour. GETTING THERE TAP, the Portuguese national airline, operates 19 flights a week between Paris and Lisbon. Tel: 0820 319 320 - Internet: www.flytap.com AIR FRANCE offers four flights a day between Paris CDG and the Portuguese capital. Tel: 3654 - Internet: www.airfrance.fr TRANSAVIA, the low-cost subsidiary...

"My studio is in the Alcantara district, on the port of Lisbon, between the old town and Belem, where you'll find the Berardo Museum. It's one of the most beautiful museums in Portugal devoted to contemporary art, and I was lucky enough to have an exhibition there in 2010. Nearby, the...

With its seductive potential constantly growing, Lisbon has equipped itself with a host of top-of-the-range establishments. In just ten years, the city has almost doubled its hotel stock. In 2018 alone, some thirty new hotels were opened in the Portuguese capital and its region, not to mention renovations....

Boosted by its new-found prestige, Lisbon has become a favourite tourist destination for the French in just a few years. In 2018, almost one million of the five million visitors to Lisbon came from France. This is a market that has seen annual growth of more than 5 % over the last five years, making the Portuguese capital all the more attractive...

For almost ten years now, Lisbon has been a leading city for the French. Not just for tourism, but also for expatriation. According to a study published at the end of 2018 by the daily Diário de Notícias, French nationals were the most numerous foreigners to settle in Portugal in 2017. It all began six...

Until five years ago, beautiful blue azulejo facades in the heart of Lisbon looked completely abandoned. Even on the Praça da Figueira, near the old Confeitaria Nacional, two narrow tiled buildings showed flapping windows and desolate interiors. Today, you'd be hard pressed to find such ruins in the middle of the city. In...

With two countries in the world's top 3, and thirteen in the top 20, Europe has established itself as a key continent in the congress sector. While the United States is still solidly in first place in the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) rankings published last year, the benchmark for the hosting of major events, Germany and the United States are...

Overlooking the Tagus, its red silhouette is almost as famous as that of San Francisco's Golden Gate. Inaugurated in 1966, Lisbon's 25 April Bridge is now celebrating its 50th anniversary with the opening of the Pilar 7 Experience interpretation centre. Housed in one of the pillars, this new tourist attraction offers...

The TAP business lounge in Lisbon, closed for renovation, has reopened its doors. Business travellers passing through Humberto Delgado airport once again have access to this lounge located on the 6th floor. The lounge's surface area (850 m²) can accommodate up to 260 people, who can enjoy an uninterrupted view of the...

Yes, it is! Lisbon is located on the banks of a river. This may not seem so obvious to all the visitors who, from the promontory of the Sao Jorge castle, watch the city descend from hill to hill towards the Tagus. Because the river's estuary is so wide, many people think they're on the edge of the Atlantic, which...

IDENTITY CARD Time difference: + 1 h. Currency: euro. Best season: All seasons, even winter, which is mild in Lisbon. Group size : No limits, as Lisbon is perfectly equipped with hotels and meeting rooms. GETTING THERE TAP PORTUGAL connects Paris Orly to Lisbon six times a day, with flights from...