Discovering The Lisbon Aquarium, more than an Underwater Journey
September 17, 2021 getLISBON

A visit to the Lisbon Aquarium is more than a simple discovery of the fantastic underwater world. In addition to diving into the extraordinary beauty of the oceans and observing the countless marine species, we are faced with one of the most pressing issues of our time, the urgency of nature conservation.  In this space, we learn how everyone, including the little ones, can contribute to the balance of the planet that depends on forests and oceans. From the Oceans Pavilion to the Lisbon Aquarium The Lisbon Aquarium was built as part of the Lisbon World Exposition 1998 under the…

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Discovering There’s Mathematics in Campo Grande Garden
October 21, 2020 getLISBON

Did you know there’s mathematics in Campo Grande Garden? References that bring us to this science are spread across this entire area, but few know of its existence. During our search about the public art of Campo Grande Garden we noticed, among others, board games, playground and historic marks related to maths, which caught our attention… Games and References Related to Mathematics in Campo Grande Garden This initiative to evoke the mathematical knowledge resulted in the collaboration between the Portuguese Mathematical Society and the City Council of Lisbon, at the time of the requalification of the Campo Grande Garden between…

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Discovering Bordalo Pinheiro Garden, the Unusual and the Fantastical
January 22, 2020 getLISBON

Bordalo Pinheiro Garden is located at the far end of Campo Grande and it is a surprising world of the unusual and the fantastical that you’ll want to visit.Integrated in a summer palace of the 18th century, where today is the headquarters of the Museum of Lisbon, we can find this walled garden that is more than a homage to the amazing plastic artist.The Bordalo Pinheiro Garden originated from the idea of a business woman, was developed by a plastic artist, saved a centenary company from bankruptcy, sought to relaunch the then City Museum and today is open to the…

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Events Lisbon Book Fair, a Generation-Marking Event
May 22, 2019 getLISBON

The first days of intense heat with cold wind or showers in between, as well as the streets replete with the lilac jacaranda, remind us that the Lisbon Book Fair is just around the corner.This is an event that is always on the locals’ agenda and that precedes the Lisbon Festivities that take place in June. Soon the city will be smelling like grilled sardines, febras (pork steaks) and manjericos (ocimum minimum, a plant traditionally used during the festivities) and the snail season will officially have started. Snails along with a beer are the perfect combination for many people’s evenings.Since…

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Events The International Festival of the Iberian Mask in Lisbon
May 1, 2019 getLISBON 2Comment

The International Festival of the Iberian Mask in Lisbon takes place every May since 2006 and is one of the traditions that precedes the Lisbon Festivities that take place in the following month.This festival was held in the streets of the Pombaline Downtown with masked groups from Portugal and Spain. Given the dimension of the event and the gradual increase of the number of participants, it now takes place in the spacious Império Square, in Belém.For four days, this grand event brings together various aspects of the popular culture around the ancestral rituals connected to the use of masks; an…

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