Lisbon International Airport and Its Facilities

The largest airport of the Portugal is located in its capital city called Lisbon. The name of airport is Lisbon Portela Airport. It is the main European hub and international gateway to the Portugal. For air traffic control, navigation and maintenance, it is consider as well-equipped airport in all over the Europe. This airport is also famous for handling large number of passengers on the yearly basis in Europe. The airport offers superb transport services to the passengers i.e. bus and Metro Train. The airport territory is full of city buses which you can get from the first terminal. It works 24/7 without any break and serves well to the passengers. City bus is the most affordable and suggested transport services for the passengers in the Lisbon Airport.

The cascais train line and downtown area is connected with the airport. The Metro Train is the most advanced transport service available in the Lisbon airport. Like the city bus, you can pick Metro Train from the Terminal 1 of the airport. The timings of the arrival of Metro Train are different for the weekdays and weekends as well. From the Metro Train, you can reach to your destination earlier than the city bus. However, the passengers who want to spend less amount of money should prefer city bus over Metro Train. The bus and train services are highly popular in the airport.

The taxis, private cars facilities and Lisbon airport transfer services are available in the Lisbon airport. Most of the people prefer buses and train. Therefore, the use of cabs and private cars is not preferable over other both transport services. When you’ll go to Lisbon airport, you won’t find the cabs and rental cars in the territory of airport. The fare of city bus and metro train are not normal and affordable for every passenger. The government of Portugal is working on the availability of more transport services for the passengers in airport. In the upcoming years, people would get more transport facilities in this airport. All of these transport services would be affordable for the passengers. It is highly preferred for passengers to reserve seats three to four hours before reaching to Lisbon airport.

Amazing places to visit in Lisbon

Lisbon is known worldwide for its natural scenic beauty and historical places. This city is enriched with the layer of century old tradition and colorful event in different times. Lisbon is holding great places among Portugal for its gothic cathedrals, amazing monasteries and rich museum. Lisbon is a great combination of classic and modern lifestyle. You will get amazed by seeing the historical sites, natural beauty and colorful nights of Lisbon. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and the biggest city. The population of Lisbon is 552,700 with an area of 39 sq mi.

There are so many beautiful and amazing places in Lisbon. Some of these places are describe below.

• Mostiero dos Jerenimos: this place is listed in the UNESO World Heritage sites. This is filled with pure fantasy. When you’ll visit the church through the western portal, then you can observe the columns like tree- tunk which is made of stone. The top windows are the source for golden light. From the upper choir you can have a great view from the top.

• Castelo de Sao Jorge: this huge and top structure can be seen from anywhere in Lisbon. This renowned place has seen many of the historical events. This place was ruled by Visigoths in 5th century. Moors in the 9th century and Christians and royals are in 14th to 16th century. You will be amazed by visiting this places and a nice way for hang out.

• Praca do Comerco: This famous structure is decorated with facades and mosaic cobbles is well known by everyone. This square is witness many historical event, in 1908 here in the fall of the monarchy. In the noon and evening it’s a nice place to hangout.

• Museu de oriente: this famous museum is beautifully designed and represents the Portugal’s ties with Asia. This museum is having the collection of symbols and elements of Portuguese presence in Asia. There are also collection of rare Chinese screens and Ming porcelain.

• Museu Calouste Gulbenkian: this museum is famous for its quality for collection, having an huge collection of western and eastern art.

A huge number of travelers from different parts of the world come to visit this city and spending good times with family.