tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71050470014035186492024-03-14T09:22:50.209+00:00Hotel Avenida Palace - LisboaWith a prime location in the very centre of Lisbon, the Hotel Avenida Palace, with more than a century of history and fully renovated, is a symbol of the city.
The intimate an relaxing atmosphere, its personalized and exquisite service and great attention to detail transform every stay at the Avenida Palace into an unforgettable experienceHotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-10807508284287438232022-07-01T17:00:00.001+01:002022-07-02T17:13:19.976+01:00Top 5 - Beaches near Lisbon<b>Summer is here, and it is time to enjoy the sun and there’s no place like the beach to do so.</b><br />
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One of the good things about Lisbon is its location, a feature that makes it one of the few European capitals to have the most diverse offers to those who visit us.<br />
<br /><br />In Lisbon, one can enjoy the culture that the city has to offer, a secular history to learn, and several<br />
nearby beaches to visit.<div><br /></div><div>The beach is not the main reason tourists visit Lisbon, but once you’re here, there are beaches half an hour away, making it pretty easy to visit and enjoy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhtiOw4gAlyZ8QYsuQTW3gbmFHT-YfTr2rx6EK2XNb_MkP-1nhEDHzLxOfgRwUdkH_uieEFfxUusTlX8dusz0mMSfjbVmyFWDc0NtTUaL5QFh4DdYxKGPFUmuKtdvEAm17ui6Lqk1IJN_8YIZec0g0iulFq9QpwDeKKG4ya_8Q-tFbLKAWPOj2xJbiw/s1920/beach-gfd989aaf2_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1920" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhtiOw4gAlyZ8QYsuQTW3gbmFHT-YfTr2rx6EK2XNb_MkP-1nhEDHzLxOfgRwUdkH_uieEFfxUusTlX8dusz0mMSfjbVmyFWDc0NtTUaL5QFh4DdYxKGPFUmuKtdvEAm17ui6Lqk1IJN_8YIZec0g0iulFq9QpwDeKKG4ya_8Q-tFbLKAWPOj2xJbiw/s320/beach-gfd989aaf2_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>
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Here we introduce you to the Top 5 – Beaches near Lisbon that you should visit in case you’re looking to get a Portuguese tan:<br />
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<b>1 – Caparica</b><br />
An unbeatable beachfront that stretches for many miles. It is one of the main destinations for locals and it features the Transpraia, a train that connects Caparica town to Fonte da Telha beach.<br />
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<b>2 – Grande</b><br />
Very popular amount surfers and bodyboarders, Praia Grande has the longest unbroken stretch of sand in the area, offering a good variety of bars and restaurants.<br />
<b><br />3 – Carcavelos</b><br />
This is the broadest and longest beach along the Estoril coast and although near to Lisboa, Carcavelos still offers good water quality.<br />
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<b>4 - Lagoa de Albufeira and Meco</b><br />
Located in the Southern part of Caparica in a unique setting these beaches are only accessible by car. Lagoa de Albufeira, a lagoon popular for windsurfing and Meco famous for the traditional and picturesque village.<br />
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<b>5 - Estoril and Cascais </b><br />
At 30 min distance in a train ride from Lisbon, these beaches get very crowded because of their size and are supported by a huge variety of bars and restaurants.<br />
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</div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-58488597485204567032022-06-10T17:00:00.003+01:002022-06-10T17:03:27.486+01:00Santo António<div><b>Santo António celebrations are back and it is time to bring back all the toasts, dancing, and parties that are part of Santo António’s Festivities.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>But this makes it a good opportunity to learn more about the most popular Saint in our country.</div><div><br /></div><div>Santo António was born as Fernando de Bulhões, in Lisbon, between 1191 and 1195, in Rua das Pedras Negras, next to Lisbon’s Sé Cathedral. The house where he was born and where he spent his childhood is now the Church of Santo António, and in the crypt, it is possible to see a piece of one of the Saint's bones, authenticated by Bula.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaXhcjcgViO2HdJ7wZTABFGWIlOSYwK64B0XpUvOu4h_EfdMegATGKXJj1P-zTPcsJh3crXZAfL0NLmFr1tYH3SOsDNko9avcuCL9sPEaNfyqjtvCIecrVjJ3kGuK22hl_7fKVRW9rGqU/s1200/Santo+Ant%25C3%25B3nio.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Santo António" border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaXhcjcgViO2HdJ7wZTABFGWIlOSYwK64B0XpUvOu4h_EfdMegATGKXJj1P-zTPcsJh3crXZAfL0NLmFr1tYH3SOsDNko9avcuCL9sPEaNfyqjtvCIecrVjJ3kGuK22hl_7fKVRW9rGqU/w400-h210/Santo+Ant%25C3%25B3nio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Raised within a noble family to be a knight, in his youth years he asks permission to join the Order of Canons Regrantes of Santo Agostinho, in the Church of São Vicente de Fora and he later left to Coimbra, where he studied theology. The search for introspection and simplicity lead him to the newly created Franciscan Order putting aside not only his Augustine's habit but also his name. Fernando adopted the name António, in honor of the hermit Santo Antão, and devotes himself to preaching the scriptures, which he knows so well, especially after he moved to Italy.</div><div><br />Santo António died in June 13th, 1231, in Arcella, near Padua, Italy, the reason why this date became Santo António's Day. He was canonized in record time, on May 30th, 1232, less than a year after his death, making him the fastest canonized Saint in the history of the Catholic Church, at the time.</div><div><br />The great debate still occurs: Saint Anthony of Padua or Santo António of Lisbon. Being one of the most popular saints of the Catholic Church, disputes are normal, but despite the two different names we are talking about the same Saint. Santo António was born and lived in Lisbon, lived, and died in Padua. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6_1MWcSS7xVhRSDhxAKIt_EJWYM5FyfyV7pzwlAO-f6sRDMYQgV6DnKKlaUkmeaj70iZc1dC2dLEV_-H6qokRo0laXUmIJgfv_u1OOSwjw-zvvHcu_6PbdVIbmkqeFRcfH6Qg8blTtto/s750/IMG_1272.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="750" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6_1MWcSS7xVhRSDhxAKIt_EJWYM5FyfyV7pzwlAO-f6sRDMYQgV6DnKKlaUkmeaj70iZc1dC2dLEV_-H6qokRo0laXUmIJgfv_u1OOSwjw-zvvHcu_6PbdVIbmkqeFRcfH6Qg8blTtto/w200-h199/IMG_1272.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The best way to end the discussion is to quote Pope Leo XIII (1878 - 1903): “He is the Saint of the whole world”.</div><div><br />There are also debates if Santo António is, in fact, Lisbon’s patron Saint. There are those who have doubts about who is, after all, the patron Saint of the Portuguese capital. Between Santo António and São Vicente, the answer is not simple. </div><div><br /></div><div>Manjericos (little-potted plants of newly sprouted Basil) and sardines play a major role in these celebrations, but where does the tradition of manjericos and sardines come from? Actually, there isn’t a known connection between Santo António and these two symbols of the “Festas de Lisboa”. The sardine, a fish that swims in the Portuguese seas, has its “high season” during Spring. Spring is also the season associated with love and, in the tradition of these popular festivals, it was customary for boys to buy basil (also known as Valentine's herb) in a small pot and offer it to their beloved. Spring and Summer have the ideal conditions to grow basil, which helped this herb to become so popular during this period.</div><div><br />Another important symbol of these festivities are the popular marches, but how did they start? Lisbon's neighborhoods and communities have been officially parading in the capital for 88 years. The first march parade dates back to 1932 but, before that, the neighborhoods in Lisbon already organized balls and small individual marches among themselves.</div><div><br />The idea was to round up the neighborhoods of Lisbon to show the best of themselves, from costumes to music, and prove the union of the local soul around Santo António’s celebration. </div><div>Created in the “Estado Novo”, during the 70s there weren’t almost any marches. With the revolution in 1974, the following years became less favorable for the celebrations that some considered too linked to Salazar’s regime.</div><div><br />The year 1980 marked the return of the parade in the Avenida da Liberdade, with ten marches and no contest. The awards and the jury returned in 1981. To this day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwDZ_HIKF9sfOQSwbAVlDttI3suq4ZsTzqmOehRYUvDnhL7j2vCsNOaconXY_SjZ7dZOm5dhMsFlv9sEhkNdfXeKxmOI-yukFPaAyh_86LOS-8YxyrHoAqxNwNJl35vrRPe-ArvPTGbiU/s1280/marchas+populares.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwDZ_HIKF9sfOQSwbAVlDttI3suq4ZsTzqmOehRYUvDnhL7j2vCsNOaconXY_SjZ7dZOm5dhMsFlv9sEhkNdfXeKxmOI-yukFPaAyh_86LOS-8YxyrHoAqxNwNJl35vrRPe-ArvPTGbiU/s320/marchas+populares.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br />Finally, why is it said that Santo António is a matchmaker? Well, that is a story with many versions: according to the book A Biografia do Santo do Amor, Fernando Nuno (the writer) reports the case of a devout young woman who went to Fr. António, asking him for help to marry her neighbor Filipe. The problem: the poor woman's family had no money for the dowry - traditionally given to the groom's parents. Moved, Santo António would have told her that it was better to leave the matter in God’s hands, but in secret, he started working on a plan. That time, Santo António did not distribute the donations collected from the faithful and decided to keep the money until we collected enough money for the young woman's wedding. When he succeeded, he tied the coins inside a purse and, without anyone realizing, he tossed it into the girl's room, along with a written note: "This is the dowry that will allow the bride to marry".</div><div><br />Of course, this is one of many versions and the stories multiply. As usual, in these cases, it is all just a matter of faith. Following the tradition of helping couples get married, every year, the Lisbon’s City Council organizes the event “Santo António's Weddings” for couples who are unable to pay for their own ceremony.</div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-20412348961716771082022-03-07T16:58:00.000+00:002022-03-07T16:58:00.726+00:00 Primavera em Lisboa<p><b>É altura de começar a planear a sua visita a Lisboa e a
Primavera, é provavelmente a melhor estação para visitar a nossa cidade. Abaixo
indicamos alguns locais que deve visitar.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Na Primavera, Lisboa tem cores muito diferentes, os pássaros
cantam, as flores florescem e o sol brilha. Na nossa opinião, esta é a melhor altura
para visitar a cidade.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Primavera possibilita que caminhe pela parte antiga da cidade
sem ter que andar carregado com chapéu de chuva. Pode aproveitar para sentar-se
no exterior de um dos muitos Cafés históricos de Lisboa, bebendo um café com a
temperatura amena, própria desta estação.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkBDIxPeNtrXVzaHzlTJEtYgxKffM5vHpKUscFUKd7-qP8WzsYHeDVG1Sa_DdWs8O7_XVpAYaKJkNpB20QXw8Z2_jHU0vXsJviaug1j4i0Aujnkv-2qO859e9kFGh5n9vVtrt6bvags962Ggqfbl0r3-v3wbh-P5VfVYOGpXiNZntM8g2syDhBNyYcYw=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkBDIxPeNtrXVzaHzlTJEtYgxKffM5vHpKUscFUKd7-qP8WzsYHeDVG1Sa_DdWs8O7_XVpAYaKJkNpB20QXw8Z2_jHU0vXsJviaug1j4i0Aujnkv-2qO859e9kFGh5n9vVtrt6bvags962Ggqfbl0r3-v3wbh-P5VfVYOGpXiNZntM8g2syDhBNyYcYw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Este é também o clima perfeito para entrar em contato com a
natureza e visitar alguns dos jardins de Lisboa.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No meio de toda a história e de toda a cultura encontrará
pequenos oásis onde poderá respirar fundo num ambiente fresco e revigorante.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aqui estão algumas dicas de como desfrutar da natureza na nossa
bela cidade:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>- Jardim Botânico da Faculdade de Ciências -</b> Este jardim
fica na mesma colina que acolhe o Bairro Alto e o Príncipe Real. Se espreitar
através da vegetação exuberante e nalguns pontos estratégicos do jardim, conseguirá
ver o Castelo de São Jorge. As primeiras plantas foram semeadas em 1873 e o
jardim foi aberto ao público cinco anos depois. É um jardim compacto repleto de
lagos e cascatas e espécies de plantas de países com colónias portuguesas,
espalhados pelo Mundo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>- Jardim Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian </b>- Localizado no
coração de um centro empresarial em Lisboa, este jardim moderno tem cerca de 8
hectares e foi projetado por António Viana Barreto em 1957, com a colaboração
de Gonçalo Ribeiro Teles nos anos 60. É um paraíso fantástico com um lago, um
riacho, um jardim terraço, trilhos através da vegetação e, na parte superior,
um anfiteatro ao ar livre onde pode assistir a espectáculos.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Jardim Botânico Tropical - Este jardim de 6 hectares, ao
lado do Palácio de Belém (Residência Oficial do Presidente), possui mais de 400
espécies de plantas. Foi aberto ao público, em 1912 com o nome de Jardim do
Ultramar, já que a maioria das plantas vinha de antigas colónias portuguesas. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dicas perfeitas para um clima perfeito!<o:p></o:p></p>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-9591037006777261162022-03-06T22:00:00.002+00:002022-03-08T16:41:01.968+00:00Happy International Women’s Day<b>On March 8th, the International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.</b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGC21qEUPtgEkFOUV-w9Rz2CBj25mxHJ7o7BffXlOJBh9KZGqocJ-IhMsbpeyz6FUghQVWJ-ooTB175tpHN3w6X2uEgFNVlxvE6Ofudc91QzsE5nE1SPcRUqTWYU_Xj11IGQnoEg3z6PA/s1600/read-369040_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGC21qEUPtgEkFOUV-w9Rz2CBj25mxHJ7o7BffXlOJBh9KZGqocJ-IhMsbpeyz6FUghQVWJ-ooTB175tpHN3w6X2uEgFNVlxvE6Ofudc91QzsE5nE1SPcRUqTWYU_Xj11IGQnoEg3z6PA/s320/read-369040_1280.jpg" width="320" /></a>The idea of establishing the International Women's Day comes with the arrival of the twentieth century, in the context of the Second Industrial Revolution and the First World War, when there was the incorporation of women workers in the industry, as well as their right to vote, and inspired by this spirit, the German socialist leader Clara Zebrino proposed to the Second International Conference of socialist Women in Copenhagen in 1910, the institution of the International Women's Day.<br />
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There are two events linked to International Women's Day, the first is connected to a workers' demonstration of New York textile sector held on March 8th, 1857, when workers in protest against poor working conditions, occupied a factory, a demonstration that was, according to some records, suppressed with extreme violence.<br />
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The other event, which some historians contest, is that a fire occurred at a factory on the same day in New York, and the absence of a consensus on these events generated myths about these happenings.<br />
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-66310149758673033432022-03-04T17:30:00.002+00:002022-03-07T17:03:13.582+00:00Spring in Lisbon<div><b>It is time to start planning your visit to Lisbon and Springtime, is probably the best season to visit our city so, here are some spots you can’t miss.</b><br /><br /></div><div>In the Spring, Lisbon has very different colors, the birds will be singing, the flowers blooming and the sun will start to shine. In our opinion, this is, the best time to visit the city.<br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU6lpVaSqRhAT8Huh3urJtZqIQjX5qpCZQDeqNUx9R6WpLkyz33yQ8fWxhwNW8iFVkwjTWYVrUy9sitLsRU-3mAew_Wa-8BScyhk5b8hXKLdPN50Y2sUpX1zu0nfhi9E2KPcpRlEF8FQX/s1200/spring+in+lisbon.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU6lpVaSqRhAT8Huh3urJtZqIQjX5qpCZQDeqNUx9R6WpLkyz33yQ8fWxhwNW8iFVkwjTWYVrUy9sitLsRU-3mAew_Wa-8BScyhk5b8hXKLdPN50Y2sUpX1zu0nfhi9E2KPcpRlEF8FQX/w400-h210/spring+in+lisbon.png" width="400" /></a></div>Springtime allows you to walk around the old town without having to carry an umbrella, it allows you to seat outside one of the many historic Cafés in Lisbon, sipping a coffee and feeling the season’s warm temperature.<br /><br /></div><div>This is also the perfect weather to get in touch with nature and visit some of Lisbon’s gardens.</div><div>In the middle of all the history and all the culture, you will find small oases that will allow you to take a deep breath in a fresh and reinvigorating environment.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Here are some tips on how to enjoy nature in the city:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b>Jardim Botânico da Faculdade de Ciências</b> - This garden is on the hill that houses Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real. If you peek through the lush vegetation and some strategic points of the garden, you can see the Castle of São Jorge. The first plants were put in the soil in 1873 and the garden opened to the public five years later. It is a compact garden filled with lakes and waterfalls and plant species from around the world, from countries with Portuguese colonies.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Jardim Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian</b> - Located in the heart of a business center in Lisbon, this modern garden covers nearly 8 acres and was designed by Antonio Viana Barreto in 1957, with the collaboration of Gonçalo Ribeiro Teles in the sixties. It's a pretty cool haven with a lake, stream, terraced garden, trails through woods, and, upwards, an outdoor amphitheater where you can attend the hottest concerts and shows in the evenings.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Jardim Botânico Tropical</b> - This garden of 6 acres, next to the Palácio de Belém (the President’s Official Residence), has over 400 plant species. It opened to the public, at this location, in 1912 under the name of Garden of the Overseas Colonies as most plants came from former Portuguese colonies. It has a strong scientific purpose which means that inside the garden you can find a seed bank, greenhouses, a laboratory for in-vitro culture, and a wood collection.</li></ul></div><div>Perfect tips for perfect weather!</div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-27112511851354828992022-02-10T10:16:00.006+00:002022-02-10T10:16:00.146+00:00Valentine's Day<div><b>In the last couple of years, almost everything about our lives changed and, at the same time, we were challenged to learn how to do a number of things in different ways</b>. </div><div><div><br /></div><div>Now, that we're starting to see "a light at the end of the tunnel", Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and we have to figure out the best way to celebrate it.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Saint Valentine's Day is an annual holiday held on February 14th that celebrates love and affection. But, what do we actually know about St. Valentine?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioDKiE4NOpiMJ3HaXGwt-BDud0vwMh94BMZbwZD0pAPm4vrWKQVa3er-aR-QrCCRWpIqc5kYtCnwzBPCm0mcxy7DB3kaRqDexXcTQvWOJ6RMzcVeqvyZTsu1Ooi3BVVgBgxWoeiSJB_-1/s1200/valentines+blog1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioDKiE4NOpiMJ3HaXGwt-BDud0vwMh94BMZbwZD0pAPm4vrWKQVa3er-aR-QrCCRWpIqc5kYtCnwzBPCm0mcxy7DB3kaRqDexXcTQvWOJ6RMzcVeqvyZTsu1Ooi3BVVgBgxWoeiSJB_-1/w400-h210/valentines+blog1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There are various opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. <br /><br /></div><div>Some experts state that it originated in St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14th, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to a Spring rite, the “lovers’ lottery”. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note to the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and he signed it "From Your Valentine". <br /><br /></div><div>Other tales say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at a temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Back then, Claudius jailed Valentine for defying him.<br /><br /></div><div>In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius set aside the date February 14th to honor St. Valentine.<br /><br /></div><div>History and legends aside, it is very important, especially during these challenging times, to celebrate love and affection.</div><div><br />Happy Valentine’s Day to all!</div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-76642930067275475882022-02-03T15:17:00.001+00:002022-02-03T15:17:48.258+00:00O melhor pequeno-almoço de Lisboa<p><b>Um bom pequeno-almoço pode melhorar a sua experiência num hotel, mas um óptimo pequeno-almoço pode tornar-se, por si só, uma experiência memorável. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1UzU3nhMv-qQQo8jwo1etZPQM7vwxuZoxM7ik1eSIqC780Az3f6JMYu1W_BKTfy71WYJIPdaiM-iugYSN2WhxekFp2apuhufSf6je6pgbuAGrfNUGzqyysNg3zLhw22TDqzpihEEc7-y_gH3P1CdPnd-YnrCMS3fQhzMXrO3pVBG9MH97ODjq9_Z5qQ=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1UzU3nhMv-qQQo8jwo1etZPQM7vwxuZoxM7ik1eSIqC780Az3f6JMYu1W_BKTfy71WYJIPdaiM-iugYSN2WhxekFp2apuhufSf6je6pgbuAGrfNUGzqyysNg3zLhw22TDqzpihEEc7-y_gH3P1CdPnd-YnrCMS3fQhzMXrO3pVBG9MH97ODjq9_Z5qQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>A equipa do Mornings.co.uk pesquisou milhares de comentários no TripAdvisor para apurar quais os mais fantásticos pequenos-almoços em cada capital, dispondo os dados obtidos em vários mapas.<p></p><p>Nos mapas vemos assinalado o melhor pequeno-almoço de cada capital do mundo. Adivinham qual o melhor em Lisboa? </p><p>Nada mais nada menos que o pequeno-almoço do Hotel Avenida Palace!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6NUat76I3wmbbyeh8ILjztvdrpk76NPKxO4JdjQqaouMGkbiy25_OdwnLQv_cJw4aHfKNtOi-hYU68vlr7eqW4MLeLQe6OWgL7ajujXj6vwGpKRjDUJBDdYdrvdCsSnUI52TEozE0U5MfoR8HxFcjPNfdbftrj3ZuRtTiTQFZWcGWhnmYGIUDWcmNVA=s1332" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6NUat76I3wmbbyeh8ILjztvdrpk76NPKxO4JdjQqaouMGkbiy25_OdwnLQv_cJw4aHfKNtOi-hYU68vlr7eqW4MLeLQe6OWgL7ajujXj6vwGpKRjDUJBDdYdrvdCsSnUI52TEozE0U5MfoR8HxFcjPNfdbftrj3ZuRtTiTQFZWcGWhnmYGIUDWcmNVA=s320" width="288" /></a></div>Esta equipa utilizou palavras-chave do TripAdvisor e a localização na função pesquisa no separador “hotel” pesquisando termos como: “melhor pequeno-almoço”, “óptimo pequeno-almoço “e “excelente pequeno-almoço” em todas as capitais mundiais. Por fim, a equipa extraiu o número de referências de cada termo, por hotel e posicionou-os de acordo com o total de todos os 3 termos.<p></p><p>O Park Plaza Westminster Bridge em Londres, com o total de 5,363 referências, foi apurado como o melhor pequeno-almoço do mundo. Em Lisboa, o hotel onde pode experienciar o melhor pequeno-almoço é o Hotel Avenida Palace.</p><p>Temos a certeza que para os nossos Estimados Clientes esta não é uma surpresa pois este é o resultado dos seus próprios comentários, mas, para todos os que ainda estão a ponderar onde ficar hospedados na sua próxima visita a Lisboa, acreditamos que essa procura tenha chegado ao fim.</p><p>Vemo-nos brevemente!</p>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-42686862480748311922022-01-10T12:53:00.000+00:002022-01-10T12:53:08.549+00:00 The Best Breakfast in Lisbon<p><b>A good breakfast can improve a hotel experience, but a great breakfast can become a memorable experience itself.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtr5zmHiZgtowAk5PybAFgmCs6jR44aTjQlE1KRkGpwcQ3klOUQxpBDC_pyWqvCa9SamBDOQdIhkrWaeCWcBCKMMukPD0bBWL-pI3U5-A6tt2cqpbGFDggQv0g-zuN27IiL-L4K2pUNAJfxUnG1rjgYCgYKwONajmITsY281lEXjfUASKhyg5mGy8jmw=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtr5zmHiZgtowAk5PybAFgmCs6jR44aTjQlE1KRkGpwcQ3klOUQxpBDC_pyWqvCa9SamBDOQdIhkrWaeCWcBCKMMukPD0bBWL-pI3U5-A6tt2cqpbGFDggQv0g-zuN27IiL-L4K2pUNAJfxUnG1rjgYCgYKwONajmITsY281lEXjfUASKhyg5mGy8jmw=s320" width="320" /></a></div>The <a href="http://Mornings.co.uk">Mornings.co.uk</a> team searched thousands of reviews on TripAdvisor to find the most amazing hotel breakfasts in each capital and organize<br /> all the data in multiple maps.<p></p><p>The maps show you the best hotel breakfast in each capital of the world. Can you guess which is the best one in Lisbon? </p><p>Well, your very own: Hotel Avenida Palace!</p><p>The team used TripAdvisor’s keyword and location search function in the "hotel" tab, using three search terms (“best breakfast”, “great breakfast” and “excellent breakfast”) and used it in all capitals. Finally, the team extracted the number of references for each term, from each hotel, and then ranked them according to the combined references of all three terms.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqqoNUpAXvO09_9ftD9vEn0RWNRTDKJJBf45W9_O-qqow53_foBMtoZ06-DBvjxwSEW2EqZKAjBXwWgpFSCtiwNYtJvJNGg5Z0q4_QtyoWVaSBHf51lwJKfs-DPKoWjWJOWEokCoSOLTAkqsbvt4eR-PduWV-kUBIwr8hGcPVaSiD2rZSxTwiK4zppQQ=s1332" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqqoNUpAXvO09_9ftD9vEn0RWNRTDKJJBf45W9_O-qqow53_foBMtoZ06-DBvjxwSEW2EqZKAjBXwWgpFSCtiwNYtJvJNGg5Z0q4_QtyoWVaSBHf51lwJKfs-DPKoWjWJOWEokCoSOLTAkqsbvt4eR-PduWV-kUBIwr8hGcPVaSiD2rZSxTwiK4zppQQ=s320" width="288" /></a></div>Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London has the best hotel breakfast in the world, with 5,363 references, but in Lisbon, the hotel where you can have the best hotel breakfast experience is in the Hotel Avenida Palace.<br /><p></p><p>We’re sure that for our Dear Guests this is not a surprise for this is the outcome of their own reviews but, for those who are still wondering where to stay on your next visit to Lisbon, we believe that search is over.</p><p>See you soon!</p><div><br /></div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-20919822026012619262022-01-04T16:30:00.003+00:002022-01-04T17:10:38.242+00:00New Year’s Resolutions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>2021 has ended, and there’s isn’t much to be missed… We can only hope for a different 2022 and there’s one thing we never forget to do, a list of our New Year’s Resolutions!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>One way or the other we’ve all thought of our resolutions, either just for fun or because we really believe in it, we all have that one thing we want to change and we hope that a New Year’s wish will make it real.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjy4rRy2NdjjkXlDf9IuBCWjjcu3vczzH6mOjFQwjyRWKhjUEFEb4IYZxJmdvb2LFZpC_i_SVram4M_gHoqVa7zX6_i32M6SsRWjSz3eGyGaxFeplBKx6tePZ9Q6aNW6kH0Nx7MTfB0b_F5OjAtQLG8QA-vM8lM40Egi7uiWv8cfMengAj-anQkIsLlg=s1200" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjy4rRy2NdjjkXlDf9IuBCWjjcu3vczzH6mOjFQwjyRWKhjUEFEb4IYZxJmdvb2LFZpC_i_SVram4M_gHoqVa7zX6_i32M6SsRWjSz3eGyGaxFeplBKx6tePZ9Q6aNW6kH0Nx7MTfB0b_F5OjAtQLG8QA-vM8lM40Egi7uiWv8cfMengAj-anQkIsLlg=w400-h210" width="400" /></a></div>A New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the West, in which a person makes a pledge to do an act of self-improvement or something nice to others, starting on New Year's Day.</div><div><br /></div><div>The religious origins go back to the Babylonians who promised to their Gods at the start of each year that they would return with borrowed objects and would pay their debts. Traces of this tradition can also be found in the Roman era where, when each year began, Romans made promises to the God Janus, after whom the month of January was named.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the most common resolutions or goals include donations to the poor, become more self-confident, or become more environmentally aware. </div><div><br /></div><div>But others are even more popular and personal. The weight lost involving healthier eating habits and exercising more are usually on top of the list. Health and prosperity for us and our family are also one the most desired things for a brand-new year. To get a new job or to start your own business, the one you have always dreamed of… Mindfulness and personal development are always on one’s mind. And don’t you forget one of the most up-to-date and selfless wishes of all: Health and Peace for the entire World! </div><div><br /></div><div><br />We wish you all a Happy New Year!</div></div><div><br /></div>
Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-71653306230073114892021-10-09T10:30:00.001+01:002021-10-09T10:30:00.222+01:00Hotel Avenida Palace, the history (part VI)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For the last part of this “saga” we arrive to the current Administration. After a couple of years “decaying”, the time came to “rebuild” the old Palace, returning it to its past glory. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new decoration, preserving the original style, caught the attention of both Movie and TV companies and soon the Avenida Palace was the scenario for films such as “Chain Reaction”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“However, on the 1st of March, 1964, Soportel – Sociedade Portuguesa Hoteleira, Lda. (Portuguese Hotel Society) is established specifically for the purpose of purchasing the Avenida Palace from the Companhia Portuguesa de Hotéis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The former is already in greatly degraded conditions. For two years, with the participation of the Gabinete de Planeamento e Arquitectura Carlos Ramos (Carlos Ramos Cabinet of Planning and Architecture), it is deeply renewed, and equipped with the latest technology, while maintaining the style of its time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The walls are covered by panels with soft and golden tones, the ceilings are alight with crystal chandeliers, and the chairs are lined with brocade. The stately staircase connecting the six floors is reminiscent of the old palatial scurrying. Harmony rivals with exquisiteness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nowadays, the hotel has 82 rooms, and 17 suites, one of the latter being a Presidential suite. The suites are spacious, and thematically decorated by eras: Louis XV, D. Maria, D. José, Empire, and British Colonial. The rooms, dressed with matching curtains and bedspreads, provide great comfort. We emphasise room 415 due to its baroque decoration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A centenarian of 109 venerable years of age, the hotel gradually evolved, and surpassed its original quality. All rooms are equipped with soundproof windows, air conditioning, direct telephone, safety boxes, and satellite TV. All suites have a Jacuzzi, as do some of the rooms, as well as a fax and a computer, which were installed in the latest remodelling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Reception Room, which is about 130 sq m, is decorated in classic blue and gold shades, and has made history in international cinematography. “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Passage to Lisbon”, and “Chain Reaction”, starring Martin Sheen, as well as the Portuguese TV series “Sozinhos em Casa”, were filmed there. The stained-glass ceiling is highlighted by the red brocades lining the walls, and by long velvet curtains, also red, hugging the windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The walls of the dining room are lined with solid oak and satin, and the room provides a privileged view over the Avenida da Liberdade and Restauradores Square. It possesses all the requirements to provide exquisite meals. It no longer provides restaurant service, but maintains a room service. It is only opened for breakfast and special occasion official lunches. One of the Palace’s latest acquisitions was the foyer. During the 1998 remodelling, Lucien Donnat and João Chichorro turned the hall into an exquisite space overlooked by a stained-glass window. Just at its side, the bar is an invitation to dreamers and dilettantes. Each square meter has a story to tell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They have seen spies and politicians, princes and plotters, forgers and goodwill men. While some wove political intrigues, others burnt passions, and fed impossible loves, amidst the lukewarm tediousness of palatial luxury. A temple of memories, the Avenida Palace has everything to deserve a visit. It is easily accessible, and well assisted by transports. It has ensured parking in the underground parking of the Restauradores, and half a dozen parking places just at the front entrance. The prices are those fitting a five star hotel.”</span><br />
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-86782016849951696592021-10-08T10:30:00.000+01:002021-10-08T10:30:00.265+01:00Hotel Avenida Palace, the history (part V)<b>On the 5th part of this history, we share some of the famous and infamous people that stayed in the hotel on the 1st half of twentieth century, from royalty to bankers. You will also learn about the hotel’s “participation” in the Spanish Civil War and in World War II. </b><br />
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The refugees and the spies they all tasted a little bit of the Palace although in the 50’s the hotel started to show a little tired.<br />
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“Acknowledged by nobility, and preferred by diplomats and secret agents from all four corners of the world, the hotel was also a channel for knowledge and contacts, a recommended calling card. Alves dos Reis knew that when he chose it as a temporary residence, while the sumptuous residence he had purchased at Príncipe Real was being prepared. <br />
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It is said that the famous forger and swindler, who was stuffed with counterfeit 500 escudo bills, moved from the less elegant Metropole Hotel, at the Rossio, by the Avenida Palace, where he lived some time, in 1925. Manuel Teixeira Gomes used it when he came to Lisbon, before going into diplomatic life, and made several references to the hotel in his books.<br />
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In 1937, Emperor Hirohito of Japan chose to spend his honeymoon at the hotel. On that same decade, a group of foreign intellectuals established themselves at the Palace, following the invitation of António Ferro. They were: Julles Romain, François Mauriac, Jacques Maritan, Miguel Unamuno, and Wenceslau Fernandez Flores. <br />
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During the Spanish civil war, the Palace was filled with refugees, and it was a manoeuvring area for secret agents. Soon afterwards, during the Second World War, spies and conspirators from England, Germany and the United States, crossed paths in the hotel, and decided upon the faith of the world. In fact, it seems that the political class always had a place at the Palace, with some of Salazar’s ministers visiting the hotel regularly. Cardinal Mitsensky also stayed there. Later on, Miterrand would also stay there every time he came to Portugal.<br />
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In the 1950’s, the Portuguese high finance remained faithful to the hotel. Cupertino de Miranda selected it when he needed to stay in the capital, and the Espírito Santo family often visited it. There are fewer references from artists, but they did immortalise it. Nureyev, Guilhermina Suggia, and Amália Rodrigues definitively marked it.<br />
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On the second half of the twentieth century, Lisbon did not follow the evolution of other European capitals. The railway service did not evolve, and the Santa Apolónia station had begun receiving the international railway traffic sometime before, taking the role of Central Station from the Rossio station. The Palace loses its initial vocation, ages, and starts to show some signs of decadence. In 1963, the Tourism services warn its owners that if they do not do some restoration work, the hotel will lose its ranking.”Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-37838443290366317662021-10-07T10:30:00.000+01:002021-10-07T10:30:00.653+01:00Hotel Avenida Palace, the history (part IV)<b>In this “episode” the Avenida Palace is stage of significant Portuguese historical developments.</b><br />
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Upon the monarchy’s fall, in October, 1910, the Palace provided to the diplomatic corps a privileged balcony over the events: shrapnel and grenades flew over the roundabout, where the revolutionary armies were camping, and the Rossio, where the realist troops were stationed. The latter’s Military Staff was established in the Palace of Independence, on the S. Domingos square. Inevitably, the hotel was hit. In spite of such a change, the spot still held its attraction over the elites.<br />
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President Sidónio Pais also visited the Palace for some time, and was fatally wounded almost in its midst, on the 14th December, 1918, at the Rossio station. He was shot on his way to the Hotel. It is unknown if he ever used the “discreet” door on the 4th floor, which connected the Hotel to the Rossio station. Naturally, little is known about those who used such a “secret path”, meant for VIPs who wished to remain anonymous, and possibly an access to forbidden passions. However, we know it was used on several occasions. Years later, Salazar used it. According to the recollections of an old employee, who is now deceased, the former President of Government would have visited the Hotel to greet Biachi (the representative of Yugoslavia in Portugal), who was staying at room 405, using the door on the 4th floor, which was usually locked.”Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-21869202785671680102021-10-06T10:30:00.001+01:002021-10-06T10:30:00.182+01:00Hotel Avenida Palace, the history (part III)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>In this 3rd part we reveal some details of the hotel’s luxury decoration, the name change and also a story of a Prince who defied a Queen.</b></div>
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In 1893, the Grande Hotel Internacional is renamed Avenida Palace, just as its European congeners. The Palaces symbolised the court’s splendour, in a time when the birth aristocracy was beginning to be surpassed by the bourgeoisie’s money. The pleasure of travelling, which up until then was limited to diplomatic, political or commercial reasons, had become fashionable amidst the wealthier classes, favouring the search for hotels with palatial luxury. In 1900, the hotel is sold to Wagons Lits, a Belgian company which had always been associated to railway transportation.</div>
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The Palace recreated the magnificence of Versailles, offering the fascination of rivalling with the hotels in Paris or Rome. It was fit for princes, and it lodged members of the European royalty. D. Miguel of Bragança, prince of Portugal, was one of them. He defied the law issued by D. Maria II in 1834, which forbade D. Miguel I and his descendants to come to Portugal, under penalty of death upon summary procedure. According to some accounts of the time, the prince D. Miguel II arrived at the Rossio station, on the 23rd of January, 1901.<br />
<br />He was escorted by a secretary, “two elegantly dressed young men”, and servants dressed as chausseurs of the German noble households. The proscribed prince and his escorts lodged at the Avenida Palace, under aliases. D. Miguel registered himself under the name of Count of Mutzgen. They were identified by some noblemen and were acclaimed by D. Miguel’s supporters. The stay of a Portuguese prince in the Avenida Palace endowed Rossio’s hotel with a new romantic aura, drawing clients from both the wealthy Brazilian bourgeoisie and the European aristocracy, who sought a capital with a pleasant temperature.”</div>
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-18068507791639577092021-10-05T10:00:00.001+01:002021-10-05T10:00:00.160+01:00Hotel Avenida Palace, the history (part II)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>In this second “episode” you will find out what was the purpose of building such a luxurious hotel and the context, social and political, surrounding the opening of the Hotel Avenida Palace.</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXLYKYiLiGisD1dntw99ckNChz_ujnY0pmiX9nyEDxNsexqjoeFBhKXhrFRlqW4QOwJ3-BGY3cOU6ZlcacUT7P13waguoMpj_PU1NEjkiVr9u0jgJ9wmXkXPGAVTbngEwkhfYw-cAHLOd/s1600/historia+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXLYKYiLiGisD1dntw99ckNChz_ujnY0pmiX9nyEDxNsexqjoeFBhKXhrFRlqW4QOwJ3-BGY3cOU6ZlcacUT7P13waguoMpj_PU1NEjkiVr9u0jgJ9wmXkXPGAVTbngEwkhfYw-cAHLOd/s400/historia+2.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />“The aim was to obtain a luxury hotel, worthy of the finest European aristocracy and wealthy bourgeoisie from all over the world. Rossio had already become the meeting point for prominent people, as well as the country’s political centre (the Café Martinho, where so many political and literary gatherings took place, was just in front of it). This is inferred from the excerpt of the “The Illustrious House of Ramires”, by Eça de Queirós, when the character Gracinha reads a letter which mentions the arrival of her cousin Gonçalo to the Rossio station.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">“(…) it seemed a royal reception. We were more than thirty friends. Obviously, every one of our kindred was there; and if a revolution was to erupt that morning, the Republicans would capture the whole of the finest, good stock Portuguese nobility gathered at the Rossio station.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lisbon did not lag behind. On the 10th October, 1892, the opening of the Grande Hotel Internacional (Great International Hotel) takes place, in all splendour, under the management of Edmundo Eloy. The original project (with less than one floor) established an interesting connection between the Station and the Restauradores Square, through an interior gallery, which was later removed. The view was magical: to the North, an immense avenue, named Liberdade (Liberty) six years before, when the prince D. Carlos was married to D. Amelie d’Orléans; to the South, the Tagus, and the city’s downtown, dated from the era of the Marquis of Pombal; to the East, the old string of houses of the Castle’s neighbourhood, leaning imposingly from above a hill.”</span><br />
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The inauguration of the Rossio Station took place in 1890, when Master Monteiro was already undertaking the project of the adjoined building, the construction of which would be supervised by David Cohen, one of the most illustrious names of Portuguese engineering.<br />
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However, the railway traffic, which now had a terminal in the city centre, had intensified with the inauguration of the South and West lines, and demanded new resources from the hotel business. Wagons Lits, a company with ties to the railways, made a proposal to the Real Companhia for the new building to be made into a great station hotel, similar to the Palaces of other European capitals.<br />
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They would be in charge of its exploitation, and would hold right of preference in case of sale. The initial project was altered, and the architect was finally able to dedicate himself to the construction of the new hotel without the style constraints imposed on him for the Rossio Station. Instead of a building with a neo-Manueline style (dubbed by the critics as “manuelinho style”, or “little Manuel style") which aroused a strong controversy, we were faced with a Second French Empire boulevardier construction, a classically inspired composition influenced by French architecture, much to the beaux-arts taste of José Luis Monteiro, rooted in the constructions of Paris. Nothing was left to chance. In 1889, the D. Pedro IV square, by the hotel, was decorated with two bronze fountains manufactured in France.”<br />
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-32219172515419899142021-05-04T22:55:00.003+01:002021-05-04T22:58:40.679+01:00 "Passion Fruit Delight" <p>Gustavo has a new proposal for the summer, the "Passion Fruit Delight" an alcohol-free cocktail that will refresh your afternoon! Here's the recipe:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvE2bs9jwkdFgRDyOxSqdzzoaBkg_WEJdR7uj7kXaX4WpY1rDy4qc3feiVuwqa6V5wuy4HicgfNz7ab_gncu-M9lGtlFkzxJUMM0uDfP0XN6yCO4mtX-3fcaXsMyHifoX-CFXT7PRpcbh/s1920/Foto+Cocktail.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvE2bs9jwkdFgRDyOxSqdzzoaBkg_WEJdR7uj7kXaX4WpY1rDy4qc3feiVuwqa6V5wuy4HicgfNz7ab_gncu-M9lGtlFkzxJUMM0uDfP0XN6yCO4mtX-3fcaXsMyHifoX-CFXT7PRpcbh/s320/Foto+Cocktail.png" width="320" /></a></div>1 1/2 passion fruit<p></p><p>2 cl lemon juice</p><p>2 small spoons of honey</p><p>4 passion fruit syrup</p><p>4 mint leaves</p><p>3 lemon wedges</p><p>18 cl water</p><p>Mix everything in the Shaker and for garnish 1/4 of passion fruit and a fresh mint branch</p>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-28661167765289792042021-04-19T23:15:00.000+01:002021-04-19T23:15:11.712+01:00Bairro Alto<b>The area that is now the Bairro Alto was being established between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, through the construction of a number of urban areas and it may be held as "the first modern urbanization of Lisbon".<br /></b><div><br /><div>
During the reign of D. Manuel there was a growth of the urban population in Lisbon, due to the expansion of maritime trade. The monarch then established a set of urban and architectural rules, which extended to the entire city.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVfE4XlB72QI-zjP_XFrpJMOR8eVvoeB70K8N8VZXm5XfaM-l_kTOkQnECCMiC3dkj7a58qpY8YMrP5XzfXpHkQFP6Ig0jXXrEUX782wWwyYIaKgvMAf3ZZXMpN2oXtZcfVCzW7UIqRmO/s1200/bairro+alto1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVfE4XlB72QI-zjP_XFrpJMOR8eVvoeB70K8N8VZXm5XfaM-l_kTOkQnECCMiC3dkj7a58qpY8YMrP5XzfXpHkQFP6Ig0jXXrEUX782wWwyYIaKgvMAf3ZZXMpN2oXtZcfVCzW7UIqRmO/w400-h210/bairro+alto1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Since then, the Bairro Alto comes to be a peculiar case of Portuguese urbanism, because it grows along a plane of regularity "unparalleled in the city until the pombalino period". And as the social level develops in importance and nobility, it also becomes a cultural center attached to Jesuit education.</div><div>
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Although the earthquake of November 1st, 1755 has destroyed the downtown area, Bairro Alto was spared in the majority of its area. Thus, the layout of the neighborhood remained unchanged during the great urban reform in the pombalino period, although many of the sixteenth-century buildings have been replaced.<br />
During the last decades of the eighteenth century, the Bairro Alto was losing its aristocratic character, and, therefore it became inhabited by more popular groups, it consequently turned into one of the centers of Lisbon.<br />
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From the nineteenth century, with the growth of the city, and its constant urban renewal, as the stylistic and architectural transformation is a concern, the Bairro Alto became closer to “its currently self” and, since then, the old houses and palaces began to host artists, intellectuals, newspapers’ newsrooms and various structures of social and medical support which turned it into the center of the city's nightlife.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHyjSF202nYfyXVxPGA05ordjrRnUeLE1p1KoKntz37fIt6oPyLTFJDCLEDPk78DQazOjsjaYCjp3l7mcB0TMtwZx6kd2Gry0xzAlecHWlfSbgOclqKAcd3bWRPzYIrzIvGDaO460pUZp/s1200/bairro+alto.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHyjSF202nYfyXVxPGA05ordjrRnUeLE1p1KoKntz37fIt6oPyLTFJDCLEDPk78DQazOjsjaYCjp3l7mcB0TMtwZx6kd2Gry0xzAlecHWlfSbgOclqKAcd3bWRPzYIrzIvGDaO460pUZp/w400-h210/bairro+alto.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
And so, the Bairro Alto preserved its sixteenth urban structure intact, enduring four centuries of urban transformations of the capital, and revealing in its orthogonal grid ideals of Renaissance cities, which have adapted the buildings constructed in the following two centuries.<br />
Since the 1980s it is the best-known nightlife area in Lisbon with numerous bars and restaurants alongside the Fado houses.<br />
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The Bairro Alto is now a place of evening entertainment and a meeting point for different cultures and generations, part of the buildings have been or are being recovered, maintaining their original character, which allowed for the setting up of new and alternative commercial spaces, from multi-brand shops and ateliers of tattoos to piercing shops.<br />
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-50946427229100889952020-12-15T11:01:00.001+00:002020-12-15T11:02:13.282+00:00The Avenida Palace on TripAdvisor<div><b>We're thrilled to inform you that we have recently reached the Top 5 in Lisbon, and it's all thanks to you.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g189158-d195643-a_placetype.10023-e__2F__Hotel_Review__2D__g189158__2D__d195643__2D__Reviews__2D__Hotel_Avenida_Palace__2D__Lisbon_Estremadura__2E__html-Hotel_Avenida_Palace-Lisbon_Estremadura.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMEpnin07qd3nrKM3DJ3QJayEd-s21IaGkvvjW85thQOHw0rHtzAkw2HGhffkcNJ3vgf3ylxLYJoUqTbihzxstMPDDiPaD3knAV6roiZNa0-tCBjCGNyL-7m7BahZaBaASSsHi8SR6H7K/w400-h210/TripAdvisor1.png" width="400" /></a></div>We always appreciate it when our guests share their experience with the world and let everyone know how was their "Avenida Palace Experience", which was, hopefully, the best. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the case your experience did not match your expectations, we promise to learn from it, and use it to improve our services, and we assure you to answer them, to let you know your "voice" is heard.</div><div><br /></div><div>For those that still haven't shared their experience with us on <a href=" https://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g189158-d195643-a_placetype.10023-e__2F__Hotel_Review__2D__g189158__2D__d195643__2D__Reviews__2D__Hotel_Avenida_Palace__2D__Lisbon_Estremadura__2E__html-Hotel_Avenida_Palace-Lisbon_Estremadura.html" target="_blank">TripAdvisor, this is your chance</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let us know what inspire you, what you liked the most, what you didn't like, and especially, if you would consider staying with us again.</div><div><br /></div>See you soon!Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-2966461356989595822020-11-24T15:00:00.001+00:002020-11-24T15:00:08.054+00:00What not to miss at the Museu Nacional do Azulejo<b>Today, we will dive into one of the most visited museums of Lisbon and one of the most important in Portugal. </b><br />
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The Museu Nacional do Azulejo or National Tile Museum is one of the most important national museums, for its unique collection - the Azulejo (tile), an artistic expression which distinguishes the Portuguese culture, and for the building where it is located - the ancient Convent of Madre de Deus, founded in 1509.<br />
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The art of tile making is a Moorish inheritance, much adapted – most noticeably in the addition of human figurative motifs, forbidden by Islam.<br />
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The collections on display allow you to make an expedition through the tile history, from the fifteenth century to the present day.<br />
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We will describe 5 features you can’t miss when visiting the Museu Nacional do Azulejo.<br />
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Tile-making Exhibit</b></li></ul>
Step-by-step exhibits of tile-making, from a lump of clay to the final glazing, help visitors to see how it combines practical uses with decorative ends.<br />
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Madre de Deus Church</b></li></ul>
The magnificent barrel-vaulted convent church is the result of three centuries of construction and decoration and contains enough paintings to fill a gallery.<br />
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Moorish Tiles</b></li></ul>
With their attractive geometrical patterns, varied color palettes, and glazing techniques, Moorish tiles continue to be an inspiration to tile-makers and home decorators alike.<br />
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Manueline Cloister</b></li></ul>
This small but stunning cloister is one of the few surviving features of the original convent of Madre de Deus.<br />
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Lisbon Panel</b></li></ul>
On the second floor of the main cloister and 23m long you can see the Lisbon Panel, a vast tiled panorama of Lisbon, a captivating representation of the city’s waterfront as it was before the great earthquake.<br />
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Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-58018056421272458772020-11-17T16:32:00.000+00:002020-11-17T16:32:30.560+00:00Customer Surveys - Can't stand them, can't live without them<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><b>Everyone wants to know what the client has to say. Nevertheless, sometimes the remarks made by the guest aren't taken under consideration.</b></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">The web is filled with sites that allow customers to expose their feelings about their stay or about their meals, and every day the number of users continues to grow, with TripAdvisor as the top website when it comes to reviews.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">What about the hotel customer's survey, the one you will find in your room or receive by email, and that is normally forgotten? It is obvious that it doesn't have the same exposure as others however, isn't this important?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMGAczS6GmII4_qiVB-kI8ZJm9K7PpgpJZnl_VfqSNQIOxKQeeUNRlyBHqRO_QfAXb5fwwYZ7wRyaHvhlAvRym1PRJSe_1DtWvhsP836E8cNz1s9Okp0IQ0lnlsNE4NIxVGa8QamRUE22/s1920/questionnaire-3-1236343-1920x1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMGAczS6GmII4_qiVB-kI8ZJm9K7PpgpJZnl_VfqSNQIOxKQeeUNRlyBHqRO_QfAXb5fwwYZ7wRyaHvhlAvRym1PRJSe_1DtWvhsP836E8cNz1s9Okp0IQ0lnlsNE4NIxVGa8QamRUE22/s320/questionnaire-3-1236343-1920x1280.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">It is always complicated to leave personal information behind like e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, but, besides the obvious contribution to improve the service provided by the Hotel, imagine that you forget something there, something you won't remember until you actually need it. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">Most of the time the hotel doesn't have the guest's contacts: this often occurs, when clients make their bookings through 3rd parties, even though they provide their e-mail information this is never shared with the hotel. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">If you fill the Customer's survey and by any chance forget something in the hotel, I'm sure you will be contacted before you realize you forgot it.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">Another important survey, currently available, is the one sent by email after checking-in. We know that some Guests don't like to complain in person, especially when it is something simple, but given the chance to report it by email they will do it.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">Sometimes a simple gesture can make a huge difference in your stay!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">We know that everyone is tired of Marketing e-mails, promotions, Happy Birthdays, Merry Christmas, etc. Annoying as it can be, there's always a good side: this will take you back to that wonderful (hopefully) weekend in Lisbon and to that special dinner by candlelight, or that funny ride on the Cable car.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;">Imagine getting this on a bad day at work... I'm sure it will put a smile on your face!</div><div><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"></div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-1100457027399635882020-11-04T18:00:00.025+00:002020-11-04T18:00:00.261+00:00The importance of the Concierge<div><b>The Concierge Desk is a tradition and the cornerstone of our history, one of the reasons that our Dear Guests value our service.</b></div><div><br />Whether or not to have a Concierge Desk was a question that many General Managers were faced with during the 2008/2011 crisis but, unfortunately, the eradication of the Concierge and the Reception desk into one big Front Office was already a tendency for some years.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the General Managers, in a rush to increase profits, decided to lower the costs, starting with the staff, and the front of the house was where the change was more perceptible. By combining both departments they were able to cut 1/3 of the workers. In theory, this is a good idea. They hoped that the new Front Office employee could combine the skills of a Concierge and a Receptionist and become a more dynamic and pro-active worker who could provide valid results.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSWGmU5i4Qe5UF6OdPyQLRr-Z1Gi32iyTN_5YAuzCD-gz7MBpXXSiy-GuDyCOv2uJqk4bQ3V08LbsgCj2XUyHK07bdzujEAUMbyxZRGQd7D20bgKErwrF1wrS4pGPE-s7EGdrWpLHp752/s1200/Concierge+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The importance of the Concierge" border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSWGmU5i4Qe5UF6OdPyQLRr-Z1Gi32iyTN_5YAuzCD-gz7MBpXXSiy-GuDyCOv2uJqk4bQ3V08LbsgCj2XUyHK07bdzujEAUMbyxZRGQd7D20bgKErwrF1wrS4pGPE-s7EGdrWpLHp752/w400-h210/Concierge+blog.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I totally support this idea in 3- and 4-stars hotels, but in 5 stars hotels?</div><div><br /></div><div>Before we were hit by the pandemic, I was watching our Head Concierge and noticed that there was a US couple who spent more or less one hour, each morning, by his desk. I became aware that the conversation was not only about advice and recommendations but also about history, politics, and much more. The Concierge, in this case with 55 years of experience, was sharing his knowledge with the guests, and they were “seizing” it all like children on a school bench.</div><div><br /></div><div>I finally realized that these dialogs were part of the Guests’ "Lisbon experience", and this is the right way! Of course, not all guests want it or need it but, in a hotel like ours, it's indispensable to have a </div><div>Concierge's desk.</div><div><br /></div><div>Only those who are experts and knowledgeable in concierge services are able to connect with the customer and come up with a plan for a "City break" or a long stay. They will be able to help you choose what restaurant to book because they've been there and they've tasted the food. They will help you decide which are the most important sights to see if you are short on time.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's now clear that something that was standard a few years ago (Reception/Concierge), is now an added value. Some of the new 5 stars hotels have only one desk, I strongly doubt that they will have the time or the knowledge to spend 1 hour, each day, "educating" a guest about Lisbon.</div><div><br /></div><div>From an economic standpoint, this may not be the best solution but, from a service point of view, this is the only solution.</div><div><br /></div><div>Concierge... here to stay!</div><div><br /></div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-25437231818181780002020-10-14T17:03:00.000+01:002020-10-14T17:03:40.019+01:005 restaurants by the Head Concierge<div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />"Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour." (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, 1754-1838)</b></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Amongst all the things that Portugal has to offer, Portuguese gastronomy is probably its best feature. With several different options from North to South, each one with its own appeal. Lisbon congregates most of the options and the possibilities are vast, from traditional Portuguese food to the "nouvelle cuisine" and international flavors.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQDjwUMAwAM1mI8z5rykIPnEKdOMys9nTIJnJplV_n3FMvoLpV6w04MtH9CNKvp0VOsx-_a0Ffz-emG5lgHS5cQIBmQx6gDK45ECCHOZcOQY5aaDI6A1DKRpzZ-s6wOAvg6i8IFf88AAb/s1200/As+velhas+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQDjwUMAwAM1mI8z5rykIPnEKdOMys9nTIJnJplV_n3FMvoLpV6w04MtH9CNKvp0VOsx-_a0Ffz-emG5lgHS5cQIBmQx6gDK45ECCHOZcOQY5aaDI6A1DKRpzZ-s6wOAvg6i8IFf88AAb/w400-h210/As+velhas+blog.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Gastronomy is one of the most important landmarks of a culture, and the Portuguese gastronomy is no different, you can easily find dishes with centuries of history that played an important role during the course of Portugal's history itself. </div><div><br /></div><div>We asked our Head Concierge to give us his "Top 5" recommendations, combining quality with the proximity to our Hotel.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>As Velhas</b> - A typical restaurant located in one of the most historical parts of Lisbon, a restaurant with a wide range of services where we outline the Grouper in the "Cataplana" and the Codfish ("As Velhas" style)</li><li><b>Gambrinus </b>- Located in the heart of Lisbon, Gambrinus is a reference point in Lisbon’s cuisine. Over the past 78 years, national and international personalities, artists, and politicians have met to enjoy this rendezvous point. The restaurant has maintained a comfortable environment, with high-quality products and service of excellence, since its remodeling in 1964 by the architect Maurício de Vasconcelos.</li><li><b>Sacramento</b> - Located in the renovated "Palácio de Valadares" is the next choice, with 5 independent rooms, each one with its own character, prepared to meet the diverse needs and a menu full of Mediterranean flavors.</li><li><b>Cervejaria Ramiro</b> - The tradition of well-serving seafood. Founded on April 7th, 1956, Cervejaria Ramiro is known nationwide and abroad for its excellent quality of seafood, for its level of service, and for the price-quality relationship.</li><li><b>Mar ao Carmo</b> - Located in the well-known Chiado district, more precisely in Largo do Carmo, it is a seafood restaurant in a modern and elegant space, with neutral tones, which invites you to sit down and enjoy a pleasant, relaxed meal.</li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-20166010890258062052020-10-01T14:54:00.000+01:002020-10-01T14:54:59.082+01:00Cocktail Boulevardier<p><b>We have a new addition to our cocktail list: the Boulevardier!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2RefdEab-EdLvk7gMCBPk8lhfc74-jFaJLqiVjCm-JMGe9dkgbXnGiKOWeXAp4nKZZ44MrjwdPHmxH80YKfvUHlpI7KZzjjIxqP5aSehwrQ6JGdTgdDUnyuVxjykNBE4dmOA4yD2Jvc0/s2048/IMG_1756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2RefdEab-EdLvk7gMCBPk8lhfc74-jFaJLqiVjCm-JMGe9dkgbXnGiKOWeXAp4nKZZ44MrjwdPHmxH80YKfvUHlpI7KZzjjIxqP5aSehwrQ6JGdTgdDUnyuVxjykNBE4dmOA4yD2Jvc0/w270-h320/IMG_1756.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Here's the recipe:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>4,5 cl Whisky Bourbon</li><li>3 cl Campari</li><li>3 cl Giuseppe B. Carpano</li><li>Garnish 1/2 orange slice</li></ul><p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/AgAvoKRjOqE" target="_blank">Be sure not to miss the making of on Youtube!</a></p><p>See you soon.</p><p><br /> </p>Hotel Avenida Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837730043142398979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105047001403518649.post-74018434043664452212020-07-16T10:58:00.004+01:002020-07-16T10:58:00.452+01:00What not to miss at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian<b>Based on the private collections of oil millionaire Calouste Gulbenkian, this is one of the most important Lisbon’s museums.</b><br />
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The project for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Museum, inaugurated in 1969, was the result of a limited competition that took place from, 1959 to 1960 between three teams of architects.<br />
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The permanent exhibition galleries are distributed in chronological and geographical order to create two independent circuits within the overall tour, in a collection that now totals over 6,000 pieces from all over the world and dating from antiquity until the early twentieth century (including examples <br />
from ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, Babylonia, Armenia, Persia, Islamic Art, Europe, and Japan).<br />
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Calouste Gulbenkian revealed his passion for art early, reflecting in part his origins in Cappadocia--a major crossroads of religions and art--and Constantinople--another crossroads of civilizations and the capital of the Romans, Greeks, and Ottoman Turks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUX-zTYu260zQjJjSBFDVWDQiWEAz54jFdB5EBB6ImHgbo38lQ9hMQZAWSa9r_vvCt6meuCtb9weLXRXoSarcYQrmsS9No37PHch6YCaUJLGr0xGB90SAlpfu5A-RWP8Z4AAzDXnZ5XoA/s1200/gulbenkian+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Museu Calouste Gulbenkian" border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUX-zTYu260zQjJjSBFDVWDQiWEAz54jFdB5EBB6ImHgbo38lQ9hMQZAWSa9r_vvCt6meuCtb9weLXRXoSarcYQrmsS9No37PHch6YCaUJLGr0xGB90SAlpfu5A-RWP8Z4AAzDXnZ5XoA/w400-h210/gulbenkian+blog.jpg" title="what not to miss" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Throughout his life, he assembled an eclectic and unique collection that was influenced by his travels and his personal taste, and sometimes involved lengthy and complex negotiations with the leading experts and specialist dealers.<br />
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It was hard to find the Top 5 features not to miss when visiting this wonderful museum but, here they are.<br />
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<b>1 – Eastern Islamic Art</b><br />
A large gallery shows a wide-ranging collection of manuscripts, carpets, textiles and ceramics, from Persia, Turkey, Syria, the Caucasus and India, dating from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries.<br />
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<b>2 – Diana Statue</b><br />
This masterpiece of French eighteenth-century sculpture, by Houdon gives Diana an original treatment, presenting her naked and running, in contrast with the static and idealized Diana of his predecessors, dressed in a tunic as a symbol of virginity.<br />
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<b>3 - St. Catherine and St. Joseph</b><br />
Two paintings by the 15th-century Flemish master Rogier van der Weyden are believed to be parts of an altarpiece that was dismantled for unknown reasons been the third element is in London’s National Gallery.<br />
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<b>4 – Boy Blowing Bubbles</b><br />
This Édouard Manet painting from 1867 which the theme is, Vanitas, or the fleeting nature of life symbolized by the soap bubbles, was given a unique interpretation by the author.<br />
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<b>5 – Lalique Collection</b><br />
Gulbenkian was a close friend of the French Art Nouveau jeweler René Lalique (1860-1945) and its collection of works is quite exceptional for the quality of the jewelry and other objects, particularly the glass, which, because of its quality and consistency is considered to be quite unique.<br />
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