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MODA LISBOA
In only a very short time, a dynamic team
of young designers and entrepreneurs
have established a vast universe of
Portuguese products and concepts,
under the umbrella label, “Moda Lisboa”.
What began 12 years ago as a fashion
show, has turned into a galaxy of events,
support for artists and the exportation
of the image of a modern and
cosmopolitan Portugal.
Aforest-Design, Alexandra Moura,
Alves/Gonçalves, Ana Salazar, Anabela
Baldaque, Cheyenne, Dino Alves, José
António Tenente, Katty Xiomara, Lanidor,
Lidija Kolovrat, Lion of Porches, Luís
Buchino, Maria Gambina, Miguel Vieira,
Nuno Baltazar, Osvaldo Martins, Pedro
Mourão, Ricardo Dourado and Story
Tailors are all designers sponsored by
Moda Lisboa. Information about them
can be found on the site
www.modalisboa.pt.
On the site, tourists can access
information, which includes much more
than just fashion. In the Design section,
there are pieces by Fernando Brízio,
Marco Sousa Santos, Miguel Vieira
Baptista and Ricardo Mealha/Ana Cunha.
Portuguese products, from china to
soaps, through to glass, cork and cutlery
are also connected to this creative
national universe.
In art, names such as Ana Jotta, Joana
Vasconcelos or Noé Sendas display their
most recent work. The site also houses
the more traditional handicrafts,
alongside the very latest creations in this
area – Aliança Artesanal, Cecília Povoas
and Santos Ofícios are suggestions for
those wanting to acquire something of
the spirit of Portugal.
The label is gaining recognition
internationally and has already carried
out initiatives promoting Portuguese
fashion and design in Madrid, Paris,
London, Milan, Tokyo and New York. This
October it celebrates its 25th edition.
FÁTIMA LOPES LENA AIRES
A WORLD
AT THE REACH OF A
CLICK
In the last decade, two areas in Lisboa have
begun “specialising” in cutting edge fashion
and design shops. The Bairro Alto/Chiado
area and Santos, near the river. From small
shops to larger stores, in a young and
cosmopolitan environment, this is where
the showcase for Portuguese creativity can
be found. It’s also in these areas that you
can find most of Lisboa’s cyber cafés. In
Santos, for example, the Fundação
Portuguesa das Comunicações (Rua do
Instituto Industrial, 15) has a Multimedia
Centre, where any visitor can easily access
the site, Moda Lisboa.
With the comfort of the net, a visit to the
site Moda Lisboa opens up a world of
creativity, and gives you some suggestions
for the best you can buy and the most
genuine in terms of Portuguese creativity.
Click onto www.modalisboa.pt and give
yourself a pleasant surprise.
NEW
HOTEL IN
CHIADO
The most recent “boutique” hotel has just opened in
the heart of the historic, cultural and commercial centre
of Lisboa. This is the Bairro Alto Hotel, a building which
has preserved its classical Portuguese facade. It has 55
rooms and suites, equipped with the latest technology
(access to the Internet, HI-FI system, TV with LCD/DVD).
With the wind in your hair, enjoy the agility of a vehicle
that can dodge just about any traffic jam. Moving at its
own pace, the sidecar is a way of travelling around
Lisboa and its surroundings. From the top of the hills
to the bottom of the valleys. From the banks of the
Tagus to the north flank of the city, along the wide
avenues and the narrow streets of the old
neighbourhoods. Through the mountains of Sintra or
of Arrábida. Stopping your sidecar where you want to,
for a meal, to take some photographs or to watch a
romantic sunset…
A drive around Lisboa, along the Estoril Coast or through
the Mountains of Sintra and Arrábida, is what Sidecar
Touring Co proposes. A journey reliving the 40’s, when
motorbikes and sidecars were at the peak of their
popularity. Without any particular hurry and at your
own pace, the driver can take you through the most
The hotel also has the Restaurant Flores (inspired by
Romanticism), the Café Bar Garrett, a fitness room,
underground car park and excellent access served by
trams, buses and the underground.
Bairro Alto Hotel
Praça Luís de Camões, nº 8
1200-243 Lisboa
Tel.: (351) 21 340 8222
e-mail:
reservations@bairroaltohotel.com
website:
www.bairroaltohotel.com
A DIFFERENT WAY OF GETTING TO KNOW LISBOA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
ONBOARD A
SIDECAR
famous streets of the city, stopping when and where
you want to in order to enjoy the best that Lisboa can
offer.
If you happen to be a nature lover, however, then you
can roll along the Estoril Coast, towards the Sintra
Mountains, in a replica of the mythical Second World
War sidecar, the BMW R71, or in a model from a more
recent era. There you can feel the breezes and scents
of century-old roads, culminating in the town of Sintra.
Besides the various standard tours that STC has to offer,
there are also trips especially designed for children
from the age of 7, upwards. These include visits to the
Oceanarium, the Zoo or the Toy Museum.
This is the ideal way of travelling around, without the
usual sight restrictions. Sidecars are also very popular
with people who suffer from problems with physical
mobility, who can enjoy a discount of 20%.
For more information, visit www.sidecartouring.co.pt
or tel. 963 965 105.
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