I'm really excited to return to Lisbon, I can't wait to begin another semester in this homely and truly beautiful city. When I finished the last semester and had to return my home just a bit earlier than some of my other friends, my heart was at ease knowing that I have the chance to come back for another 5 months. This is why I wasn't in rush to tick off all the places Pinterest says "you TOTALLY have to visit" - being chill as the Portuguese have thought. As the date of returning is so near, I decided to set myself a list of places I want to visit, things I want to do before my second semester ends. I will update the post with every tick this Lisbon/Portugal bucket list gets. Hope to inspire some other travelers or students who plan to visit Portugal. (even if some key-journeys aren't on the list because they have been already done) Here you go!
Lisbon
☒See the sunset at castelo de S. Jorge
☒Visit all the miradouros
☐MNAC
☒Museu Coleção Berardo
☒MAAT
☒Discover the other side of the bridge
☒Check out the Santa Justa lift
☒Visit the tile museum
☒See the blue of the Oceanário
☒Picnic in the Estrela park
☒Party on the pink street/K Urban Beach (If the COVID will let us)
☐Getting off at every station of the Cascais line
☐Taking pretty pictures in the Green street ☐Jeronimos Monestry
☐Buy a pair of earrings from the sellers of the street
☒Play beerpong once more in the Grimaldi house (if you know you know)
☐Finding new "free" destinations using the power of the transport card
Outside Lisbon
☒Hike to praia da Ursa ☐Go to the Algarve with a group of friends
☐Either swim or use a kayak to get inside the Benagil cave
☒Sintra and all its castles
☐Portinho de Arrabida (and hopefully trying kayaking)
☐Fly to the Azores
☐Fly to Madeira(explore Camara De Lobos, ride a Monte sledge and watch the sunset from Maktub in Paul do Mar) ☒See the waves of Nazaré ☐Surf in Ericeira
☐Monsanto village
☐Cascata do Arado (Peneda-Geres national park)
☐Berlenga ☐Mosteiro de Batalha
☐Bom Jesus do Monte, Braga ☐Fátima ☐Evora ☐ Mafra
☐Sesimbra
☐Coimbra
☐Óbidos
☐Stumbling across a hidden gem
Outside the country (to tick at least one)
☐Morocco
☐Spain
☐Ireland
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