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Neighborhood Information - Lisbon Holiday Homes

Pena parish - Freguesia da Pena

Our parish, Pena, begins at the north-east corner of the Rossio and arches up past the large tree-covered park known as "Campo dos Mártires da Pátria." Click for map of Pena & Rossio.

As opposed to its nightlife-loving twin parish, Bairro Alto (which stretches up and away from the north-west corner of the Rossio), Pena is a family neighborhood, home to the Italian Embassy, German Embassy, and the birthplace of Amália Rodrigues.

For more neighborhood photos, view our Christmas in Lisbon "Photo-Tour". (Photos courtesy of professional photographer, M. Achterman.)

Eating Well

Pena also hosts Lisbon's open-air Restaurant Row, Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, a pedestrian-only boulevard devoted to gastronomical indulgence. (In addition to the famous and expensive eateries, we'll show you the family-oriented and affordable.)

This KLM travel guide lists 15 top Lisbon restaurants, 25% of which are in our neighborhood: KLM Lisbon City Guide.

Getting Around

Our neighborhood funicular (trolley), 120-year old Elevador do Lavra, is one of the most charming amenities offered by Casa Joaquina and Casa Pátria. (Casa Santana and Casa Travessa are just too close to the Rossio to justify walking over to the funicular stop.) The first funicular in Lisbon, Elevador do Lavra rattles up and down the hillside every 15 minutes, every day. Soon you'll be riding like a local, cheerfully showing the tourists how and where to punch their tickets. In the picture, below, Elevador do Lavra is at its lower stop on the end of Rua das Portas de Santo Antão.

This meandering 14th-century stairway -- with its famous 186 steps -- is another favorite way to bop down from Casa Joaquina and Casa Pátria to the Rossio. Lisbon is criss-crossed with these medieval thoroughfares: we encourage our guests to spend an enjoyable day wandering the city along these lanes, accompanied by the beat of Lisbon's ever-flapping laundry.

And here we have the Rossio, with the imposing, white Dona Maria National Theatre guarding the entrance to Restaurant Row. Our neighborhood, Pena, is in the background.

Come and see!

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