How to Enjoy Lisbon with Your Kids

Lisbon is definitely a wonderful city. In fact, its power, charm and melancholy are sure to hit you and your kids the moment you leave Lisbon airport. There is much more to Lisbon than just history, culture and heritage, too, though. Read on.

A lot of people instantly fall in love with the scenery, the nostalgia music in the quaint restaurants and even the narrow streets when they first set eyes on them. There is also a rich history and heritage found in the city that tends to suck everybody in, young and old.

No matter where you turn after Lisbon airport, you will find signs of a powerful and rich past. The look and feel of the old ruling city is definitely still evident in the architecture and in the mouths of the people that you will meet along the way.

However, there is much more to Lisbon than just history, culture and heritage, as well. There is a very lively night scene in its trendy nightclubs, for instance, as well as great food in all of the restaurants. So, if you and your kids love food, you definitely won't find anything wrong with this city if you decide to travel there together.

The best part is that the restaurants in Lisbon are very affordable for the amount of food and the quality of food that you will get for it in the end. The specialty of the locals would be salt cod, though, which they cook in a lot of different ways. Believe it or not, there are 150 recipes for salt cod around Portugal right now.

Generally speaking, checking out the signs in Lisbon will be quite the physical battle because of the many steps and steep hills that you will need to climb in order to see the best spots and views. However, they will definitely be worth the effort for you and your kids in the end.

One of the places that your kids will be absolutely enjoy in Lisbon would be the Planetarium. As such, it should be your first priority after leaving Lisbon airport. Other places you should visit include the Oceanarium and the Zoo. The Oceanarium even hosts sleep-overs, so you can practically sleep with the sharks.

If your kids are already a little older, then you might want to bring them to the Science Museum, where Maths games are held every week. Regardless of how old your kids are, they will also enjoy exploring Jeronium Monastery's cloister garden.

Belem would also be a good place to bring the kids since there aren't any uphill stretches involved, yet offers a lot to see, in general. The Tower of Belem, for example, is an enjoyable place for kids, though they are sure to ask you a lot of questions about it. Once you have gotten your sightseeing down, you can go to the big park to rest for a bit and have a picnic as a family. You can do this at the Botanical Garden, as well, though there are many more plants and trees to explore and to entertain the kids there.