Main shopping areas:
There are some areas in Lisbon specially devoted to shopping. Clothing, jewellery, shoes, purses, perfumes, ceremony customs, trinkets and almost everything you might need are just some of the things that you may find in the following areas:
Downtown – the area frequently called “Baixa” (downtown) comprises the Rossio, the Augusta street and its transversal streets, Chiado and the Liberdade (Freedom) Avenue.
This is one of the oldest commercial areas in Lisbon. The streets are named after the businesses or jobs that used to be practised there. Prata (Silver) Street, is where silver used to be sold; Ouro (Gold) Street and Ferreiros (Blacksmiths) Street are other of these examples. The main shopping street is Rua Augusta, where you will find all the main high-street brands such as Zara, Benetton, Lanidor, Levi’s, H&M, etc.
To shop for luxury brands,
Avenida da Liberdade is the main Avenue, where Louis Vuitton, Armani, Burberry’s and many others have opened large luxurious stores.
The
Chiado area has a good mixture of both high-street brands, luxury shops and small boutique stores. For the high-street brands walk Along the Rua Garrett, Rua do Carmo and Rua Nova do Almada, as well as in the famous small Shopping Centre, Armazéns do Chiado. Recently a large Marc Jacobs shop opened in the Largo São Carlos, in front of the famous Theatre. Search around the small streets in Chiado and close to the Carmo Convent where you will find small boutique and second-hand shops.
The Bairro Alto area may also prove to be an interesting shopping experience, with many brands on offer hidden behind several corners, as is the case of the famous Portuguese designer, Fátima Lopes,on the Rua da Atalaia or the recent Porconceito store on the Travessa da Espera, nº17.
All these areas are filled with
cafés and
restaurants, ideal resting places that will add an extra flavour to your visit to Lisbon.
Shopping Centres:
Shopping centres are almost everywhere in the city. Bigger or smaller, they’ll do their best to suit your needs. We decided to list the bigger surfaces: Colombo, Vasco da Gama, Amoreiras and El Corte Inglés.
These areas include several shops of different branches of business, including restaurants and leisure facilities like movie theatres.
Amoreiras Shopping Centre
Located in the centre of Lisbon, was opened in 1985 and counts on 2 floors with 350 shops.
ADDRESS
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Av. Duarte Pacheco, Amoreiras Shopping Center Loja 2037, 1070-103 Lisboa
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TRANSPORT
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Bus: 7, 11, 13, 15, 48, 53, 58, 74, 75, 83, 107, 185, 711, 723. |
OPENING TIMES
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Every day between 10h00 and 23h00
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CONTACTS
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+351 213 810 240 |
Centro Vasco da Gama
This shopping centre lies in the newest heart of the city – the Parque das Nações (Nations Park), where the Expo 98 was held. it was inaugurated in 1999 and counting on 156 shops and 35 restaurants.
ADDRESS
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Av. D. João II, Lote 1.05.02, 1990 – 094 Lisboa
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TRANSPORT
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Bus: 5, 10, 19, 21, 25, 28, 44, 50, 68, 114, 208, 210. Metro: Oriente.
Train: Gare do Oriente. Car: 2ª Circular, Avenida Berlim, Avenida
Infante D. Henrique
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OPENING TIMES
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Every day between 10h00 and 00h00
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CONTACTS
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+351 218 930 601 |
Colombo Shopping Centre
It is excellently located near the football field of Benfica. Providing services to the public since 1997, it has 3 commercial floors with 437 shops and 69 restaurants operating everyday.
ADDRESS
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Av. Lusíada, 1500-392 Lisboa |
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Bus: 3, 64, 204, 729, 765, 767, 799. Metro: Colégio Militar. Car: 2ª
Circular, Eixo Norte/Sul, IC19, CRIL, Avenida Pontinha, Avenida Lusíada. |
OPENING TIMES
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Every day between 10h00 and 00h00 |
CONTACTS
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+351 217 113 600 |
