Dinning

There are a wide variety of restaurants and cafés in Lisboa ranging from the very elegant and sophisticated to the casual and inexpensive. Restaurants, bars, some with live music/shows, and discos along the river Tagus, the Docas area and at the Nations Park, are very popular, especially during weekends. 


Entertainment 

Lisboa has a variety of theatres and venues catering for most tastes. Opera, ballet, concerts, etc. take place on a regular basis all year round. Portuguese Fado and Folklore shows are popular, there is a wide variety of places where you can enjoy this kind of shows.



The idea to build Pavilhão Atlântico goes all the way back to the first discussions held on the Lisbon EXPO’98 Urban Planning exercise.

In contrast with other major European cities, Lisbon did not feature a multipurpose venue capable of hosting large-size shows, congresses, and sports events.

All existing facilities, in the capital or elsewhere in the country, either had limited seating capacity – say up to 4,000 seated – or could only be adapted to unconventional events, such as high-level indoor sports tournaments, with great difficulty.

In addition, most venues lacked the kind of technological features required by modern TV coverage or by a major music or theatre production.

There was definitely a gap for a venue of a capacity of over 4,000 spectators, standing between venues such as Lisbon’s Coliseu or a number of arenas built for other purposes that could be adapted for the effect, and large-size open-air sports stadiums. 

The casinos in Lisbon and Estoril are also places of entertainment night of high quality


Leisure

Excellent golf courses, water sports and horse riding tempt the energetic delegates. The more relaxed might choose from many noteworthy museums and monuments, sunny beaches and interesting sites to explore.