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'Portugal's Jewish heritage'

Useful addresses

New York

Consulate General of Portugal

630 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, Suite 801
New York, NY 10111
Tel: (212) 246-4580
Fax: (212) 459-0190

London

Consulate General of Portugal

3 Portland Place
London W1B 1HR
Tel. 020-75818722

Paris

Consulat Général de Portugal

6/8, rue Georges Berger
75017 Paris
Site: www.dgaccp.pt/paris
Courriel: cgpar@cgpar.dgaccp.pt
Tel: 01 56 33 81 00 (Standard)
Tel: 01 56 33 81 02 (Chancellerie)
Fax: 01 47 66 93 35
Heures d'ouverture : 9h00 à 12h30 et 13h30 à 17h00

The offial Portuguese Tourism web site: www.portugal.org

TIP: Fado restaurants in Lisbon

Alfama is known as the cradle of Fado. A more than reasonably good Fado restaurant in this neighborhood is: Lautasco, Beco do Azinhal 7-7A

For good Fado restaurants it's in general better to go to the Bairro Alto. Not to miss here: Canto do Camoes, Travessa da Espera 38. Most guests here are Portuguese.

As a general rule only Fado restaurants that cater to tourists have an entrance fee. The shows here are slick and have little to do with Fado, but everything with ripping off tourists.

Never ask a cab driver to take you to a Fado restaurant if you don't know exactly where you want to go: the worst tourist traps pay cab drivers to bring them tourists. Sometimes the same goes for the staff in hotels.

Money

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If you know in advance which places you're going to visit, you can find out online if and where there are ATM's where you can use your MasterCard and Cirrus or Visa to withdraw money.

Language

Even though in Lisbon you can manage with English, French or German, it is very much appreciated if you speak a few words of Portuguese. Especially if you like to visit neighborhood bars and restaurants, it's handy to be able to order a drink of food in Portuguese.

Plan your trip to Portugal online

Through online reservation systems like À la Carte Vacations you can book airline tickets, hotels, rental cars and holiday houses. You can build a fly-drive itinerary with maximum flexibility, book a flight plus a hotel hotel for a night or weekend. Without the limitations of package deals from travel organisations and most times for a much better price.

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