Lisbon Best City to Live for Expats in 2013

19 Reasons Why Lisbon is a Top City for
Expatriats

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1. Lisbon is blessed by great weather and bright colours.


2. Lisbon has pastries that will delight you with cakes like pastel de nata.


3. Lisbon has a vibrant cultural life scene with hundreds of outdoor events
that start in early Spring and go all the way until end of Fall.


4. Lisbon residents are blessed with some of the most ingenous native
interpretations of gothic style, the Manuelino, with such great examples
as the “Jerónimos” Monestery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


5. Lisbon has many run-down buildings in the old city centre,
particularly near the castle of St. George, but with a lot of character.
It is also lot of fun to walk around the old town.


6. For most Lisbon residents, summer time means time at one of the many
beaches that surround the city, like Praia da Maçãs, where Pro Surﬁng
championships take place.


7. Lisbon is systematically considered one of the safest capitals in Europe.


8. Lisbon residents can choose from a number of leading international
private schools or opt for public free-tuition portuguese schools.


9. Lisbon has lots of shopping options, including one of oldest ﬂea markets
in Europe — Feira da Ladra — where you can ﬁnd great stuff.


10. The proximity of the river Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean work as a
natural termosthate assuring mild temperatures most of the year.


11. Lisbon is well connected, Gare do Oriente is one of the main transport
hubs in city. It encompasses a subway station that links to its international
airport, a high-speed and commuter train hub, a local, national and
international bus station, and a shopping centre.


12. Lisbon is a tolerant city with a wild side where alternative lifestyles can
live in harmony, including the legal right to marriage of homosexuals.


13. Lisbon is ever more cosmopolitan, one should not forget that Europe got to
know most of the world from explorers departing or arriving to Lisbon like
Vasco da Gama, Magellean, Colombus or Americo Vespucci.


14. Lisbon is great value for money. Where else in Europe can you drink
your expresso coffee for half a euro?


15. Lisbon is home to biggest oceanarium in Europe, with a large collection of
marine species - birds, mammals, ﬁsh and other organisms totaling about
16,000 individuals of 450 species!


16. Portuguese wine has one of the best value for money you can ﬁnd and
Lisbon is just minutes away to charming villas in the Oeste wine region,
where some of Portugal’s best wines are produced.


17. After being destroyed by an earthquake in 1755, the city of Lisbon was
rebuilt according to the latest urbanistic trends of the time with large squares
and orthogonal streets, that help to create a unique atmosphere.


18. The people of Lisbon can view the latest in terms of pop art and design at
museums like Berardo and MUDE.


19. And yes, Lisbon is a very traditional city, where fado music can be listen
in the old neighborhoods of Bairro Alto or Alfama.


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