Sunny Lisbon

Lisbon only has one camping park but don’t worry because it is a big one with very good conditions (it’s a five star camping park with a lot of facilities). It’s location is perfect if you enjoy a closer contact with nature, since it’s located in Monsanto Park, the green lung of the city. On the other hand it has it’s drawbacks, since there aren’t any subway or trains around and buses are the only solution to get in the heart of the city.

When I started to research for this post, I got a scared : there are only two bus routes that stop at the camping park door, and at first sight this seemed to be a problem that could make the camping park away from everywhere. But I was wrong. The routes that stop in the camping gates are well planned to cover most of the city and it’s surrounding. Let’s see :

Bus 750 (Algés – Oriente)

Starts at 05:35 and stops at 01:00. When taking this bus to get to town you’ll always have to take the Oriente direction. Has the following main stops:

• Benfica (12 minutes) – This stop in right in the middle of urban neighborhood Benfica and the only point of interest is the connection to Sintra Train Line, from where you can get to Sintra.
• Campo Grande (more 17 minutes) – Again not a big place for sightseeing, but a good connection to the city subway.
• Airport (more 8 minutes) – Well, if you are coming or going by plane, you should consider this option.
• Gare do Oriente (more 15 minutes) – Nice if you traveling by train or long distance buses that start from here. Also is close the modern area of Parque das Nações where you can do a lot of sightseeing.

Bus 714 (Outorela – Praça da Figueira)

Starts at 05:00 and stops at 00:48. When taking this bus to get to town you’ll always have to take the Praça da Figueira direction. Has the following main stops:

• Belém (10 minutes) – One of the city most attractive places, where you can see Belém Tower or the Jeronimos Monastery. You can also take the Cascais Train here, that may lead you to Cascais, Estoril or Carcavelos beaches.
• Alcântara (10 minutes) – It’s where the Docas night clubs are located, in a nice river side location below 25 of April bridge.
• Praça da Figueira (15 minutes) – Terminal stop right in the middle of downtown. Before this one you also have Praça do Comércio or Cais do Sodré, all of them good places to start exploring the downtown area.