For first-timers, the best neighborhoods to stay in Lisbon are Baixa and Chiado. These areas offer easy access to attractions, a lively atmosphere, and plenty of fun places you can get to on foot.

That way, you can avoid walking uphill from Baixa. Together, the Rossio/Baixa/Chiado neighborhoods form the center of Lisbon's tourist districts, sandwiched between Bairro Alto to the west ...

The waterfront Belém is a historic neighborhood that houses some of Lisbon's most important monuments ... the Belém Palace (the official residence of Portugal's president), the Coleção ...

Visiting Lisbon with kids can be both fun and exhausting. The capital city of Portugal is beautiful and lively. History ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kaitlin Wichmann, an American expat living and working in Lisbon, Portugal. Insider has verified her clients with documentation. The following ...