{"id":36884,"date":"2025-10-16T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/o-encantador-bairro-da-lapa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T11:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T11:01:46","slug":"the-charming-neighborhood-of-lapa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/the-charming-neighborhood-of-lapa\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CHARMING NEIGHBORHOOD OF LAPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lapa is one of Lisbon\u2019s most prestigious neighborhoods, offering impressive views and a true sense of community life, with calm, tree-lined streets nestled between Jardim da Estrela and Santos. Living or strolling through Lapa also means being surrounded by Lisbon\u2019s historic high society, with several embassies and palaces.<\/p>\n<p>As you might imagine, there are many reasons to visit Lapa, and one of them is its landmark \u2013 the <strong>Olissippo Lapa Palace Hotel<\/strong> \u2013 a 19th-century palace overlooking the Tagus River, set within a magnificent centuries-old subtropical garden. This hotel is one of Lisbon\u2019s most romantic, with richly decorated interiors, excellent service, and an incredible outdoor pool.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel also houses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olissippohotels.com\/en\/olissippo-lapa-palace\/restaurant-bar-lapa-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lapa Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>, where guests can enjoy delicious Mediterranean dishes in an elegant setting, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olissippohotels.com\/en\/olissippo-lapa-palace\/restaurant-bar-lapa-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rio Tejo Bar<\/strong><\/a>, perfect for a business meeting or a casual drink, featuring a terrace with views of the Tagus River.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lapa-palace.jpg\" alt=\"Entrada do Hotel Olissippo Lapa Palace\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another unmissable spot is the majestic <strong>Pal\u00e1cio de S\u00e3o Bento<\/strong>, a 16th-century monastery transformed into an imposing neoclassical palace in 1834, which today houses the <strong>Portuguese Parliament<\/strong>. In the adjacent building is the official residence of Portugal\u2019s Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lapa-palace-jardim.jpg\" alt=\"Piscina e Jardim do Hotel Olissippo Lapa Palace\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A little further uphill, you can relax in the shade or rest on the lawns of the romantic <strong>Jardim da Estrela<\/strong>, inaugurated in 1852, which today includes a playground, lakes, a bandstand, a caf\u00e9, and a kiosk. Right in front of one of its entrances stands the impressive <strong>Bas\u00edlica da Estrela<\/strong>, also known as the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, one of the city\u2019s most iconic churches \u2013 and a must-see.<\/p>\n<p>End your day with an unforgettable fado performance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sr.Vinho.Fado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sr. Vinho<\/strong><\/a>, a traditional restaurant that is one of Lisbon\u2019s most famous fado houses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lapa is one of Lisbon\u2019s most prestigious neighborhoods, offering impressive views and a true sense of community life, with calm, tree-lined streets nestled between Jardim da Estrela and Santos. Living or strolling through Lapa also means being surrounded by Lisbon\u2019s historic high society, with several embassies and palaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":36862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}