The old Eden theatre building at the bottom of Avenida da Liberdade and Praca dos Restauradores. This fine Art Deco cinema was opened in 1931 but by the 1990s was empty. Towards the end of the 90's it became the Lisbon Virgin Megastore branch and in 2001 the 134 room Orion Eden Hotel took over the rest of the building

Lisbon's best known tram, the Number 28. The tram is popular as it takes in many of the highlights of Lisbon. Starting in Chiado the tram heads downtown to the Biaxa before beginning the steep climb through the historic Alfama to Graca. The route takes in some great views over Lisbon and some of the best known sights including the cathedral and the castle

View along the arcade in front of the Ministry of Justice in Praca do Comercio. It is above the middle of this arcade that the famous Rua Augusta Arch is located

A fine example of the mosaic paving seen all over Portugal. This is on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon, the city's central avenue

View of the Rua Augusta Arch in Lisbon which leads into the city's waterfront Praca do Comercio.

The arch was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. Standing at over 30 metres tall the arch was completed in 1873

A rather quirky window display in a shop in Lisbon's dockside Cais do Sodre district. Not sure what it was selling!

Bar Copenhagen, one of several very seedy bars in the Cais do Sodre area of Lisbon. Situated near the docks this was often referred to as a seaman's bar, whatever that might mean!

A look at the inside of the Elevador de Santa Justa in Lisbon. The 40 metre high lift was designed by Raul Mesnier de Ponsard, an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel.

Built in 1902 the elevator carries people from the Baixa to Largo do Carmo, near Chiado and the Bairro Alto

View out over Lisbon's downtown Baixa district towards the castle. The photo was taken from the Calçada do Duque that leads down from the Bairro Alto

One of the maze of streets and alleyways that wind their way up and down the hillside of Lisbon's Alfama district.

Whilst the Alfama is not that big it is easy to spend an afternoon wandering around half lost