8 Days. 5N LISBON 5* | 2N ISTANBUL 5*

Sobre o destino: Lisbon is known as the city of seven hills due to its location, the city spreads across steep hillsides that overlook the Rio Tajo. Romantic and cosmopolitan, the city presents its typical red roofs to the visitors that want to get to know its every inch. Lisbon surprises with its natural beauty and relaxed atmosphere. The Portuguese capital offers lots of museums, libraries, a huge port, churches and palaces and stunning views of the Rio Tajo Lisbon was considered a poor and chaotic city. Currently it has experienced a resurgence in the style of the XIV and XV centuries, when it was part of that vast empire stretching from Brazil to India. The reason for this was the World Expo held in 1998, a new bridge over the Tagus was built and the network of underground of the city was remodeled. The resurgence of the city then continued to host several matches during Euro in 2004, also held there the Delivery Music Awards (MTV) in 2005. Many of its most beautiful buildings date from the XIV and XV centuries, especially the ones located in the Belem district. There are also many buildings from the XVIII century, which are located mostly in the Baixa area of central Lisbon and were reconstructed almost completely after a devastating earthquake that hit the town in 1755. The historic center of the city, standing on Las Siete Colinas, presents steep streets and picturesque alleys. On the west side of the city, there is Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon’s lung, with an area of 10 km and one of the largest in Europe. The capital’s majestic port has 3 docks commonly used for several cruises and it is, currently, the busiest port in the European Atlantic coast. Lisbon is a city with centuries of history and with an ambitious attitude, marrying the historic with the modern, the traditional with the cutting edge. Strolling through the old quarters one can hear the traditional Fado sung and played in small restaurants in town. In the hilltop district of Bairro Alto, dozens of restaurants and bars line the narrow streets, with jazz, reggae, electronica filling the air and revelers partying until dawn. Nightclubs scattered all over town make fine use of old spaces, whether on riverside docks or tucked away in 18th-century mansions. Lisbon presents itself to the world as a cosmopolitan and lively city, with alternative for every taste, especially in the summer months when its many bars, terraces and restaurants are crammed with people.

Sobre o destino: Istambul deve sua importância histórica e seu incrível patrimônio cultural e arquitetônico à sua localização estratégica perfeita, atravessando os estreitos do Bósforo que separam a Europa e a Ásia Menor. Ao longo de grande parte de sua história de 2.500 anos, a cidade (primeiramente conhecida como Bizâncio, depois como Constantinopla e desde 1930 como Istambul) foi um caldeirão cultural. Hoje, sua população de mais de 13 milhões é quase exclusivamente turca, e muitos de seus habitantes são migrantes recentes da Turquia provincial, atraídos pela promessa de empregos e carreiras nesta cidade vibrante e em rápido crescimento. Istambul não é mais a capital do país, mas é a potência econômica e cultural da Turquia - um status sublinhado por seu papel como Cidade Europeia da Cultura em 2010 e a concessão da listagem de Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO a muitos de seus marcos mais importantes, que vão desde impressionantes mesquitas otomanas e igrejas bizantinas e catacumbas até as colunas de templos helenísticos e os restos de enormes muralhas medievais da cidade. Mas há mais em Istambul do que o patrimônio bizantino e otomano. Uma economia em rápido crescimento contribuiu para uma florescente cena de artes e música, com uma infinidade de novos bares, clubes, galerias de arte privadas, restaurantes e lojas de moda de grife.