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Travellers with Electricity
Special Needs Voltage in Portugal is 220 volts.
Facilities in Lisbon have Plugs have two round pins
improved greatly. Some buses and most hotel bathrooms
(marked with a blue-and-white offer built-in adaptors for
wheelchair logo at the front) shavers only.
can carry wheelchair-users,
and ramps and lifts are Conversion Chart
common in many public
places, including shopping Imperial to Metric Locally made organic sausage at authentic
centres, theatres, museums and 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres Austrian establishment Wurst
across the rail and Metro 1 foot = 30 centimetres
network, though access to 1 mile = 1.6 kilometres city encourage the public to
platforms is not always easy. 1 ounce = 28 grams recycle their litter. The Inspira
Adapted toilets are available 1 pound = 454 grams Santa Marta (see p121) is Lisbon’s
at airports and main train 1 pint = 0.6 litres first eco-hotel. Awarded a
stations, and reserved 1 gallon = 4.6 litres Green Globe Certificate, it is
car parking is clearly marked. constructed from ecologically
The use of Braille to indicate Metric to Imperial sustainable building materials
directions and telephone 1 millimetre = 0.04 inches such as wood and stone, is
numbers is on the increase. 1 centimetre = 0.4 inches designed to make maximum
A number of tour companies, 1 metre = 3 feet 3 inches use of natural light and serves
such as Accessible Portugal 1 kilometre = 0.6 miles organic food in its restaurant.
and Access at Last, offer 1 gram = 0.04 ounces Some shops have garnered
specialist holiday packages 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds green credentials too – for
to Lisbon or give advice on 1 litre = 1.8 pints instance, the bread and
accessible accommodation for sausages sold at Wurst, in the
travellers with limited mobility. São Bento district, are 100 per
Responsible Tourism cent organic. The Saturday
Lisbon is taking environ mental market at Praça do Príncipe
Time issues seriously, as demonstra- Real sells organic produce.
Portugal follows Britain in ted by special “eco-points” for Slowly, Lisbon is reducing
adopting Greenwich Mean the correct disposal of rubbish. its carbon footprint, exemplified
Time (GMT) in winter and Colour-coded bins (blue for by its use of nearly 3 million
moving the clocks forward card/paper, yellow for plastic energy-efficient light bulbs
1 hour in summer. The 24-hour and tin, and green for glass) in to illuminate its municipal
clock is commonly used. strategic locations around the Christmas decorations.
DIRECTORY
Embassies and Avenida das Forças Palácio Foz, Praça dos 866 Second Avenue,
Consulates Armadas, 1600-081, Restauradores. Map 7 A2. Eighth Floor, New York,
Lisbon. Tel 217 273 300. ∑ askmelisboa.com NY 10017.
Australia ∑ portugal.us Tel +1 646 723 0200.
Avenida da Liberdade embassy.gov Lisboa Welcome
200, 2°, 1269-121, Lisbon. Center Travellers with
Map 5 C5. Tel 213 101 Travel Safety Praça do Comércio, Special Needs
500. ∑ portugal. 1100-038. Map 7 B5.
embassy.gov.au UK Foreign and ∑ visitlisboa.com Access at Last
Commonwealth ∑ accessatlast.com
Canada Office Tourist Offices
Avenida da Liberdade 198– ∑ gov.uk/foreign- Abroad Accessible Portugal
200, 3°, 1269-121, Lisbon. travel-advice Rua Jorge Barradas, 50,
Map 5 C5. Tel 213 164 600. US Dept. of State ∑ visitportugal.com 4ºF, 1500-372, Lisbon.
∑ canadainternational. ∑ travel.state.gov Canada ∑ accessible
gc.ca/portugal 438 University Avenue, portugal.com
Australia Department
UK Embassy of Foreign Affairs Suite 1400, Toronto, Responsible
Ontario M5G 2K8.
Lisbon and Trade Tel +1 416 921 0259 Tourism
Rua de São Bernardo 33, ∑ dfat.gov.au Wurst
1249-082, Lisbon. Map 4 ∑ smartraveller.gov.au United Kingdom Mercado de São Bento,
D2. Tel 213 924 000. 11 Belgrave Square, Rua Nova da Piedade,
∑ gov.uk/government/ Tourist London SW1X 8PP. 1200-297, Lisbon.
world/portugal Information Tel +44 20 7201 6666.
Map 4 E2.
United States Ask Me Lisboa United States Tel 918 905 325.

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