EasyJet sets up in Lisbon

If you were wondering where to go next season for cheap. Think no longer! EasyJet just announced that Lisbon will be the next place it sets up a base. As one of Europe's leading low-cost airline carriers, EasyJet attracts a lot of attention, especially now that Portugal's capital will be its newest base. The airline expect passenger number departing from and arriving to Lisbon to grow in teh next year and the move to bring one of its bases there will open up 10 new routes.

What does that mean for you? WAY cheaper flights to Lisbon... and who doesn't love that?

EasyJet expects to carry 1 million additional passengers next year thanks for this move to Lisbon. It is the 20th base for EasyJet around Europe. The base is expected to open by the end of 2011. This not only lets Europeans fly to this amazing capital for cheaper, but it also gives Portuguese travellers a chance to travel and visit other European destinations for cheaper as well. 

Why not go to Lisbon?

If you're going to go, do it right. Here are ten things you should do before leaving the city.

1. Take a photo of Lisbon's Belem Tower. Not just any photo, get creative.
2. Hire a car and head to Sintra for the day.
3. Grab your heels and head for a night out in Bairro Alto.
4. Head to St. George's Castle and try to climb the walls.
5. Save room for custard tarts at the famous Antiga Confeitaria de Belem. Mmmm...
6. Take a classic yellow tram through the old town.
7. After custard tarts, grab a coffee. Ask for a bica at a cafe in Chiado.
8. Enjoy some live fado music late at night.
9. Find a miradouro that you can't live without.
10. Dusk or dawn, take a walk along the waterfront near the Parque das Nacoes.

Have you been to Lisbon before? What were your favourite experiences?

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