Travel Reference
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( 218 864 891;
http://bacalhoeiro.blogspot.com
; 2nd fl, Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 125, Baixa; )
Nonconform-
ist, laid-back Bacalhoeiro shelters a cosy bar and hosts everything from jazz jams (on
Sundays) to rock, blues and funk, plus DJ nights featuring an even wider range of sounds.
THEATRE
Chapitô
( 218 855 550;
www.chapito.org
;
Costa do Castelo 1-7; noon-2am)
Chapitô offers physical theatre
performances, with a circus school attached. There's a jazz cafe downstairs with dentist
chair decor and live music Thursday to Saturday. Come for the spectacular views and ex-
cellent restaurant.
Culturgest
( 217 905 155;
www.culturgest.pt
;
Rua do Arco do Cego; admission €5-12)
Culturgest's experimental
and occasionally provocative line-up encompasses exhibitions, dance, poetry, music and
theatre.
ECLECTIC
Cinemas
For blockbusters try the multiplexes in the Complexo das Amoreiras (
Click here
)
, Centro
offbeat, art-house, world and old films.
For details of screen times and venues, visit
www.7arte.net
.
Music, Theatre & Dance
Teatro Nacional de Dona Maria II
( 213 250 800;
www.teatro-dmaria.pt
;
Praça Dom Pedro IV )
Rossio's graceful neoclassical theatre
has a somewhat hit-and-miss schedule due to underfunding. Guided tours on Mondays at
11.30am (€6).
THEATRE
Teatro Nacional de
São Carlos
( 213 253 045;
www.saocarlos.pt
;
Rua Serpa Pinto 9)
Worth visiting just to see the sublime gold-
and-red interior, this theatre has opera, ballet and theatre seasons. The summertime Festiv-
al ao Largo (
Click here
)
features free outdoor concerts on the plaza facing the theatre.
OPERA, BALLET
