Olá, I’m Sandra, a Home Exchange enthusiast since 2011 and a proud Ambassador of Home Exchange. Since then, my family and I have been making friends and discovering places around the world, living like a local. It’s really great to have a place where we can share our suggestions, doubts and learn from each other, making the most of this community.
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Welcomeeeee 
HI Sandra - we are coming to Lisbon but staying in a hotel since we are only there 3 days. Any great must see tips are welcomed. I know that 3 days is too short.
Hello!
My husband just got accepted to do a short sabbatical in Lisbon at the Instituto Superior Technico Lisboa (I think that’s what it’s called). We will be there for almost a month. Any recommendations from a local?
Best,
Taylor
hi, we are members since 1.5 years and hosted 30+ guest > we sent 40+ request to either Lisboa and Porto and Faro for august with GP> no one replyed positively. weird > do that mean that Portugal are not open to GP ?
Hi, I’m sorry you didn’t receive any positive answers from portuguese. I cannot know why you are not having positive answers. Maybe because a lot of portuguese members have their own homes in Home exchange and it’s more difficult to exchange. It can also depend on the approach you are have, that I also don’t know which is. For example, I accept Guest Points, but since it’s my primary residence, I am very rigorous on the approach. If someone just sends me a template message, and another person makes a personalized message, for the same dates, I will decide in favor of the personalized one. So it dependes on a number of factos, it’s hard to know, but I would not say it’s because Portuguese don’t like Guest Points, I thinks there are a lot of other reasons to consider.
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Hi Susan, You must visit downton and the historic neighborhoods (Alfama, Mouraria, Chiado). and also the Belém zone - Jeronimos Monastery and Tower of Belém. If you have one day more, visit Sintra. I hope it helps.
I Taylor, for one month, he will have time to explore the city dunring the week. In the end of each day, there is time to go to different places. I would use the weekends to explore something outside of Lisbon, like Sintra, Cascais, Obidos, Arrabida for hiking and great escapes in the nature.
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Hello! I am going to Lisbon next month!
Lisbon is such a beautiful place. We spent nearly 3 weeks in nearby Cascais last summer with HomeExchange 
You are fortunate to live there
Hi Sandra,
How do we see your lising in Portugal please?
Thanks so much!
Traci
Hello! We are leaving for Lisbon March 25!