Is this part of Lisbon safe to walk at night? Hospital de Egas Moniz.?

It's quite safely between the Hospital and the Hotel, at night.

But even so, just be careful and use your common sense to avoid problems.

This region is flat, but when you enter the hospital, you have to walk a lot there (is in a big area, mostly in a hill!!!) and i guess is gonna be hard to push a wheel chair.

The sidewalks aren't very nice, because they are typical portuguese (small calcareous rocks) sometimes bad preserved. And cars, most of the times parked on the sidewalks, don't help at all.

Be VERY careful, when crossing roads (even in the cross lanes!!)

Hotel Eduardo VII is placed in a hilly zone (you'll see when you get there) and you have to make an effort to push the wheel chair. The traffic is crazy also. Don't forget you'll go to the economic and business center of Lisbon...

About the hospital Egas Moniz, is one of the best in Portugal, and have the best doctors (portuguese and from other countries).

About the place (rooms and surgery-rooms) is good, with the exception of Medicina Interna II (the pavillion in the upper side of the hospital) but relax, cause i don't believe they put your son there!

Good luck for your son!

PS - visit the Benfica Stadium - Estádio da Luz.

Ask to take a picture with Victoria - the Benfica eagle! (a real one!! It will not harm your son.)

By the way: Benfica is one of the most famous football clubs of the world! It has an eagle in the symbol, with a slogan "Et pluribus unum" ... humm... does it remember you something?

Freddy Adu, the USA national team player, is in Benfica. With luck you might see him there!

Go to www.slbenfica.pt

Well, i live in northern Lisbon but i know quite well that part of the town. Its about 800 metres (0.4 miles) from one place to another. Of course, the Hospital is placed in higher ground than the Gale Opera's Hotel , and the Hotel is at sea level [well almost, lol ;) ].

Both places are in southern Lisbon, and they are not hilly at all. Most of the course is on the Junqueira’s Street, that has some traffic, but it is well served by public transports (like the tram nº15). But i think it would be fine to walk with a wheelchair.

According to the Google Earth, the Best Western Hotel Eduardo VII it's placed in Fontes Pereira de Melo’s Avenue, near the Marques de Pombal's Square, centre Lisbon; with far more traffic, and uptown. It is 5,8km (3.6 miles) to the Egas Moniz’s Hospital. The sidewalks here are much bigger, so there is no problem to walk on nearby.

Visit the Eduardo VII's Park and the Marques de Pombal's statue, near the Best Western Hotel. The Park has a breathtaking view of the Tagus river. ;)

About the safety - well, be careful with the pickpockets, and things like that. Take the measures as any citizen would take.

I Hope your son will be well in the future.

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I've found the hospital you mention on a map, and it's not a bad area, near Belem, in an area called Santo Amaro. It's not exactly at the foot of the bridge, though.

I'm afraid it's a bit hilly, alright. Not as bad as some parts of the city, but not absolutely flat either.

Hope your son's surgery goes well.

You know what you could do? Ask one of the nurses if he or she knows a reliable taxi driver who won't charge you too much, and get his phone number. Arrange a flat rate between the hotel and the hospital for the night journeys.

Ye sit is fine. It is nothng at all like the USA. Portugal is so chilled out, still poor by Wesrtern European standards so thing s look a bit run down but that is what gives the impresion that an area might be bad,. It is fantastic to say that almost no where in Lisboa is bad, but I wouldnt go to that bit at the bottom of the hill below Chaido at night since that is where prostitutes hang out and it is not for the faint hearted if you look foreign....people will try to sell you all sorts of rubbish- drugs, sex.

Enjoy your trip though. It is a very chille dout place, annoyingly so at times!

Lisbon is no better or worse than any other big city in the world, of course you need to use some caution

it's a little like America when it comes to being safe....Some parts usually SUBURBAN areas are always safe to walk around....but some other parts usually the Ghetto or projects...it's kind of rough