Duque T3 apartment for sale by Saldanha, Avenidas Novas

Duque sits at number 127 on Avenida Duque de Ávila, about 150 metres from Praça Duque de Saldanha. This is the Avenidas Novas, the grid of wide avenues Lisbon laid out north of the old centre around 1900, and the building is from that same period, roughly 120 years old. At Saldanha the yellow and red metro lines cross, so the airport and the Baixa are both a short ride away.

The daily routine is easy here. The Mercado 31 de Janeiro is close for fish and vegetables. Pastelaria Versailles, open since November 1922, is almost next door on Avenida da República. Instituto Superior Técnico is a few streets east, and the Gulbenkian’s museum and garden are about ten minutes on foot, with Parque Eduardo VII a little further on. We chose to renovate one apartment here, a T3, rather than a whole building, because the avenue already works and the flat only needed bringing up to date.