Lisbon: Explore away from the city to Sintra, where you can find a fairy tale-like castle complex, Palácio e Quinta de Regaleira.

I got jumped by a bunch of black guys Saturday night, right after Marchas de Lisboa, in a busy nightlife area - Bairro Alto. It was brutal. They took my phone and gold chain from my mom, cut my head open and tried to take my wallet but I bit them. It was a night from hell. Could've been worse if they had knives or maybe they did. They didn't stop until I was covered in blood, there were police a block away and didn't do ANYTHING. After I got several stitches in the hospital I went to the Police Tourist Office to press charges. The agent tried to omit the fact that police officers were there and didn't help me. Their police seem completely corrupt! Believe it or not but I had a feeling something like that was going to happen. The city is very crime-ridden. I didn't see cops patrolling the streets anywhere, no security at museums and cathedrals, strangers trying to sell you drugs on EVERY corner... It may sound like a surprise to you but I did go to the tourist police after I had my stitches done that night. The woman took longer to write a one page report than the doctor who did the surgery! In the mean time, she made sure she mentioned she had been there since 4 pm -- I guess it's not very nice to see someone covered in blood at 4 am just when you thought you were going home. Or maybe she was unhappy to miss Heroes (that's what the TV was on, muted for as long as I was there). One thing I must say is that she omitted the fact about police failing to help me, although I heard her say "negligiao" or something that sounded like negligence to the other woman there, several times. At the end, I wanted to see the report and asked where it said police were a block away. She then reluctantly added that in, asking me if I was sure I wanted that in there. Was she trying to cover it up? I'm no expert on Lisbon but it certainly sounds like it! So now I have all the papers and the file numbers and I'm waiting for a response who was there and why they failed to do their job. My hopes are not so high. On another note, there wasn't even water available there. The water cooler was broken and taped with duct tape. It's true that there is crime everywhere, the question is how it's addressed.

I've seen all 3 and I like all 3 but if I had to choose I wuold definitely say: Lisboa! ;-)

BARCELONA IS A PLACE WONDERFUL TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PLACES, VIVA CATALAN :)

Barcelona - If you don't have a lot of time. It's the only where I haven't been (I'm from Lisboa), but from what I've heard I guess that even though it has many attractions, it is possible to see it quite fast. Madrid - if you are looking for art museums, Madrid is much richer than Barcelona. And in Lisbon there simply are no comparable museums to those in Madrid. Lisbon - if you have time. Because when you come to Lisbon you can't just stick to the city itself. You must do some miles to see Sintra, Cascais, Mafra and Ericeira, which are nearby (but still from 30 minutes to an hour away by car, even more by train).

I think Lisbon, Lisbon is a beautiful town and Sintra (near Lisbon) is for me the most beautiful city in the south of europea!! Nice Travel

Barcelona: The best are Gothic quarter, Santa Maria del Mar Church and Modernism (and Picabia and Man Ray exposure!). If you have more days, visit another towns like Sitges. Madrid: Padro Museum and Chueca quarter to get funny Lisbon: walk along the streets of Barrio Alto, take a tram to Dos Praceres Cemetery

Thanks guys, you really helped:) I hope, i'll see all places you recomended:)

Barcelona: take a map and just go. I was there for 4 day and it was not enough, even if I used almost the entire day only for walking around.... (12 hours in the first day, 10 in the second, 10 in the third and 6 in the forth).

Madrid: you definitely have to go to El Prado, one of the most famous museums in the world. Also El Retiro (a park), visit monuments like La Cibeles, La puerta de Alcala, Plaza España, Gran via. Barcelona: Guggenheim, all the stuff from Gaudí (a very important architect), La Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell. You should also check out the stadiums in both cities.