UM PASSEIO PELA LISBOA DE SANTO ANTÓNIO MOSTEIRO DE SÃO VICENTE DE FORA | IGREJA DE SANTO ANTÓNIO His life is celebrated every year on June 13th but the presence of St. Anthony is felt every day in Lisbon. Matchmaker and protector of the poor, he’s the most beloved saint of the city, although the [...]
OS 10 MELHORES TERRAÇOS DE LISBOA SILK CLUB The city’s most exclusive bar is a mystery to most of Lisbon. You must be a member or be on the guestlist to enter, but the privilege of one of Lisbon’s most beautiful views can’t be for everyone. Some top hotels can arrange admission, so that you [...]
LISBOA ROMÂNTICA: PÔRES DO SOL E CONTOS DE FADA TORRE DE BELÉM | PADRÃO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS Forget Paris and experience the romance of Lisbon. It’s the only European capital where you can sit watching the sun set on the ocean (best seen from the Castle of St. George or by the Tower of Belém), it’s [...]
QUEM QUER SER VISIONÁRIO? – LISBOA RE-IMAGINADA A positive future for Lisbon will come from its own culture as inspiration. Economic adversity can actually make the city a hotbed of creativity, turning it into a dynamic new place with a style of its own. We’re playing the role of visionaries and imagining a Lisbon that [...]
LISBOA, A GALERIA: 10 PAINÉIS DE AZULEJOS HISTÓRICOS NAS RUAS DE ALFAMA As you walk down the medieval lanes of Alfama (especially if you follow the suggested route), you’ll come across some intriguing tile panels on many of the façades. They date mostly from the 1700s and although many are damaged or incomplete, together they [...]
10 CHAFARIZES MONUMENTAIS EM LISBOA These are not decorative fountains created to embellish public squares or gardens. They are drinking fountains, mostly built in the 1700s or early 1800s to provide clean drinking water to the population of Lisbon’s different neighborhoods. The water would come from the monumental aqueduct which is one of the world’s [...]
QUER VIVER EM LISBOA? – O GUIA DOS 10 PRINCIPAIS BAIRROS One of Europe’s lowest crime rates, lots of sunshine, mild temperatures, a relaxing lifestyle and pace of life — all ingredients that give Lisbon a high quality of life. After an exodus to the suburbs since the 1970s which left the historic center largely [...]
OS 10 MAIORES TESOUROS DA LISBOA DOURADA Gilding in the ornamentation of grand monuments is to Portugal what sculpted marble is to Italy and what sculpted stone is to France. That was the result of the discovery of gold and diamonds in Brazil, and churches in that colony, in India, and around Portugal were given [...]
UM PASSEIO VIRTUAL POR ALFAMA The medieval village in the center of Lisbon that is the Alfama neighborhood is a wonderful time warp to get lost in. Time traveling through this former Moorish and Jewish quarter is walking through a dreamlike maze of alleys, staircases, courtyards, arched entrances, and a panoply of colors. Aimless strolls [...]
24 HORAS À BEIRA TEJO Most of Lisbon’s 18km (11 miles) of riverfront is now used for bike paths, boardwalks, restaurants and tourist attractions. From Vasco da Gama Bridge in Parque das Nações to the Tower of Belém closer to the Atlantic, you can spend a day relaxing by the river and enjoying some of [...]
