Mouraria is one of the oldest districts in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and is a neighbourhood troubled by drugs and prostitution. But it is also home to traditional fado music, which is being used to create a new image and dr..
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The tradition of Fado music is alive and well in the district where it probably began: the Alfama. For proof look no further than the Casa de Linhares, one of the most authentic Fado clubs in Lisbon.
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A pastry, a tradition and two jealously guarded recipes - the Pastei de Nata has become the subject of a relentless war between two factions: the partisans of the Confeitaria Nacional in the Praça da Figuera and those of the Antig..
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Lisbon has won the prize of “best weekend destination” at the European World Travel Awards for the second year running. It’s well deserved! And there’s no doubt that the popular Alfama quarter, an inextricable labyrinth of dead-en..
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Lady Lisbon’s devotees - there are untold thousands of them - speak of ‘their’ city with a wistful eye. O how we understand them: a town of river and sea, noisy and secretive, popular and cultivated, Portugal’s capital is endlessl..
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With its steps, old tramways (eléctricos), narrow streets where washing still hangs from windows, bookshops open late at night, and booths where you can drink a bica (little coffee) or ginginha (cherry liqueur), Lisbon is a place ..
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Lady Lisbon has a new panache: all along her banks, East to West, blank walls have been torn down, paths laid out, abandoned hangars transformed into restaurants and bars... A great many irresistible charms to entice anyone who’d ..
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