Archive for November, 2009

MUDE museum in Lisbon: an ode to art, design & fashion, full of extraordinary pieces

MUDE Museum is really worth a visit! Opened in May 2009 in Baixa, it has already received more than 75,000 visitors. The fashion collection contains work by famous designers like Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain and Paco Rabanne. The Collection results of the Francisco Capelo’s work and dedication, started in the 1990s, with more than 1,200 design [...]

November 24th, 2009 | Posted in Architecture, Baixa, Culture, History, Museum, Remarkable | No Comments

Restaurant ‘The Temptations of Goa’: delicious fusion of Indian and Portuguese food & Jesus and Maria

A Lisbon friend, Pedro Silva, recommended this restaurant and it really is a blessing! “Tentações (Temptations) de Goa” is located in a  narrow alley, a little bit hidden in Lisbon’s old neighbourhood of Mouraria (near Praça Martim Moniz), Rua São Pedro Mártir 23 (Street of martyr Saint Pedro).

Cook Jesus Lee (Goan origin) and owner Maria dos Angus (Maria [...]

November 6th, 2009 | Posted in History, Lisbon people, Restaurants, Restaurants (cheap), Restaurants vegetarian friendly | 2 Comments