Archive for the 'fado' Category
One of my favorite old streets in Lisbon is Rua do Salvador in Alfama, the most famous historic and oldest neighborhood of Lisbon. The area is easy to reach from the city center by the legendary old tram 28 Rua do Salvador/corner Rua de São Tomé, Alfama Lisbon Here you will find a real Portuguese atmosphere, quite close to [...]
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May 25th, 2011 | Posted in Alfama, Culture, fado, favorite places, flea market, Lisbon city center, Maps, Tourist information, Tram 28, vintage, Walking around | No Comments
Artist Carlos Fernandez was born and raised in Mouraria, a historic (old Moorish) down town area in Lisbon. Together with Alfama, the Mouraria area is a muddle of very narrow streets and small squares, which gives the visitor a glimpse of a forgotten age. Mouraria, Lisbon: nostalgic drawing by Carlos Fernandez Carlos Fernandez earns his [...]
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May 10th, 2011 | Posted in Culture, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Maps, Mouraria, Remarkable, Santo Antonio, Traditions | No Comments
Fado is Portugal’s most well known music. Traditionally, the fado houses in Portugal are popular and a meeting spot for families and friends. In general: stay away in Lisbon from practically all fado places in Bairro Alto. They are too touristy and the quality not always worth the high prices, a tourist trap! ‘Vai Tu’ is a local community group. [...]
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April 19th, 2010 | Posted in Bairro Alto, Culture, fado, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Traditions | No Comments
Welkom! Voor informatie of reservering van mijn appartement in Mouraria kunt mailen naar Julie Kruijs, thelisbonconnection@gmail.com of bel 0031 6 53941845/ skype: juliekr1956. Beschikbaarheids kalender Foto’s: René van Gijn Gunstig gelegen 120 jaar oud appartement in Mouraria, historisch Lissabon op de 2e etage (100 m2) met 3 slaapkamers, gratis gebruik wireless internet en satelliet TV met [...]
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October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Apartments, Apartments: Three bedroom apartment with lovely patio (, fado, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria | 3 Comments
Walking from Rossio to Castelo de São Jorge via Praça Martim Moniz, you walk up Rua dos Cavalheiros to Largo do Terreirinho. This is where the historic Mouraria neighborhood starts. Largo do Terreirinho in June, the month of the Festas dos Santos Populares (Feast Days of the Popular Saints), Santo Antonio Mouraria is an ancient area [...]
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March 11th, 2009 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Mariza, Mouraria, Recepies, Restaurants (cheap), Tourist information, Walking around | 5 Comments
No neighborhood in Lisbon is praised more in Fado music than Lisbons historical area Mouraria. Mouraria, Calçada de Santo André. This ‘Bairro‘ (neighborhood) is a maze of little, narrow streets, situated between Graça, Alfama and Costa de Castelo, given it’s name by the first Portugese king, Dom Afonso Henriques (1109 – 1185) , after Lisbon was taken over [...]
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October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, Bars, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Tourist information, Walking around | 15 Comments
Restaurant ‘A Tasquinha’ (Little Tavern) is located in a beautiful neighborhood in the historic district of Lisbon just down the hill from Castelo de São Jorge. The taverns are the most typical and traditional restaurants in Portugal: tasty appetisers, irresistible cheeses, olives, salt cod rissoles with red pepper rice, sardines, fried lamb chops, bean stew, beef with [...]
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October 7th, 2008 | Posted in Bars, Castelo Sao Jorge, Eating & drinking, fado, Lisbon Historical Center, Restaurants, Restaurants (cheap) | 3 Comments
In June, the month of the Festas dos Santos Populares (Feast Days of the Popular Saints), the Lisbon nights are filled with lively festivities, parades and live music that take over the city’s historical center. The main Saints’ days are for Antonio (June 12-13), John (June 23-24) and Peter (June 28-29). Program ‘Festas de Lisboa’ [...]
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July 6th, 2008 | Posted in Activities, Alfama, fado, Fish, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria, Music, Remarkable, Restaurants, Santo Antonio, Tourist information, Traditions, Walking around | 6 Comments
Alfama is certainly the most famous historic and oldest neighborhood in Lisbon. Beautiful azulejos (ancient tiles), Beco dos Loios, near Feira de Ladra (thieves market). Miradouro St. Luzia, famous viewpoint halfway between Sé Cathedral and the Castelo Sao Jorge. Nearby: viewpoint (miradouro) Portas do Sol Alfama famous tram ‘electrico 28′ A ‘must do’ and cheap [...]
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July 1st, 2008 | Posted in Alfama, Drinks, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Music, Places to go, Restaurants, Viewpoints Miradouros, Walking around | 21 Comments
Mouraria is one of Lisbon’s oldest districts. It contains a tangled street layout just as in Alfama, which has remained since the times of the Moors. The Arabs withdrew into this quarter after Lisbon was conquered by the Portuguese – a ghetto for people of different faiths arose. In the 19th C. prostitution and fado, [...]
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June 29th, 2008 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Walking around | 13 Comments