Archive for the 'fado' Category
No neighborhood in Lisbon is praised more in Fado music than 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 again by […]
October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, Bars, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Tourist information, Walking around, fado | 2 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 sauce. […]
October 7th, 2008 | Posted in Bars, Castelo Sao Jorge, Eating & drinking, Lisbon Historical Center, Restaurants, Restaurants (cheap), fado | 2 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).
Mouraria - all the streets in the […]
July 6th, 2008 | Posted in Alfama, Fish, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Maps, Mouraria, Music, Remarkable, Restaurants, Santo Antonio, Walking around, fado | No Comments
Alfama is certainly the most famous historic and oldest neighbourhood in Lisbon.
Beautiful azulejos (ancient tiles), near Feira de Ladra (thieves market).
Alfma is a narrowed maze of streets, nowadays with many fado restaurants and picturesque houses.The name Alfama originates from the Arabic word Al-Hamma meaning ‘fountains’ or ‘baths’. The area contains many important historical attractions.
Faded elegance: Chafiraz del Rei, […]
July 1st, 2008 | Posted in Alfama, Drinks, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Music, Places to go, Restaurants, Walking around, fado | 2 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, […]
June 29th, 2008 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Walking around, fado | 3 Comments
Enjoy the real fado while munching on freshly-fried cod pastries in the late afternoon in Tasca do Jaime, one of the most intriguing of Lisbon’s ‘tavernas’. Traditionally, the Fado houses are popular and a meeting spot for families and friends.
You won’t always find the best fadistas, but don’t let that scare you off. This is real […]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Graça, History, Maps, Music, Places to go, fado | No Comments
This unique bar and top-class restaurant has been established in the nineties in the Mouraria neighbourhood and is located on Largo do Terreirinho. It is also one of the best places to talk politics and to listen to live music (Fado/Brasilian a.o.). The owner, senhor Fernando Casanova, chose the area of Mouraria because of the historic […]
March 14th, 2008 | Posted in Bars, Clubs, Lisbon people, Mariza, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Restaurants, Smoking allowed bars/restaurants, fado | No Comments