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, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Walking around | 13 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. Close to Lisbon’s legendary flea market ‘Feira da Ladra’ You won’t always find the best fadistas, [...]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in fado, Graça, History, Maps, Music, Places to go | 5 Comments
This unique bar and top-class restaurant has been established in the nineties in the Mouraria neighbourhood and is located at Largo do Terreirinho. It is also one of the best places to talk politics (also in English) and to listen to live music (Fado/Brasilian a.o.). The owner, senhor Fernando Casanova, chose the area of Mouraria because of [...]
March 14th, 2008 | Posted in Bar ANOS 60 Mouraria, Bars, Clubs, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Maps, Mariza, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Quality Restaurant, Remarkable, Restaurants, Santo Antonio, Smoking allowed bars/restaurants | 4 Comments
