Do you enjoy flea market shopping? Every Sunday morning there’s a small market at square Praça do Comércio (’Commerce Square’) , where you can find antiques, books, collectioner’s items, vinyl music albums, stamps and (eco) handicraft. New: in summertime this market also take place on Saturdays.
March 2009
This outdoor market is held every Sunday from 9am to 3pm [...]
You don’t need to be a member of Lisbon’s ‘Clube de Jornalistas’ (’the Press Club’) to visit this restaurant, and it’s really worth it! Among it’s habituées you can find diplomats, politicians and, of course, journalists. ‘The Club’ is an inviting space to long conversations at lunch time and to cheerful gatherings at night.
The Press Club’s [...]
Although the travelling on public transport is much cheaper, this historical red tramcar tour allows you to know the most picturesque neighborhoods of Lisbon in a friendly and comfortable way, while listening to the commentary available in several languages or melancholic melody of fado music. You will pass the narrow and steep streets of the city’s traditional [...]
Restaurant ‘Casa da Comida’ in Lisbon is an international well-known restaurant, very famous for its Portuguese gastronomy.
In January 2009 ‘Casa da Comida’ (’ the house of food’) opened a new cafetaria/ restaurant in the wonderful new bamboo garden of Museum São Roque, just a few steps away from Bairro Alto (a legendary old neighborhood in Lisbon’s historical center). This museum and [...]
There are a lot of high quality restaurants crowding the downtown streets of Lisbon, but if you like to enjoy a great Portuguese lunch located in the heart of Lisbon in a pleasant and historic environment, I can recommend ‘Chaminés do Palácio’ (’the chimneys of the Palace’).
The restaurant’s entrance and the beautiful patio of the Palácio da [...]
Restaurant Marisqueira ‘Guarda Rio’, (Antigo Pavilhão da Guarda Fiscal, a former observation point overlooking the river Tagus) is located just near Cais do Sodré, Lisbon’s major bus, metro, train station and ferry terminal. The marisqueira (seafood in Portuguese) is unfailingly fresh, the waiters are very friendly.
The location, right next to the river Tagus, is an [...]
Vintage port is made only in exceptional years, must be bottled within 2 years of the harvest date and be 100 % wine from that harvest. The magic of Vintage Port is different in every phase: as a young wine its captures the useful fruit characters, then after 20 years or more the effects of [...]
Teatro Nacional Doña Maria II has a strange history, like a lot of historical buildings in Lisbon. It was built on the ruins of one of the city’s finest buildings, the Palácio dos Estaus, which had burned down and which had housed the court of the Holy Inquisition. The liberal revolution and the end of the [...]
Since 2005, Lisbon has become home to some of the world’s finest hostels, offering more than just ‘bed and breakfast’, from €18-20. These places afford comfort and quality to create a happy and festive atmosphere where different languages and cultures can mix.
The Living Lounge Hostel is an exponent of the ’boutique hostel’ genre. Themed dormitories and bedroons [...]
Suckling pig has been a delicacy since ancient times. In many European countries it’s a traditional Christmas entrée; the dish is usually reserved for special occasions. Traditionally it is roasted. A real speciality in Portugal, known as leitão assado a lenha.
Suckling pig is a young pig that has only fed on its mother’s milk. The piglets are slaughtered between [...]
