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 [...]
There are not many real Wine Bars in Lisbon and this is a special one! In ‘the Goliards’ cellar you will find a selection of wines that were discovered directly on the production site, after a lot of frantic visits to different regions in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. They are unique wines, a lot of [...]
Portugal is the seventh-largest wine producer in the world and well-known for its Port wine. When you visit Lisbon don’t miss the lovely wine selection at ADIVINHO (off of Madalena, Travessa do Almada no. 24), in an old 150 m2 wine cellar. Good selection, reasonable prices.
Philippe Do Rosario and his wife Marie-Aude give personalized advices. You [...]
The unique funicular Elevador da Glória, makes the connection between Restauradores and Bairro Alto on a 265 metres journey (up or down the hill) to the viewpoint Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara with magnificent views on the Castelo de São Jorge.
The Glória funicular was opened in 1885 and in February 2002 it was classified as [...]
Near the Cais do Sodre train station, on the other side of the road, you will see the beautiful building of the Mercado do Ribeira (market near the river, since 1882), topped with a Moorish-style dome.
Open: daily 05:00 – 14:00. Closed on Sundays. Address: Avenida 24 de Julho
The cities biggest open food market is selling everything: [...]
Around 1974, after the revolution, the Napoleão family started selling wines and Port wines in Lisbon. A peculiar name for a Portugese family of course, but the explanation is a simple one. Portugal was once occupied by France for a short period of time and like in other European countries Napoleon obliged civilians to register [...]
