What About Lisbon

30/05/2016

"Lisbon is not only the center of Portuguese traditions like Fado music: it is also a mix of cultures, with a large number of African Portuguese speakers from amazing countries like Mozambique or Cabo Verde living here and whose culture has naturally become a part of Lisbon's lifestyle."

Naky, the guide of the African Lisbon Tour, challenges you with "an evening into the heart of the African cultural scene in Lisbon in the very city center, with gastronomy and music. A different way of experiencing this city which once was the center of the world and is today a melting pot."

We at What About Lisbon highly recommend it!

(photo of Mistiçu band playing at Baixa/Chiado metro station taken by InConstance Photography)

19/05/2016

Last days of World Press Photo in Lisbon! You have until May 22 to visit it at museu da eletricidade (opening hours from tuesday to sunday: 12pm - 8pm).

And why don't you take the opportunity and rent a bike at Rcicla for 8€ a day? After the exhibition you can continue through the river side towards the ocean and see where it leads you...

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photo by © InConstance Photography

17/05/2016

When travelling in the countryside of , you will notice the impressive number and extension of its wind farms. Well, one thing you perhaps don't know is that we are among the countries with the highest percentage of renewable electricity in the world (last February it got up to 95%!). We also have the second largest photovoltaic power station in the world - what about that?

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Last week, Portugal hit a major milestone in its ongoing effort to move to renewable energy. The entire country ran for more than half a week without having to resort to fossil fuels. [...]

27/05/2014

All Roads Lead to Azulejos

"Based on our philosophy that the best way to discover Lisbon, or in fact any other city, is to set out on foot, we propose 8 of the best works named in this guide which you may transform into a walking circuit. Enjoy!!!"

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20/11/2013

“I'm always horrified whenever I finish anything. Horrified and desolate. My instinct for perfection should inhibit me from ever finishing anything; it should in fact inhibit me from ever beginning. But I become distracted and do things. My accomplishments are not the product of my applied will but a giving away of my will. I begin because I don't have the strength to think; I finish because I don't have the soul to stop. This book is my cowardice.”

And yet it is brilliant!

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28/08/2013

So… what about Portuguese caracóis?

Q: Are they land snails, as in those sluggish ones we see everywhere?
A: Yes…

Q: When are we supposed to eat them?
A: Sit in an esplanade with a beer, preferably after a tour with us!

Q: All year long?
A: No, only on months without an ‘R’ (experts say); May, June, July and August.

Q: And what’s the difference from the French escargot?
A: Nothing to do… To start with ours are smaller, more simply prepared and sucked directly from the shells – Portuguese style!

Q: Is it a popular thing, or just for eccentrics?
A: It is a thing we eat at 4.000 tons per year… I guess we are all a bit eccentric.

Q: And what do they taste like?
A: Hum… Chicken! What else?

Q: Any advice for the first trial ?
A: Have toothpicks and napkins around. And perhaps try not to look at them too closely...

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27/08/2013

Paula Rego is a prolific Portuguese painter and printmaker whose main work comprises strong clear drawing, with depictions of equally strong women in sometimes disturbing situations. In 2009 a museum dedicated to Rego's work named 'The House of Stories' was opened in Cascais, and several key exhibitions of her work have since been staged here - we recommend!

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21/07/2013

This house has seen all the finest Lisbon heads passing by for the last 125 years. Chapelaria Azevedo Ruas is where you will find THE hat!

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16/07/2013

A funny translation of Lisbon´s subway map....

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15/07/2013

There is a new bar in ! PARK is its name and it is located on the rooftop of a car park at Calçada do Combro, the emblematic street that gets you to Chiado's hill top. Great music, delicious food and a breathtaking view - promising or what?

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13/07/2013

Les chanteuses du Fado selon La Rue Ketanou... sont folles!

12/07/2013

Livraria Ler Devagar is a wonderful place - it is a big book shop where you may find great works on several languages and read them while seating in one of its two interior cafes. It has free wifi, good music and delicious cakes...

02/07/2013

Question for insiders !

" I'm a traveller arriving in Lisbon at night. Where can I find a good place to eat at late hours ? "

(harder questions will come... we'll see who is in and who is out!)

02/07/2013

Another great picture in Lisbon by our official photographer, Xavier Malafosse - http://xaviermalafosse.photoshelter.com/gallery-list .
He was one of the most important factors for What About Lisbon's communication quality and success!

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30/06/2013

Every Sunday LxMarket offers second hand clothes, delicious local products and many other cool things - come and have a look!

© InConstance Photography

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27/06/2013

Yesterday's beach tour at Praia do Meco (40 min away from Lisbon): 32º, beach almost desert, dolphins jumping for hours next to us...

Do you want to make a beach tour with us? Get in touch and we'll save you and ourselves from the hit hours in the city and take you by car to the best surrounding beaches: www.whataboutlisbon.com

14/06/2013

Video with nice shots of Lisbon of Pedro Alboran with portuguese fado singer Carminho

Music video by Pablo Alborán performing Perdóname (con Carminho). (P) 2011 Trimeca Estudios y Producciones S.L. Bajo licencia exclusiva a EMI Music Spain S.A.

09/06/2013

Call them lupini in Italian, tormos in Arabic or tremoços here in Portugal. It´s a healthy snack in many Mediterranean countries. Here we usually eat them with a nice cold beer...

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03/06/2013

Yes we do beach tours...!!!
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Photo By Julio Lopez

28/05/2013

Mesa de Frades - Lisbon's Fado Cathedral par excellence!

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23/05/2013

«All three of us at What About Lisbon enjoy travelling solo and we appreciate when solo travelers look for our services here in Lisbon. Although we do understand that going solo is not for everyone, we highly recommend it. We give you six reasons for solo travel (….)»

View entire article at http://www.whataboutlisbon.com/ #!blogger-feed/cglr !

(Photo by Alex Honnold)

12/05/2013

«Sixty years ago at Tamariz, and perhaps without having at the time notion of the dimension of his gesture, Atillio Santini opened the doors of what is nowadays, without a shadow of a doubt, the most famous ice cream parlor in Portugal. By meeting his first client and by serving his first cone of what quickly was considered "the best ice cream in the world", Attillio Santini marked the beginning of a tradition: to go to Santini. »

Do not miss the new Santini house in Chiado!

© InConstance Photography

10/05/2013

FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO IN LISBON

«Lisbon is a positive place. Its streets are safe, its inhabitants are friendly, its food scene seconds to none and its weather is gentle. Usually things go well here and there is rarely a bad surprise or disappointment… However, there are some shortcomings that you may avoid...»

See entire article on www.whataboutlisbon.com/ #!blogger-feed/cglr

© Constança Aragão Morais

08/05/2013

From the outside Basilica da Estrela is one of the most beautifull churches in Lisbon... http://www.whataboutlisbon.com/ often takes its clients to see its rooftop. Enter by the door on the right side, look for a sign saying terraço and go up 114 steps...you will not regret it!!!
Photo by Leo

07/05/2013

If you take the tram 28 towards Prazeres you should explore the neighborhood of Campo de Ourique. It is at the very end of the tram line on your right side. Away from tourist crowd this typical middle class neighborhood offers an incredible variety of shops, cafes and restaurants as well as Casa Fernando Pessoa. With its auditorium, garden, exhibition rooms, works of art, a library exclusively dedicated to poetry, in addition to part of the poet’s estate (furniture and personal items that are now municipal heritage), Casa Fernando Pessoa is a small but multifarious world. And this neighborhood is flat!!! Of course if you would like our help doing so please contact us at http://www.whataboutlisbon.com

05/05/2013

The good weather has come to stay!

The bouldering season is now at its best, and Sintra is an amazing spot to do it. This picture was taken in December... Now imagine the same sunset setting but without jackets and with fresh beers in our hands!

If you want to give it a try, get in contact with us at www.whataboutlisbon.com ;)

© Xavier Malafosse

02/05/2013

Tomorrow http://www.whataboutlisbon.com heads to Sintra for another tour. It is amazing that we can´t get tired of it!!!

29/04/2013

This last weekend the amazing theater of Coliseu was the stage of a fantastic concert by Marisa Monte...and the portuguese public was also, as usual, outstanding. What a night!!!!

photo by Rui P. Soares

24/04/2013

At the end of the emblematic Rua da Bica, on an unnoticed side street lies a Lisbon secret… estrela da bica is a place where food, meetings and discussions gain a new taste, warmth and rhythm (...)

See our entire article about «High Cuisine at Low Prices» at http://www.whataboutlisbon.com/ #!blogger-feed/cglr !

© InConstance Photography

24/04/2013

Portugal is celebrating the anniversary of April 25th revolution! If you’re visiting Lisbon and want to witness something historic, try to be tonight at 00.20 am in front of Radio Renascença (Rua Capelo), the radio station that in this same night in 1974 played “Grândola, Vila Morena”, the song chosen by the Portuguese Movement of Armed Forces to mark the beginning of the operations.