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Last call! Lisbon Cocktail Week 2017

This is your last chance to enjoy some of the most delicious and creative cocktails in the city. This year’s edition of the Lisbon Cocktail Week (LCW) will come to an end in a couple of days so check out what’s the closest place serving…

The museum of freedom and resistance – Aljube

The Museu do Albuje / Aljube Museum used to be a prison, located right next to Lisbon’s Sé Cathedral, and since April 25 2015 it became Lisbon’s museum of freedom and resistance, by evoking the dark years of the Portuguese authoritarian dictatorship, known as Estado Novo. This…

Arcádia is a traditional chocolate house in Lisbon

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate – Arcádia

If we would try to summarize Arcádia in one sentence it would probably be “best traditional chocolate house in Lisbon”. Arcádia sells handmade chocolate products and other sweets, from the classic chocolate bars, to chocolate almonds, chocolate eggs, chocolate sardines (that’s right!) to chocolate bonbons,…

Authentic Italian ice cream store in Lisbon

An italian-portuguese ice cream love affair – Nannarella

Lisboners have a sweet tooth and luckily there are several great ice cream stores in Lisbon, but not all of them are so popular as Nannarella. If you pass by its door, it’s very usual to see a long line of people eager to taste…

National Theatre D. Maria II – Lisbon’s most iconic theatre

Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (National Theatre D. Maria II) has been facing Rossio square for more than 170 years. This beautiful building, named after Queen Mary II of Portugal is one of the most prestigious theaters in Portugal and some of the best Portuguese and…

Where codfish is king – Laurentina restaurant

In Portugal there are, supposedly, 1001 different ways to cook codfish or, as we say it, “bacalhau” – when it comes to culinary, Portuguese people are extremely creative. So when in Lisbon one must try, at least, one codfish recipe and Laurentina restaurant is one…

Lisbon Zoo, a lovely park located in Sete Rios area

Lisbon Zoo – a day well spent

The Lisbon Zoo is located in Sete Rios area and in this lovely park you will be able to find species literally from every corner of the world and travel around the globe, without leaving our beautiful city of Lisbon. This zoo houses around 2000 animals, between mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians…

Lisbon City Hall meeting room will be the stage of an interactive theatrical performance

Inside Lisbon – Lisboa por dentro

Over the next month, until April 8, the city invites everyone to visit its most hidden places. Locations that are usually closed, buildings where outsiders are not allowed, underground treasures, this is a rare occasion when all of them will be open and everybody will…