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Artisanal ice cream store in Lisbon

Ice cream for everyone – Artisani

Artisani is not just another artisanal ice cream store in Lisbon. There you will find artisanal ice cream, or gelato, but also delicious sorbets, ice cream cakes, popstickels and gourmet ice cream. The team tests hundreds of flavors in their kitchens (or “laboratorio di gelato”, as they…

The best downtown coffee shop – Fábrica Lisboa

Don’t let yourself get fooled by the name. At Fábrica Lisboa (Fabric Lisbon) all pastry, cakes, bread, salad, juices, coffee and every other delicacies are hand made, with an extra dose of flavour. This coffee shop located in Baixa, in Rua da Madalena, opened a…

Traveling back in time – Lisbon’s roman galleries

Lisbon’s roman galleries are located under Baixa neighbourhood and hidden from the public eye but one of Lisbon’s most popular attractions. First of all because they are remarkable, dating back to roman times. Secondly because no one knew they existed until the 18th century, when…

Fado festival – Caixa Alfama 16

Portugal has some of the best music festivals. Some of them win prizes and attract people from all over the world. But there is one music festival that you will only find in Lisbon and it happens every year, for the past 4 years, by…

Avenida de Roma – shoppping spree in Lisbon

Lisbon has several big shopping centers, those kinds of places where you can find virtually all types of stores, usually franchises. They are convenient and open 7 days a week but, if you like to feel the fresh air on your face, to stroll down…

Bike to work in Lisbon

Bike to work tomorrow – Lisbon Mobility Week

Next Friday Lisbon will be a giant bike lane. Everyone’s invited to leave their cars at home and bike to work. All around the city, companies will be encouraging their workers to use this eco friendly vehicle and there will even be a photo contest…

Lisbon's Basílica da Estrela

Basílica da Estrela – Lisbon’s most famous dome

D. José, prince of Portugal, may have never had the chance to see the building but he was indirectly responsible for the construction of one of Lisbon’s landmark, Basílica da Estrela. In the 18th century Queen D. Maria I and king D. Pedro III, kings…

Confeitaria Nacional Pastry Shop in Lisbon

Confeitaria Nacional – Lisbon’s pastry royalty

This almost 200 year old pastry shop in Lisbon has seen it all. It was founded in 1829, it survived through a civil war, it served kings and princesses, it was one of the first places in the city to have a telephone, it lead…