National Maritime Museum in Lisbon, Portugal
Belem’s close associations with Portugal’s Age of Discoveries make it an obvious choice as the location for the Museu da Marinha, the Portuguese National Maritime Museum.
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Fashion in Portugal & design in Lisbon
The Portuguese capital is chic but, in places, charmingly shabby and, if you know where to look, you’ll find a lively fashion and design scene in Lisbon.
Lisbon’s Museu da Carris transport museum
Lisbon’s Museu da Carris - the Carris Museum, dedicated to public transport - is all too often overlooked by visitors to the Portuguese capital due its location in Alcantara, roughly half way between the city centre and the Belem district.
Coffee at Café A Brasileira in Lisbon
Travellers visiting Lisbon and keen to experience Portuguese culture often head out at night for a Fado show after pounding the city’s cobbled pavements during a packed day of sightseeing. Pausing for a coffee, though, can be just as effective a way of finding a window to view the nation’s soul.
48 hours in Lisbon, Portugal
For a romantic view of sundown over the city take a taxi up to the Miradoura da Senhora do Monte, a scenic lookout named after the site’s hilltop chapel. Alternatively, enter São Jorge Castle, shortly before closing time, to enjoy panoramas of the city from battlements over which cannons protrude, then meander through the Alfama district.
Visiting the Carris Museum, which tells the story of public transport in Lisbon, is an ideal precursor to a ride on the famous Number 28 tram, whose route passes several of city’s A-list attractions, including the fortress-like Sé Cathedral and São Bento Palace (the meeting place of the Portuguese parliament). Disembarking at the vast Prazeres cemetery means an opportunity to stroll in quietude between mausoleums.
With a Local: Lisbon, Portugal
I love to take them to Carinho do Vinho (Rua Nova da Piedade 23; tel. 351 21 826 1872) in Praça das Flores. It’s a slow food movement wine bar and shop. You can sip on Portuguese wine from small producers and ask all the questions you want to know answers to, as the owners are super friendly and dedicate time to their guests. Of course, the signature drink has to be wine.
The Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon
The Berardo Collection Museum, within Lisbon’s Centro Cultural de Belém (Cultural Centre of Belem), houses one of Europe’s largest privately owned collections of modern and contemporary art.
Visiting Lisbon’s Oceanarium
Lisbon’s Oceanarium, the Oceanário de Lisboa as it’s known locally, is an example of a tourist attraction that successfully grabs and holds the attention of adults as well as kids.
The Fort of Bom Sucesso in Lisbon
If you’re feeling positive you might be tempted to translate the name of Lisbon’s Forte do Bom Sucesso as ‘Fortress of Good Success.’ That would be a decent stab at a literal rendering though it’s usually known in English as the Fort of Bom Sucesso.
Portugal’s National Museum of Archaeology in Lisbon
Few museums can claim to be housed in such a magnificent setting as Portugal’s National Museum of Archaeology.