I had a great experience with solo female travel in Lisbon earlier this year. The city is safe, the people are friendly, and ...

Although it’s right in the heart of the Alfama neighborhood, with many tourists constantly passing by the door, this church only opens twice a week for Mass (on Thursdays and Saturdays, in the ...

A traditional mix of authenticity, melancholy, rusticity and modernity, the Portuguese capital has become a mecca for international tourism. But it has paid the price in the form of gentrification and ...

When I invited my 19-year-old niece for a weekend away to Lisbon, I have to admit I was a little nervous. Yes, we regularly ...

In that book, Mercier wrote, “life is not what we live; it is what we imagine we are living”. Those lines are never more ...

Looking for a thorough guide to keep you safe and eating well during Lisbon solo travel? Good news: You’ve come to the right ...

Visiting Alfama is getting lost in a maze of streets, alleys, lanes, steps, squares and courtyards, going back in time and feeling the authentic soul of Lisbon. It’s stepping into a small village ...

Steps from São Jorge Castle and the River Tagus, Memmo Alfama hotel was once a shoe polish factory. It’s certainly scrubbed up well: sleek decor, bold street art and a see-and-be-seen terraced pool ...

Steps from São Jorge Castle and the River Tagus, Memmo Alfama hotel was once a shoe polish factory. It’s certainly scrubbed up well: sleek decor, bold street art and a see-and-be-seen terraced pool ...