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Portugal Lisbon Agueda Alcabideche Alcacer Do Sal Alcanena Alcobaca Alcochete Almada Alter Do Chao Altura Arraiolos Arroios Aveiro Avenidas Novas Azeitao Batalha Beja Benasque Burgau Bussaco Caldas Da Rainha Campolide Cantanhede Caparica Caramulo Carcavelos Cascais Castelo Branco Castelo De Vide Cinfaes Coast Of Caparica Coimbra Colares Costa Da Caparica Costa De Caparica Covilha Crato Cuba Curia Curia Bussaco Elvas Ericeira Estoril Estremoz Evora Fatima Figueira Da Foz Fundao Gouveia Guarda Guimaraes Historic Centre Ilhavo Leiria Lisbon Loures Praia Da Vieira Praia Das Macas Sintra Lousa Luso Mafra Manta Rota Marinha Grande Marques De Pombal/Parque Eduardo Marvao Monfortinho Montargil Monte Real Montemor O Novo Montijo Moura Nazare Obidos Odemira Oeiras Oleiros Olivais Oliveira Do Hospital Ourem Ovar Palmela Parque Das Nacoes Penha De FrançA Peniche Ponte De Sor Portalegre Portel Portimao Queluz Redondo Reguengo Santa Iria Da Azoia Santa Maria Maior Santarem Santiago Do Cacem Seia Serra Da Estrela Serta Sesimbra Setubal Silveira Silves Sines Sintra Municipality Tomar Torres Novas Torres Vedras Troia Turcifal Unhais Da Serra Vale Do Garrao Vau Vieira De Leiria Vila Franca De Xira Vila Nova Vila Nova De Gaia Vila Nova De Milfontes Vila Vicosa Viseu
When to visit
April
An ideal time of year for a city break to Portugal’s beautiful capital. Warm but not too hot, with more daylight hours giving time to explore. Try a live fado show in the Alfama neighbourhood.
Lisbon Blog posts
From the UK's most popular travel bloggers
12th November 2020 by Charlie, Distracted
Where to drink craft beer in Lisbon, PortugalThere isn’t much better than sitting down for a cold pint after a few days of touristing. Resting aching feet, removing the hefty backpack, looking through photos of the day, and swapping highlights becomes a holiday ritual when there’s a glass of something refreshing to go with it. The only drink I wanted to seek out in Lisbon was vinho verde, the tart cousin of white wine, however, we all know beer is my poison of choice, and the Portuguese capital has not just a great number of craft...
9th February 2020 by Charlie, Distracted
The best places to eat in Lisbon, PortugalYou could easily survive four solid days in Lisbon on pastéis de nata and vinho verde – the iconic custard tarts and the sharp ‘green’ wine are everywhere in the Portuguese capital, and are well worth the indulgence. They were the only items I had on my to-eat list when I arrived on a late night flight to spend a long weekend in some much needed sunshine. But Lisbon’s food scene is vibrant yet still traditional at its heart; very much flourishing and I completely underestimated it....
13th October 2019 by Charlie, Distracted
So, you want to do a day trip to Sintra from LisbonOf course you do. A day trip to Sintra from Lisbon is, after all, one of the most well known excursions from the Portuguese capital city, thanks to the colourful facades of Pena Palace, but we’ll get to that in due course. I’m not here to give you a detailed history of the ancient buildings of Sintra – you can find that anywhere online, however there are a few key tips that you should keep in mind to retain your sanity in amongst the throngs of tourists all headed in the same direction as...
22nd August 2019 by Charlie, Distracted
A day at LX Factory, LisbonIt was the street art that drew me to LX Factory, the regenerated 19th century industrial warehouse complex in the Alcântara neighbourhood of Lisbon. From Stokes Croft in Bristol to the CBD in Christchurch, it’s the artist communities that move into spaces others ignore, take a brush to it and transform whole areas into outdoor galleries. For LX Factory, once the murals appeared the shops, restaurants and tourists soon followed....
27th November 2018 by John
Lisbon travel guideHoliday Extras are doing a good series of YouTube destination guides. This one covers the Portuguese capital Lisbon. In this guide, Holiday Extras cover everything from its charming cobbled side streets to its delicious custard tarts; the best you'll find anywhere on the planet....
