Portugal’s 10 Most Expensive Streets (€2.7 Million and Up for an Average Apartment)
Real estate listing behemoth Idealista did an analysis of average property prices by street. We’ll get right to it: The average price of a listing on Rua Garrett is a
Top-Speed Tourism: How to Spend 24 Hours in Lisbon
Here’s an aggressive 24-hour tour of Lisbon that will help you get a good feel for the city of light. Our guess is after completing this itinerary, you’ll end up changing your ticket out to go for another few days at least.
All Killer, No Filler: MEO Kalorama 2023
Kalorama filled three days and three nights in Parque da Bela Vista with some of the best, biggest tunes heard in Lisbon all year
Featured
Reflector #36: Paul Banks – “Lisbon”
Interpol’s Paul Banks released his first solo album in 2012 under his own name and the song “Lisbon,” according to him, is lan invitation.
Reflector #37: Weather Report – “Lusitanos”
Weather Report saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s first wife was Portuguese, but that only partially explains this song. If at all.
Art is Hard: bbb hairdryer and the State of the Scene
On a Thursday night in Club B.Leza, singer and guitarist Elisa Guerra and bassist Francisco Couto stand with their backs turned to the crowd, facing drummer Miguel Gomes as their
Portugal’s 10 Most Expensive Streets (€2.7 Million and Up for an Average Apartment)
Real estate listing behemoth Idealista did an analysis of average property prices by street. We’ll get right to it: The average price of a listing on Rua Garrett is a
Portugal home prices defy rate hikes on strong foreign demand | Bloomberg
Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets final environmental OK for lithium mine | Reuters
Meet the urban farmer sprouting mushrooms from coffee waste in Portugal | Euronews.com
Why Portugal is beloved by Californians | The Portugal News
As it happens
Brazilian women in Portugal living in tents due to lack of resources | Lorena (PT)
Dubai leapfrogs Lisbon as best destination for globetrotting executives | Bloomberg
Europe’s golden visas are booming, despite calls to get rid of them | Bloomberg
Featured Interviews
Atlas Shoots the Breeze with SmokedFalmon
Get to know SmokedFalmon and fall in love with their tunes.
Lisbon According to Ginjinha Sem Rival’s Nuno Gonçalo Lourenço
You might know his family better than you know him: Nuno Gonçalo Lourenço is the grandson of José Manuel Lourenço Cima. Still not ringing a bell? J.M.L. Cima founded the
Let’s Have a Word #3: Surma
Surma is a 23-year-old hailing from Leiria. Her debut album last year was shortlisted for best European independent album of the year. She has been touring non-stop ever since.
Captain Boy
Captain Boy’s music has touches of blues, surf, and classic rock, but all in all, it’s 100% rock ‘n roll — although Ribeiro’s clearly open to experimentation.
Culture
A Conversation With ILGA: Sexuality in LGBT Lisboa
The road to equal adoption rights for same-sex couples in Portugal has been a long one. Today is a wonderful day for families in Portugal, for the LGBTI activists, civil
David Arranhado, Projeto Marinhar, and The Coin of Time.
Born in Lisbon in 1984, painter David Arranhado started drawing in the late ’80s. At age 10 he was enrolled in Colegio Militar, where he did military stuff, shared a
Golegã’s National Horse Fair
We caught the Feira Nacional do Cavalo in Golego and were blown away not only by the horses, but by the riding culture atop them.
Latest Food & Drink Reviews
Coppola
Scrumptious and inventive pizza made fresh
Kefi Greek Bistro
A lively addition to Estrela’s quiet park-facing street that delivers some serious nom noms from lunch to dinner
Yallah
A profoundly tasty mix of Lebanese, Israeli, and Syrian street food staples with a surprise or two in store
Pizzaria Mezzogiorno
Certainly not the best food at the best price, but their Aperol Spritz is proven to alleviate shopping fatigue.
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