The People's Blog to Lisbon

Rock Climbing Around Lisbon — and Beyond, a Part II of Sorts

March 18, 2019

Our favorite crag has been getting crowded so we’d like to reveal a few more places you can climb outdoors within just an hour’s drive from Lisbon.

Lisbon’s Public Steamrooms and Saunas

March 18, 2019

A few Lisbon hotels offer their saunas and steam rooms, and sometimes their swimming pools, to non-guests, but it will cost you.

The Student Climate Strike in Lisbon: It’s Time to Panic

March 15, 2019

Thousands of students took to the streets of Portugal today asking for one simple thing — a chance to live in a world that isn’t burning around them.

What’s the Craic: St. Patrick’s Day in Lisbon 2019

March 14, 2019

Celebrate this St.Paddy’s day at the best parties, events, and bars in Lisbon

What’s On in Lisbon in June

March 12, 2019

June can be brutal in Lisbon. Luckily, it’s also the month that the city celebrates itself, which means street parties, sardines, and pimba music. But if you’re more of an indoor person, we got you covered as well.

Electric Scooters: A Deadly Menace?

March 11, 2019

The scooters have no doubt enthralled and enraged us in equal measure. Yes, they nip you from one place to another in no time at all, but they clog up sidewalks and bike paths more than even BMWs. Our opinions on their place in the city aside, with the Polícia de Segurança Pública cracking down […]

Nova Lisboa: Musician Dino d’Santiago Is Creating a New World, and We’re Already Living In It

March 8, 2019

Lisbon is experiencing a game-changing transformation, and there’s never been a better time to be a music fan in the city. But why here, and why now? Visionary artist Dino d’Santiago shares the secrets behind the scene.