We crunched the data, lit the Bunsen burner, and distilled it all into the unmatched skinny on the best of Lisbon in 2025. Here are the people and places without which Lisbon would be just…meh.
From prehistoric rock art to gothic monasteries and volcanic vineyards, Portugal’s UNESCO sites prove that size isn’t everything — this small country’s packed with world-class history and seriously photogenic ruins.
Open-air cinema and concerts, Lisbon’s iconic horror film fest, a ton of opera and more: September in the city can keep you busy.
This week in Portugal: Chega looks toward local elections, new nationals living abroad, home demolitions in Loures
Gulbenkian, CCB, and others all offer free entry a few hours a month, at least for residents of Portugal — as do many other museums in Lisbon.
This week in Portugal: This year’s annual weather crisis event, Americans everywhere, and the new tuk-tuk parking brigade
This week in Portugal: Fraud on land and sea, security cameras in Martim Moniz, and tourists craving authenticity
The best “Best of List” in the world, according to AI and two of our neighbors. We’ve hacked Lisbon.
Whether on a digital nomad visa or just passing through, visitors to Portugal should be aware of their options, so let’s run through them.