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The Best of Lisbon 2025
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.
What’s On in Lisbon in January 2026
Swans, sounds, and just enough spectacle to make winter feel like a celebration you actually want to attend.
The Week em Breve Dec 22 to 28
This week in Portugal: Home prices continue to soar, buses continue to slow, and Portugal’s institutions battle cars over the festive season
The Week em Breve Dec 15 to 21
This week in Portugal: Court approves raising Portuguese residency minimums for citizenship, Chega’s Ventura ordered to remove anti-Roma political advertising, local authorities working with U.S. to track history of suspected killer, and the state of salaried work in Portugal.
The Week em Breve Dec 8 to 14
This week in Portugal: Millions walk out in general strike, Prime Minister talks of higher wages, Portugal voted “economy of the year,” and golden visa investors are revolting.
The Week em Breve Dec 1 to 7
This week in Portugal: the country is going on its first general strike in more than a decade, the President recovers from an operation, and the far-right presidential candidate inches ahead in the polls.
What’s on in December 2025 in Lisbon
Here’s your merry-making manual for the silly season. Happy holidays, deck the halls, and bah humbug.
The Week em Breve Nov 24 to 30
This week in Portugal: new nationality law will put Portugal among the strictest in the EU, Judicial Police arrest military police in human trafficking crackdown, and political performance gets personal in the run-up to the presidential elections.
The Week em Breve Nov 17 to 23
This week in Portugal: everyone is profiting off immigrants, TAP can’t get no respect, and Kevin Spacey may be coming to Lisbon, although that’s a BIG maybe.
The Week em Breve Nov 10 to 16
This week in Portugal: Storm Claudia causes havoc, Portugal’s largest unions set to strike, wages low but growing, and you can now buy a Lisbon travel pass online
The Week em Breve Nov 3 to 9
This week in Portugal: thousands march against corporate-friendly labor laws, private jets en Route to Lisbon’s Web Summit get diverted to Spain, deputies are accused of racism, and home prices drop.
We’re kidding, home prices are still going up.