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How To Fill Your Belly In The Algarve Region Of Portugal
Blog: As We Travel - 17 January 2011
Guest Post: Roberta Summer - A good holiday has to have many elements (sunshine and good company are usually fairly crucial) however, one ingredient remains undisputed: good food. Sampling a county’s culinary delights is a major part of any getaway ...
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From Algarve to Lisbon: The New “Faz Gostos” Restaurant
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 14 January 2011
Born in Algarve a few years ago, the Faz Gostos restaurant has moved up to the capital. The new Lisbon space has a beautiful vaulted interior that’s part of a former convent, and features a simple but very elegant décor which includes a wall covered in randomly-arranged 18th-century tiles. The menu lists traditional Portuguese cuisine [...]
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“Sea Me”: A Different Kind of Seafood Restaurant in Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 11 January 2011
Lisbon has a new seafood restaurant. One that is also a “modern fish market” and sushi bar. Found in Chiado, it has a contemporary interior where it’s possible to buy fish to prepare at home or have it right there in the dining area. Everything sold or served is the fresh “catch of the day” [...] Related posts:Portuguese Sushi?
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The Art of the Early Days of the First Global Empire Now on Display in Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 5 January 2011
The early days of the world’s first truly global empire are currently being brought to life in Lisbon’s Orient Museum.
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Changes in Lisbon’s Public Transportation in 2011
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 30 December 2010
The prices of bus or tram tickets in Lisbon have always been the same, but that will change in the new year. Buses will have an increase of five cents (to €1.50), while riding one of the city’s famous trams will now cost you €2.50.
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2010 in Review: A Great Year For Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 22 December 2010
The Best Food Year Ever The year 2010 will stand out in Lisbon for the quality of the city’s new restaurants and promising new chefs. The year started with the New York Times highlighting those chefs, and a number of notable restaurants opened throughout the months that followed.
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5 New Shops in Lisbon For Your Gifts
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 17 December 2010
Whether it’s a Christmas present or a souvenir at any time of the year, here are five recently-opened shops in Lisbon where you’ll always find something special for yourself or someone else: VOA Address:Rua Nova do Almada, 96 (Chiado) It’s new and it’s one of Chiado’s most beautiful shops.
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One of Porto’s Trendiest Restaurants Now Also in Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 2 December 2010
The first D’Oliva First it opened in the suburb of Matosinhos where it became one of the trendiest places to eat in the Porto district. Then came a second space in downtown Porto itself, and now there’s a third home in Lisbon.
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Lisbon Lights Up For Christmas
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 29 November 2010
Lisbon’s Christmas lights were switched on this weekend. Budget cuts cancelled the annual gigantic Christmas tree but the streets downtown and in major commercial areas are now lit up and decorated with the spirit of the holiday season. The biggest attraction is Rossio Square, where an ice skating rink and a merry-go-round have been placed.
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5 Free Things to Do in Lisbon This December
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 24 November 2010
A New Look at the Design and Fashion Museum Collection Lisbon’s Design and Fashion Museum is always free, and this month (until January 30th) you may see part of the collection rearranged by Tenente, one of Portugal’s top fashion designers.
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Good-Bye to Lisbon’s “Mr. Hello”
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 11 November 2010
A couple of years ago, in a post about unusual or strange things in Lisbon (“Weird Lisbon“), we told you about a gentleman who had become a local celebrity by simply waving hello on the street, at night, in the center of the city.
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“Grapes & Bites” – The Newest Wine Bar in Lisbon’s Bairro Alto
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 9 November 2010
Most of the bars in Bairro Alto are known for their cheap beer and caipirinhas, but the newest openings seem to all be devoted to wine. The latest one is called “Grapes & Bites,” and despite the English name it only serves Portuguese wines and “petiscos” (snacks).
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A New and Unusual Museum in Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 1 November 2010
The Pavilhão de Segurança (“Security Pavilion”) Museum is one of Lisbon’s least-known and most unusual attractions. Found in a hospital’s 19th century panopticon (a circular prison where prisoners are observed at all times), it’s a recently renovated space to show the art created by mentally-ill patients.
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Foreign Fun
Blog: Big City Blog - 31 October 2010
Part of the fun of experiencing new cultures is to see how they manage to translate their words into the English language, or at least a distant cousin of it.
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Lisbon Christmas Advice from the New York Times (and GoLisbon.com)
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 29 October 2010
The weekly travel Q&A column of the New York Times travel section will this week answer a question about the holiday season in Portugal. I have contributed to this report which will be published in this Sunday’s printed edition and is already available on the newspaper’s website.
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“Lisbon Top Chefs” – A New Gastronomic Event Coming to Lisbon
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 27 October 2010
From the 30th of this month to November 5th, ten of Lisbon’s top chefs will be presenting some of their most creative menus in their restaurants.
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5 Lisbon Cafés for Rainy Days
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 22 October 2010
It’s been sunny and mild here in Lisbon throughout the week, and apparently it will remain so next week. But the rainy days will come sooner or later, and if you happen to be in the city on one of those days, here is where to seek refuge.
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Bones Chapel – Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 22 October 2010
The Capela dos Ossos, also known as the Bones Chapel, is a small chapel next to the Church of St. Francis in Evora, Portugal. Built by Franciscan monks to serve as a reminder ...
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Porto’s Leaps and Bounds
Blog: Suzy Guese - 19 October 2010
The table across from me holds three characters. A woman clad in an off the shoulder turquoise top fans herself as her face seems to glisten. The woman seated next to her reads a magazine with black-rimmed glasses on the very tip of her nose. The man at the table appears relaxed, transfixed on the [...]
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“Taberna Tosca” – A New Café-Restaurant in Lisbon for Portuguese Wines and Flavors
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 18 October 2010
There is a new place to try Portuguese “petiscos” (“tapas”) and wines in Lisbon. Open from noon to midnight (2AM on Fridays and Saturdays), Taberna Tosca tries to revive the “taberna” (tavern) concept and update it for modern times.
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“Café do Rio”: Lisbon’s New Burger King
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 14 October 2010
If you crave a good hamburger in Lisbon, skip the well-known American franchises and try a new restaurant that just opened.
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Portuguese Sushi? Yes — In Lisbon’s New “Kampai” Restaurant
Blog: Go Lisbon Blog - 12 October 2010
The islands that make up Portugal’s Azores have long been known for its fishing and whale hunting. Since whale hunting became illegal and the activity became whale watching, the export king of the Azorean shores became the wild tuna.
