THE PORTUGUESE TABLE: A PRIMER
Hey, do you like seafood? See food. That old child lunchroom joke probably wouldn’t go too far in Portugal. The joke would die at the
LISBON
Lisbon
This sunny capital of Portugal marks the westernmost edge of Europe. Forever tied to its seafaring legacy, modern Lisbon is still defined by its past. Trolleys rumble up and down its seven hills past tile-clad building façades and along exquisitely laid out sidewalk mosaics (calçada). Once a hidden gem for tourists, Lisbon has now arrived – hip without ever losing its charm.Â
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LISBON: THE LAUNCH
Lisbon is the sunniest capital city in Europe. You can expect bright sun and clear skies over 300 days per year. This means that even
CUCKOO FOR QUIOSQUES
Lisbon has an appealing, timeless aesthetic. With so much of its historic core intact, it can give the impression that everything has been there forever:
THE FOLLY OF THE TROLLEY
Sometimes you have to tell travelers what they don’t want to hear. So forgive me as I grab you by the lapels, look you in
A BIG DAY IN BELÉM
I often overhear tourists kicking around the idea of going to Belém, as if it’s some place to go on a whim. Sure, technically you
FOR THE CHILDREN IN ALL OF US
Admittedly, we at EFTF can get so caught up in vetting a tourist site’s appropriateness level for children, that we can forget to investigate the
TAKE A TIMEOUT
When we first set foot in the Time Out Market Lisboa in 2017, our jaws dropped to the ground. Here was a curated round up
THE MAGNIFICENT TILE
It’s hard to resist falling in love with the azulejos (tiles) adorning the buildings of Lisbon. It seems cliché and obvious, but those tiles are