The People’s Guide to Lisbon
The People’s Guide to Lisbon
Featured Articles

The Week em Breve - February 14

The Week em Breve - January 31

The Best Local Spots for Hip-Hop in Lisbon

Driving Through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 3)

The Thirteen Best Markets In Lisboa

The Page of Disquiet

Lisbon Implied, or How to Talk About Locations Like a Local

The Fight for Miradouro de Santa Catarina

The Chap Behind the Chainmail: A Q&A With Jofre Correia

The Eccentric Englishwoman: Guilhermina Suggia
Things to Do

Events Calendar
There’s a lot going on in Lisbon, but we curate what’s up so you know…

Museums
What are the top places for art, history, puppets, and more? We’ve done the legwork.…

Parks and Gardens
Lisbon’s top outdoor spaces range from miradouros, to green parks and gardens, and yes, cemeteries.…

Shopping
We love Lisbon because it’s a small town wrapped up inside a big city. Prices…

Restaurants
Restaurants, cafes, kiosks, and more, Lisbon's got all kinds of kitchens, and we've reviewed them…

Bars
With incredible vinho and cheap beer everywhere, you'll need a guide to get your drink…

Clubs
Put on your dancing sapatos! Party ’til sunrise like a Lisboeta at one of these…

Golfing
If you judge a course by its par threes, these two courses near Lisbon won’t disappoint…

Biking
It may be hilly and bumpy, but bike lanes are popping up in LX and…

Surfing
Here’s some info on the top three spots to grab a wave and get maps of dozens more surf…

Rock Climbing
There’s tons of climbing around Lisbon, even multi-pitch trad if you…
Essentials for Visitors

What's On in Lisbon in March

From Romantic to Erotic: Valentine's Day in Lisbon

The No-Nonsense FAQ for the Visitor to Lisbon

Do it All in a Day: Walking from Sintra to Cabo da Roca

The Robot Retrospective: A Review of MAAT’s New Exhibition

Driving Through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 3)

The Best of New Year’s Eve in Lisbon 2019

Lisbon Implied, or How to Talk About Locations Like a Local

Booking Portuguese Hotels the Portuguese Way: the Launch of Click2Portugal

Bairro Alto Alternativo

How to Use Zomato Gold for 2 for 1 Food and Drinks in Portugal

The Best Travel Guides to Lisbon

Nudist Beaches in Portugal, Or How To Stop Paying for Swimwear

Planning Ahead: How to Buy Lisbon Concert Tickets Online

How to Use GIRA, Lisbon’s Only Bike-Sharing Option

Festas de Lisboa 2018: Atlas' Top Picks and Best Parties
Living in Lisboa

What's On in Lisbon in March

Lisbon Culture on the Cheap, Part 2: Museums

Public Service Announcement: Changes to Recibos Verdes / Green Receipts

The Page of Disquiet

Lisbon Implied, or How to Talk About Locations Like a Local

Getting Thrifty: The Second-Hand Stores of Lisbon

Bairro Alto Alternativo

How to Use Zomato Gold for 2 for 1 Food and Drinks in Portugal

The Best Travel Guides to Lisbon

Erasmus Lisbon Welcome Day, or How Not to End Up Drinking Alone

Digging in Bins: The Record Shops of Lisbon

Preparing for Childbirth in Portugal

Nudist Beaches in Portugal, Or How To Stop Paying for Swimwear

The Waterworld of Lisboa

How to Use GIRA, Lisbon’s Only Bike-Sharing Option

For the Love of Punk: A Guide to Live Music in Lisbon

How the Stats Stack up: Lisbon Vs Berlin

How to Avoid Queues, Lines, and Waiting in General in Lisbon
Latest Restaurant Reviews

Bairro Alto Alternativo

How to Use Zomato Gold for 2 for 1 Food and Drinks in Portugal

Martinho da Arcada

Ottoman's Bite: Pizza Tradicional Turca

Madragoa Vinho e Petiscos
Lisbon Events




Latest Posts
- The Week em Breve – February 14 February 15, 2019
- What’s On in Lisbon in March February 12, 2019
- Palácio do Marquês de Pombal in Oeiras February 11, 2019
Blog Categories
Interviews with Lisboetas
Food, Kittens, and Cuteness: Q & A with Abacaxi Lab- The duo behind Abacaxi Lab are two fabulous ladies: Aleksandra "Laura" Schedler and Vanda Aragão. As brave and colorful as their art, they talked with Atlas just before the opening of their first exhibition, sharing stories about their travels, inspirations, and hopes for the future. Let's start at the beginning. What's the origin story of […]
Atlas Added Fuel: Q&A with Diogo Machado- Diogo Machado (aka Add Fuel) working on the electrical box near Cais Sodré. Photo by Pedro Sadio Atlas was taking a stroll down Rua São Paulo and was delighted to find a new work by Diogo Machado, (aka Add Fuel) right there on an electrical box. Based on the Portuguese azulejo patterns but with "fuel," […]
Introducing Mezze: Bringing a Bit of Middle East to Lisbon- Helping Syrian women and young men is just another day at the office for Mezze and the Pão a Pão Association.
History and Customs
Portuguese Idioms: Queimar as Pestanas!- The correct use of Portuguese idioms is a great way to really use a language and an even better way to understand the people who speak it. Not surprisingly, the Portuguese use a lot of references to vinyards (vinhas) and sardines (sardinhas), but I was confounded by their frequent use of chickens (galinhas). For example: Não […]
The Forgotten Side of Cervejaria Portugália- If you've ever wondered about the huge abandoned building attached to the famous Portugália restaurant on Almirante Reis, you're in luck. Atlas photographer Lorena Velasco takes us on a tour inside the crumbling walls of the former Germânia beer factory, established in 1913 and designed by architect António Rodrigues da Silva Júnior. The fábrica originally occupied a 15,000-square-meter lot […]
Halloween in Lisbon: What to Do and Where to Go in 2016- See what's happening this year at Halloween in Lisboa 2017: One Hell of a Night to Party. Or read on to see what went on last year below. Halloween may be an imported holiday, but Lisbon's gearing up for the celebration like pros all the same. Campuses and venues are planning cool themed parties and costumes […]
Lisbon Street Team
The Fight for Miradouro de Santa Catarina- Whether you're a Lisbon local or are just visiting, you've probably gone to Miradouro de Santa Catarina and asked yourself, "What the hell happened to Adamastor?" Well, this is what's happened...
May Day in Lisbon: People of the Parade- Lisbon’s May Day march didn’t have the pitchforks and torches of days past, but there was still plenty of energy, anger, and calls for change.
A Decade of Change: Lisbon’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods Then and Now- It’s hard for many visitors and expats to imagine that Lisbon has a dangerous underbelly, with few venturing outside the progressively hip center. But in the 1970s, neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city started growing — and they quickly gained a reputation for being hotbeds of criminal activity.
Trips outside Lisbon

Driving through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 2)

Driving through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 1)

Macau: Going Both Ways and Coming Out Again

How to Spend 24 Hours in Athens

A Long Weekend in Scotland

Breaking Down Budget Airlines Flying In and Out of Lisbon

Off the Beaten Path: Grutas da Moeda, an Alternative to Fátima
