Lisbon’s historic Alfama district will once again host the Caixa Alfama Festival on 26-27 September 2025, celebrating Portugal’s most iconic musical tradition. Over two days, more than 40 artists will ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It’s nearing midnight in Alfama, Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhood, when a lady in black steps into a taverna. The bar staff scurry to turn ...

Lisbon is having a moment. Once a sleepy secret with its back to Europe, Portugal’s sun-drenched capital has emerged from the global recession to become one of the world’s hottest destinations. In ...

Give us the big picture: What’s the vibe of the place? There are only nine tables at this hole-in-the-wall fado restaurant, located on the winding, romantic streets of Alfama, so make sure you book in ...

Dusk falls softly on Lisbon, the narrow and cobblestoned streets of Alfama gleaming almost golden in the mellow light of the late evening. This old neighbourhood winds up and down one of Lisbon's ...

It's after dark in Lisbon's ramshackle Alfama neighborhood. Old-timers gather in restaurants, which serve little more than grilled sardines, to hear and sing Portugal's mournful fado ... a traditional ...