Like many orphans the Lisbon library is a child of accidental provenance. The consequence of the juggernauting vicissitudes of a Europe teetering on the edge of – and then plunging headlong into, the ...

Portugal observed a national day of mourning Thursday after the capital’s worst disaster in recent history, when the Gloria Funicular crashed, causing several deaths. The 19th-century streetcar is one ...

Hatton (The Portuguese: A Modern History), a British correspondent in Lisbon for three decades, delivers an intimate, witty, and entertaining guide to the history of Portugal’s capital. A lively and ...

Quiosque de Refresco do Largo da Sé, in Alfama, Lisbon. More than a century and a half ago, these ornate little kiosks began cropping up in the city's parks and plazas, becoming the heart of public ...

From ancient cathedrals to vibrant tiles and world-famous custard tarts, Lisbon is a city layered with colour and culture.

An art lover’s view of the city museums For a medium-sized capital city, Lisbon has a proliferation of public art collections ...

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Naky Gaglo, the creator of African Lisbon Tour, was born in Togo to parents of a mixture of various African cultures. For the past ten years, he has been an expatriate in Europe, and since 2014, he ...