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 ...

In recent years, the melancholic Portuguese folk music known as fado has gotten a lot of play around the world. Many of the singers have stylized their songs to suit the tastes of an international ...

O primeiro dia de Santa Casa Alfama não podia ter começado mais lisboeta: quando a estrela da tarde já subia aos céus, Marco Rodrigues entrou em palco para cantar “Lisboa, Menina e Moça” porque “podia ...

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 ...

Um musical só com fado, apenas cantado na canção de Lisboa. Ninguém fala? "Não, é tudo cantado, ninguém fala", responde Diogo Varela Silva, o realizador que se estreia nas longas-metragens de ficção ...

Lisbon at dusk is pretty much picture perfect. (Photo: Getty Images) Don’t wear your heels to Alfama, the charismatic, medieval dockside neighborhood of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. The cobblestone ...

O jornal venezuelano El Nacional homenageia na sua edição de hoje Alfama e o fado português, dedicando a Portugal a capa do suplemento de "viagens e turismo" com um amplo trabalho titulado "Alfama - a ...

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 ...

Some tourists choose to take Tram 28 through the Alfama neighborhood because it's so hilly, but whether you choose to burn some calories or contend with the tram crowds, a visit to the picturesque ...