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The Monastery that turned into Parliament

Did you know that the building that is today known as the Parliament of Portugal used to be a monastery?

A cemetery that is an open air museum

In 1833, a cemetery was built in the Estrela parish to accommodate the victims of a devastating cholera epidemic that struck Lisbon.

The house where the first flag of the Portuguese Republic was created

It is located on Rua dos Correeiros, right in the heart of downtown Lisbon, and it originally started as a tailor shop.

An homage to journalism in garden of São Pedro de Alcântara

Perhaps you haven't noticed a statue in the São Pedro de Alcântara garden, in Bairro Alto.

Ajuda Botanical Garden, the eldest garden in Lisbon

Have you been to the oldest garden in Lisbon?

A big “bean stew” in Vasco da Gama bridge

You’ve probably heard of the Vasco da Gama bridge, or even crossed it. It was baptized with the name of the famous portuguese navigator, and it connects Alcochete to Lisbon and to Sacavém.

Estacas, the project that defied the dictatorship

There is a neighborhood that dared to defy the architecture of the Salazar’s Estado Novo, when the country lived under a dictatorship.

A giant crocodile in Chelas

What if I told you that, once upon a time, there was a crocodile in ... the Chelas neighborhood?

There is a mummy with cancer in this museum

Museums have a lot of secrets. But some of those secrets are quite unusual. In the National Museum of Archeology, at Praça do Império, Belém, there is a mummy with prostate cancer!

What is that building above Porto Brandão, on the other side of the river? An old pesthouse, once the biggest in the world

Have you ever heard of the Lazareto de Porto Brandão? Maybe you’ve seen it from the northern margin of the river Tejo.

The first telegraph in Portugal lies in… Terreiro do Paço

The communication and transport revolution began in the 19th century and in Portugal, one of the first steps happened on the 16th September 1856 with the installation of the first electrical telegraphic network, in Lisbon.

Who was Almirante Reis, the name of this famous avenue?

Avenue Almirante Reis is known for multiculturalism, different experiences that come together there. But where does this mysterious name come from?

Hospital St. Louis, where Fernando Pessoa died

Where did Fernando Pessoa, the portuguese poet known for his heteronyms, die? Do you know?

The origin of the Berliners in Portugal

Berliners can be found in any café in Lisbon, stuffed with multiple flavors but they are especially famous at the beaches, where the sellers shout “Look at the berliner!”.

In Alvalade, a film club keeps alive the memory of neighborhood theaters

In Alvalade, nine friends united their love for the Bairro with their taste for cinema and gave life to a project that mobilizes the neighborhood's neighbors.

A barge and two crows: Saint Vincent, the ancient patron saint of Lisbon

January 22nd marks another anniversary of the death of Saint Vincent, the saint that was once the patron saint of Lisbon and the Kingdom of Portugal, until he was replaced by Saint Anthony, today unbeatable in the preference of Lisboners.

Rua da Triste Feia? It’s only part of the 5% of the streets which are named after women

There were times when the only women to appear in the streets names were queens, saints or characters of the city's daily life.

Why is Santa Apolónia red and how Lisbon is recovering the original palette

Lisbon has many colors. And colors tell stories. In recent years, some of the city's buildings have returned to their original colors, restoring an important part of their history, as was the case of the Santa Apolónia train station, the São Carlos Theater and the Queluz Palace.

Jacarandás, the purple Lisbon

In the spring, it is from the Tagus that we best see the purple mantle that invades the city of Lisbon with its jacarandas. And rightly so, because the Tagus has everything to do with the history of these trees - they arrived in the 19th century coming from Brazil.

In this garden leisure plus nature equals mathematics

For those who walk by Campo Grande it may go unnoticed, but around the 11 hectares of the renamed Jardim Mário Soares, there is a collection of games dedicated to mathematics.

Queijadas Finas de Sintra: the Nata rival

This is a sweet little tart with a special place in Portuguese gastronomic and even literary heritage. It makes up the list of Portuguese desserts prepared with cheese and rivals another giant of Portuguese pastry, the pastel de nata.