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Someone asked me once which was my favorite monument in Lisbon. It is probably the city's aqueduct. I like that it distributes an essential element for life and its beautiful construction makes me burn film after film.
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Fado is a Portuguese traditional music genre, added in 2011 to the list of World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. It has always been present in Portuguese art, from past centuries paintings to today's modern graffiti walls.
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It is yellow, rounded, makes a funny sound, and it rides along the narrow, old streets of Lisbon - how can you not want a picture of it?
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It is a tradition in Lisbon, whether city folks or foreigners, everybody wants to take a picture sitting next to the famous Portuguese poet.
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When you visit Lisbon, you must ride the typical funicular, "Elevador da Glória". My suggestion, if you are a street art lover, is to go up in the funicular (Lisbon streets are very steep!) and come down walking to enjoy the art.
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A few months ago I found out Lisbon's City Museum hides a little secret...take my hand and I'll lead you to a hidden magic garden!
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The Optimus Alive! Festivalis one of the biggest music and art festivals in Portugal. First held in 2007, it has gained popularity inside and outside Portugal over the years.
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Portas do Sol, meaning “doors of the sun” or “the sun’s gateway”, is a big balcony that opens onto the river Tejo, offering astonishing views over Lisboa.
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I can't tell who is the crazier: me, an eight-month super pregnant lomo mom or my dear friend Carisia who walked with me, but the truth is that on one of these July Saturdays we got up at 7am and went downtown Lisbon for a LomoWalk.
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Cities can be very gray and sad sometimes, so I appreciate every effort made to color them and make them nicer for its inhabitants. That's why I've always liked the colored tiles in Infante Santo's Viaduct.
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Born in 2008, in place of an old fabric factory (and many other things along the years), Lx Factory just breathes creativity. In this small place there are restaurants, little shops, nice coffee houses, model agencies, dancing and acting studios and so much more! It even has the best place in Lisbon to develop film especially if you have a Lomo camera...and art is everywhere!
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Someone said to me, or maybe I read it that this is the biggest graffiti wall in the Iberian Peninsula. I can't be sure of that, neither the length of it, but it is huge!
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Let’s go to Praça da Figueira, in the middle of the historical center of Lisbon! In this place, skaters live in harmony with the normal life of the town, beside the usual people of the historical center of Lisbon. It’s quite unique to find a place in the middle of a capital city in which skaters are so well accepted.
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During a short break in Lisbon, we also visited the Jardim Botânio Tropical in the suburb of Belém. An almost deserted and a little outdated garden, it is a nice change to the buzz of downtown Lisbon.
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This garden is one of the most beautiful parks in Lisbon. It has lots of trees, grass and secret places, and also two different museums, library, restaurant, ... If you're in Lisbon don't miss it!
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The city of the seven hills, here in Lisbon you´re more often than not going up or down one of them. But the hills give us more than strong legs, the ´miradouros´ (places to sit back and enjoy the view) are everywhere and are the perfect spot to admire the charming town at any time of the day, or night!
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Electricity Museum in Lisbon Portugal. Design by the french engineers.
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Gare do Oriente it's probably the most important transport hub in Lisbon and it was designed by Santiago Calatrava, a spanish well-known architect.
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This is not the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge; this is actually the 25 de Abril bridge, the first to cross the River Tejo in Lisbon.
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In May, I spent a week in Lisbon and totally fell in love with the city. I've never been there before and since I arrived, I immediately noticed that every corner of the street was a little treasure. All the walls that Lisbon people see everyday, all the streets they walk on, and the shops that they go to, left a really good impression on me. Nothing is too big, too showy, or too much. It's like everything is covered by a soft, shy, beauty.
