The City Code · Portugal
Lisbon
Seven hills, Atlantic light and a city that has stayed itself.
Arriving
The airport sits inside the city — fifteen minutes to almost any hotel.
Book this first
The Michelin tables in Chiado, three to four weeks out, and a fado house for a late evening.
What is worn
Smart casual, and proper soles: the calçada pavement is beautiful and lethal in the wet.
Money & manners
Round up; ten per cent at the best tables. Cards universal.
The golden hour
Half past six from a miradouro in Alfama, when the river turns silver.
The usual mistake
Walking uphill. Take the trams and funiculars up, and walk down.
From the collection
The stay, the table, the morning
Go deeper
The rest of Lisbon on Velori
Elsewhere
Other city codes
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