Lisbon
Neighbourhoods
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Príncipe Real: The Neighbourhood That Got Expensive and Stayed Worth It
I am not going to pretend that Príncipe Real is still the neighbourhood it was ten years ago. It isn’t. The rents…
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Alfama vs Bairro Alto: Two Lisbon Legends, Two Different Cities
People arrive in Lisbon and want to understand Alfama. I understand the impulse — it is the neighbourhood that photographs best, the…
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Campo de Ourique and LX Factory: Two Lisbon Neighbourhoods You’ll Actually Want to Live In
I moved to Mouraria because that was where I could find a flat. A former colleague told me that for a first…
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Mouraria Is Not a Neighbourhood. It Is a Fact.
I grew up in Mouraria. My grandmother still lives two streets from where I was born. When people ask me to describe…
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