New English bookshop adds flavour to Lisbon’s literary scene
Offering a wide range of adult and children’s titles, Salted Books opened its doors in the Santos neighbourhood last month. Salted Books is the creation of Alex Holder, an English
Translation app prompts terror alert in Lisbon
Confuses ‘pomegranate’ with ‘grenade’ A luckless tourist from Azerbaijan found himself surrounded by armed police and ordered to the floor in Caís de Sodré, Lisbon, after a translation app he
Pensioners demonstrate in Lisbon against rising cost of living
Murpi – the National Confederation of Pensioners and the Elderly – is leading a demonstration today in Lisbon against the rising cost of living. The pensioners involved are demanding a
Climate activists break Gucci store window in Lisbon
Anger over climate crisis moves on to target “luxury activities” Climate activists broke the shop front of Lisbon’s Gucci store in Avenida da Liberdade yesterday, showing how anger over the
Lisbon’s iconic monuments threatened by rising sea levels/ heatwaves
Torre de Belém needs “urgent interventions” within 3-5 years Lisbon’s iconic monuments cannot escape the threats posed by climate change. Certainly Torre de Belém (Belém Tower) is in an immediate
Three streets in Lisbon cordoned off as authorities work to dismantle scaffolding dislodged by high winds
Today’s storms and high winds have put a number of streets in Lisbon in danger, due to a scaffolding coming lose and threatening to collapse. Authorities are working on dismantling
Next Rock in Rio Lisboa festival to be held on World Youth Day site
The next Rock in Rio Lisboa music festival, which is scheduled for June next year, is to take place not in Parque da Bela Vista as in past editions but
Lisbon mayor among 400 at vigil following ‘barbarous’ attack on Israel
“Lisbon unconditionally supports Israel” More than 400 people took part in a vigil in Lisbon in support of Israel to denounce the “barbarities” of the “Hamas terrorist movement” and in
Organisers happy with Lisbon marathon/ half marathon results
Marathons brought forwards because of intense heat President of the Portuguese Marathon Club Carlos Móia has justified the change in start times of the Lisbon Marathon and Half Marathon today
Lisbon one of three finalists in European city of innovation awards
Lisbon is one of the three finalists for the European City of Innovation (iCapital) award, competing against Lviv (Ukraine) and Warsaw (Poland), with the winner to be announced on November