Câmara hosts festive concerts around the city
Tonight (December 17) the Chiado Baroque Ensemble perform the Sonata Trio Portuguese and Italian sacred music by Pietro Locatelli, Moteto a Solo with violins by Francesco Luca Lombardi, Flute Sonata,
New Year shopping in Lisbon
Pick up some New Year bargains on the Resident and KISS FM shopping and sightseeing trip to Lisbon on Saturday, January 8. Our first stop will be at the Freeport
Homeless in the city
On what turned out to be one of the wettest nights of the year, The Resident joined one of the 35 teams conducting a survey on the homeless population in
Lisbon to host MTV Awards 2005
The largest televised music show in the world will descend on Lisbon next November. The 12th annual MTV (Music Television) Awards will be held at the Pavilhão Atlântico on November
New Zoo car parks
Lisbon Câmara has given permission for four new underground car parks to be built close to Lisbon Zoo. The right to use the land has been awarded for a period
A cracking Christmas fair
St Dominic’s welcomed the start of the Christmas festivities recently, with their annual Christmas Fair. As ever, the event attracted a large number of visitors, all searching for that special
Câmara launches festive concerts
Lisbon Câmara kicked off its third annual round of Christmas concerts last Thursday with a programme of traditional Brazilian ‘Modinhas’. With their sweet lyrical quality, the early 19th century Modinhas
Foster project approved
Sir Norman Foster, the award-winning English architect, has had his plans for the redevelopment of Lisbon’s Boavista area approved by Lisbon Câmara this week. The 100 million euro project includes
Socialists urge tunnel U-turn
The Socialist Party of Lisbon has presented an alternative proposal to the Marquês tunnel and appealed to Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, not to continue with his original plan. The leader
Yorn girl’s surf trip
Christmas shoppers braving the rain and cold in Lisbon’s Baixa Chiado last week would have wondered if they’d arrived in a different country. For standing in a long line opposite