Local Art & Architecture in Lisbon
Get a unique insight into Lisbon’s distinctive art, architecture and creative scene with our network of in-the-know gallerists, guides and gastronomic thought leaders. We’ll weave hidden art-led enclaves, into your itinerary and connect you to a unique creative community in the capital through private gallery tours and artist studio visits.
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Lisbon
Discover independent artists & galleries, secret theatrical gastronomic performances & explore the facades of the cities architecture or world-renowned contemporary collections.
Uncover Lisbon’s art and architectural history with a tour of its hidden gems both old and new with one of Lisbon’s contemporary architects.
When you’re strapped for time, visit only the most important cultural landmarks, some which areoften left off the tourist trail. We’ll mark them for you on your own personalised map.
Take private and exclusive artist studio and exhibition visits with independent gallerists and art curators.
Drink in Lisbon’s coolest design-led bars and dine in a crumbling palace complete with original frescoes, surrounded by performance art from some of Lisbon’s resident artists.
We keep our finger on the pulse, making sure we are in the know about pop-up exhibitions, residencies, workshops, supper clubs and invite-only events to give you only the most up-to-speed access to Lisbon’s monthly openings and happenings.
Stay in a family run hotel designed by one of Portugal’s most celebrated modern architects, Aires Mateus.
The Culinary Capital
Avoid the tourist traps in Lisbon by instead, embarking on a foodie foray through independent restaurants, bars and bakeries at the forefront of a creative contemporary food culture in Lisbon. We’ll arrange food tours with a top journalist who cares deeply about the culinary heritage of her native country or a visit to an urban mushroom farm to spend time with a visionary grower.
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Lisbon
A food tour with one of Lisbon’s most important food journalists and activists is first on the agenda for any foodie foray in Lisbon. She’ll take you to her secret spots to try local delicacies and meet with her friends who are some of the top chefs and culinary creatives in the city.
Get access to our on-the-beat restaurant list and let us curate options which fit with your gastronomic goals, whether you’re looking for Michilen-starred dining, trendy neighbourhood spots or local and typical tascas.
We’ll also help you arrange personalised visits to an urban farm where a pioneering agriculturalists has developed a circular concept for growing a much-needed ingredient from Lisbon’s disgarded coffee beans.
If it’s food festivals you’re after, we’ll make sure to guide your trip to fit around some of the most ancient traditional celebrations such as the annual Sardine fair, where thousands flood to the streets to grill up Portugal’s abundant bounty.
The Art-led Alentejo
Travel from Lisbon into the Alentejo - Portugal’s biggest yet most undiscovered region and one which claims a culture and landscape entirely of its own. Dotted with some of the country’s coolest homes and hotels, set out to explore ancient artisans and a creative craft culture in a pastoral interior yield that provides an abundance of fare for the most local of tables.
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Lisbon - Evora -Estremoz - Monsaraz
Begin your journey winding through the ancient olive groves, past caramel cows into the Alentejo from Lisbon, stopping at a 14th-century palace and a private tour of a secret architectural underground winery with a unique gravity-inspired production.
Check in to a small, 8-roomed design hotel filled with 20th-century art and furniture from one of the most important collectors in Europe before joining local purveyors and chefs in the gastronomic town of Estremoz.
Sample local delicacies like acorn reared black pork and migas and only the most fresh seasonal vegetables at agenda-setting restaurants and family-run tabernas alike where the women run the roost.
Swap the culinary scene for craft and ensure your visit co-incides with the best antiques market in the country. Next, a private appointment with the owner of a 100-year-old weaving factory, an a visit hidden pottery village with the highest density of potters in Iberia.
End at one of Portugal’s most luxurious, authentic and sustainably-led hotels. Learn about this protected eco-system amongst ancient megaliths, take horse rides amongst the estate and lunch at a Michilen starred vineyards nearby using produce only from its own farm as ingredients.
Autumn in the East Algarve
Once the summer crowds have dispersed, the wellspring of the Slow Travel movement in the Eastern Algarve comes to life. Settle into a micro-climate of sun and onto soaked sandy shores, take part in the grape and olive harvest with organic farmers while getting lost in flea markets and fishing towns before cosying up by the fire at a farm-to-table hotel.
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Faro - Olhão - Tavira
Visit independent artists & galleries, secret theatrical gastronomic performances & explore the facades of the cities architecture or world-renowned contemporary collections.
Uncover Lisbon’s art and architectural history with a tour of its hidden gems both old and new with one of Lisbon’s contemporary architects.
When you’re strapped for time, visit only the most important cultural landmarks, some which areoften left off the tourist trail. We’ll mark them for you on your own personalised map.
Take private and exclusive artist studio and exhibition visits with independent gallerists and art curators.
Drink in Lisbon’s coolest design-led bars and dine in a crumbling palace complete with original frescoes, surrounded by performance art from some of Lisbon’s resident artists.
We keep our finger on the pulse, making sure we are in the know about pop-up exhibitions, residencies, workshops, supper clubs and invite-only events to give you only the most up-to-speed access to Lisbon’s monthly openings and happenings.