Det sker i Lisbon (Lisboa), Portugal året igennem

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Christmas and New Year

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Christmas and New Year (24. dec. – 1. jan.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Carnival

• Festival

  Carnival

  14.–17. feb.Tætpakket

  A long weekend here rather than a spectacle, and Shrove Tuesday is a de facto holiday. The parades worth travelling for are in Torres Vedras and Loule, not the capital. Kilde ↗

Travlt — mellem toppene, Easter week

• Helligdag

  Easter week

  29. mar. – 5. apr.Påske & den stille uge

  Families leave for the villages for the week, so the city is quieter than the hotel prices suggest and the neighbourhood restaurants thin out. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnival (14.–17. feb.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Easter week

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Easter week (29. mar. – 5. apr.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Jacaranda bloom

  15. maj – 20. jun. · normalt

  The avenues around Praca do Principe Real and Avenida Dom Carlos I go purple for a few weeks, usually from the second half of May. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Santos Populares

• Festival

  Santos Populares

  1.–30. jun.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  Street parties through Alfama, Graca and Madragoa all month, peaking on the night of 12 June for Santo Antonio: charcoal sardines, paper garlands and marches down Avenida da Liberdade. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  The nortada

  15. jun. – 15. sep. · normaltVindsæsonRisiko

  The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why the city works early and why the beach at Guincho is for kitesurfers rather than sunbathing. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Jacaranda bloom (15. maj – 20. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Summer holidays i Portugal

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: The nortada (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Residents' holiday month

• Sæson

  Residents' holiday month

  1.–31. aug.SkoleferieLukningerTætpakket

  Family restaurants close for a fortnight and residents leave, at exactly the point visitor numbers are highest. Check that the place you were told about is actually open. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Sea at its warmest

  15. aug. – 10. okt. · normaltHavet er varmt nok

  The Atlantic here is never warm, but it holds what heat it has into early autumn, and the Costa da Caparica beaches empty out after the first week of September. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: The nortada (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Summer holidays i Portugal

• Natur

  Grape harvest

  1. sep. – 15. okt. · normalt

  The vintage runs in the estates up the Tagus and out towards Setubal, close enough to Lisbon to be a day out rather than a trip. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: The nortada (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Sea at its warmest (15. aug. – 10. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Sea at its warmest (15. aug. – 10. okt. (normalt)), Grape harvest (1. sep. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Web Summit

• Festival

  Web Summit

  9.–12. nov.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Seventy thousand people arrive at Parque das Nacoes for four days and the whole city's hotel stock reprices around it. Avoid the week or book it months out. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Sao Martinho

  11. nov.Mad- & drikkefestival

  Roast chestnut braziers on the corners and the year's new wine, on the wettest stretch of the calendar and with nobody queueing for the tram. Kilde ↗

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Christmas and New Year

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytårLukninger

  Salt cod on Christmas Eve and a centre that closes down between the holidays. Rua Augusta stays lit and most of the kitchens behind it do not. Kilde ↗