Hva som skjer i Lisbon (Lisboa), Portugal gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Christmas and New Year

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Christmas and New Year (24. des – 1. jan)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Carnival

• Festival

  Carnival

  14.–17. febMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — mellom toppene, Easter week

• Helligdag

  Easter week

  29. mar – 5. aprPåske og stillehelg

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Carnival (14.–17. feb)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Easter week

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Easter week (29. mar – 5. apr)

Travelt — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Jacaranda bloom

  15. mai – 20. jun · vanligvis

  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 ↗

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Santos Populares

• Festival

  Santos Populares

  1.–30. junReligiøs høytidMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

• Sesong

  The nortada

  15. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisVindsesongRisiko

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Jacaranda bloom (15. mai – 20. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Summer holidays i Portugal

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The nortada (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Residents' holiday month

• Sesong

  Residents' holiday month

  1.–31. augSkoleferieStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

• Sesong

  Sea at its warmest

  15. aug – 10. okt · vanligvisHavet 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: The nortada (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Summer holidays i Portugal

• Natur

  Grape harvest

  1. sep – 15. okt · vanligvis

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: The nortada (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Sea at its warmest (15. aug – 10. okt (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea at its warmest (15. aug – 10. okt (vanligvis)), Grape harvest (1. sep – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Web Summit

• Festival

  Web Summit

  9.–12. novStor festivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. novMat- og 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 ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Christmas and New Year

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24. des – 1. janJul og nyttårStengninger

  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 ↗