One of Lisbons - amazing and classic

Alfama - One of Lisbons oldest districts
One stop on our Lisbon weekend was the old district of Alfama also known as la Française oder la morgadinha de Alfama. Once a busy part of Lisbon it´s relatively quite these days due to the pandemic. The name Alfama probably comes from the Arabic Al-hamma, which roughly means springs or baths.

The district is probably best known for the fact that the old tram 28 meanders through its narrow streets. Best way to explore Alfama is to take the Tram 28 to the top and walk down through the narrow cobblestone streets.

From the viewpoint Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen you will have a wonderful view over the district and what you can expect on your way down. That´s from where I´ve already sighted a painting I wanted to see closer.

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Although Alfama is best known for the many old shops and handicraft shops, it is above all the old, beautiful houses, narrow streets and the art that you can admire on every corner. Streetart is very big in Lisbon and there are no rules about the type of art.

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The further you go down the slope, the deeper you dive into this great district. There are so many narrow streets, junctions and old stairs that sometimes you have to turn around and take the next junction so as not to miss anything.

But after a few wrong turns I found the mural, which I had already discovered from above. But not only that, there were more and more works of art that were shown to the left and right of us.