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Road movies and music in Lisbon
November 15, 2011 – 9:11 am | One Comment
Road movies and music in Lisbon

Not only in his first film, ‘Summer In the City’ (1970), which gets its name from a song by the Californian band The Lovin’ Spoonful and has the subtitle as a tribute to The Kinks …

Eurobest: Advertising Festival in Lisbon
November 9, 2011 – 9:22 am | One Comment
Eurobest: Advertising Festival in Lisbon

Let’s say that advertising makes everything exist and move in today’s world. There is no possible manufacturer, idea, concept or image which doesn’t go through an extensive process of exhibition and exposure by advertising. The …

National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon
October 31, 2011 – 9:40 am | 2 Comments
National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon

Without doubt, the most interesting thing in Portugal’s biggest art gallery, the National Museum of Ancient Art or the ‘Janelas Verdes’ Museum as it’s popularly known, is the interesting selection of Renaissance paintings. And it’s …

The Dark Chamber of St. George Castle in Lisbon
October 25, 2011 – 7:44 am | One Comment
The Dark Chamber of St. George Castle in Lisbon

There is a place you must visit if you come to Lisbon, the Castelo de São Jorge or Castle of St. George. Currently, we can only admire the ruins of the original castle, known as …

The Sé, The Lisbon Cathedral
October 18, 2011 – 8:30 am | 3 Comments
The Sé, The Lisbon Cathedral

King Alfonso Henrique, known as Alfonso I, or The Conqueror, waited just three years from his last battle against the Muslims in the Castelo de San Jorge, to command the  building of a cathedral to …

Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon
October 11, 2011 – 8:15 am | 2 Comments
Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon

The Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon in Saint Mary of Belém, which is its whole name, is probably the most famous monument in Lisbon. Located in front of the spectacular Praça do Império and close to …

Moda Lisboa. Transfusion
October 3, 2011 – 8:31 am | 2 Comments
Moda Lisboa. Transfusion

For four days, Lisbon will be the fashion and design center in the Moda Lisboa. Transfusion, which will be held at Patio da Galé,  area of Terreiro do Paço. This fashion fair appeals to sustainability …

Experimenta Design: Design Biennial in Lisbon
September 26, 2011 – 8:25 am | 3 Comments
Experimenta Design: Design Biennial in Lisbon

Design encompasses everything, from the chair that we sit on, lamps, cups, advertising… Sometimes we discard the importance of design in the world and the way which it activates and promotes culture in general. It’s …

Confrontos: Bosch and his Circle in Lisbon
September 15, 2011 – 9:04 am | No Comment
Confrontos: Bosch and his Circle in Lisbon

The National Antiga Museum of Lisbon exhibits confrontos: Bosch and his circle made up of three large paintings until the 25th of September. The works are exhibited for the first time in …

The house of the sleeping beauties by Yasunari Kawabata
August 29, 2011 – 8:02 am | One Comment
The house of the sleeping beauties by Yasunari Kawabata

Few times do literature and sex produce such an intense text, not only in the sensual theme and its shape but also refective, disturbing, surprising. “The house of the sleeping beauties” by Yasunari Kawabata is …