“Lisbon has exploded as a cool European destination”
One thing we’ve probably all learnt the hard way on our travels is that to really get a sense of a place you have to stay in the heart of the action, and stay on your feet. I’d visited the charming Portuguese capital of Lisbon once before, a few years ago, and although it was clearly a vibrant and historic city to explore, staying out of the centre meant I left not knowing how the different neighbourhoods connected — neither geographically nor culturally and socially.