Saudade is a beautiful Portuguese term that refers to melancholic longing or yearning. And indeed, once you have been to Lisbon, you will find yourself feeling saudade to return.
I vividly remember the very first time I went to the city, 15 years ago. It was a place of rustic facades, worn shop windows, broken cobbles and barely any tourists. Nonetheless, it had an energy that was deeply welcoming and contagious. Many years later, not being able to shake this deep craving for Lisbon, I found myself coming back to live there long-term.