Lisbon with a local

Some cities have an abiding and hypnotic charisma. Lisbon, for me, is one of them. I always relish navigating the Portuguese capital’s famously dramatic, hilly streets, eluding the old (and new) trams that rattle (and glide) along and pausing to catch my breath at one of the panoramic miradouros (viewpoints) that lord above the city’s sea of terracotta rooftops and look out towards the River Tagus, which has been Lisbon’s lifeblood for millennia, welcoming sailors and sending them off to the Atlantic Ocean.

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