An authentic Lisbon evening listening to fado
A casa de fado, ginjinha liqueur, Portuguese food, and hauntingly beautiful music.
Match with one of our local hosts
Be matched with a host based on your interests and preferences, to tailor your perfect day.
100% Flexible: Adapt in real time
Your host will fine-tune the experience in real time to match your mood.
Experience Overview
Time:
4 hoursWhat to expect:
Fully tailored to your preferencesLanguage:
Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)Meeting point:
Your hotel/apartment or any other central locationCancellation:
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experienceWhat to bring:
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
- Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.
What’s Included:
What’s Excluded:
Key Highlights:
- Spend 4 hours with one of our music-loving Lisbon hosts
- Enjoy stories of fado history and hear the mournful music for yourself
- Your experience, your pace - pick a Casa de Fado to enjoy the music over a meal or head into a tavern for an authentic, local experience and enjoy dinner in a nearby restaurant
- Hear fado in its birthplace - the laid back, historic Alfama or Mouraria neighborhoods
- Let your host recommend the best fado bars in the city, loved by locals and tourists alike
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What you’ll do
You can’t say you’ve really heard fado until you’ve experienced it live in its birthplace, Lisbon’s historic Alfama or Mouraria. So to remedy that, you’ll join one of Lisbon’s local hosts for an evening listening to this melancholic music - it’s more fun than that makes it sound, promise.
Depending on your vibe, your host can show you to a famous casa de fado where you can enjoy a traditional Portuguese meal during a fado dinner show performed by well-known local artists.
Or, if a hidden gem sounds more like your style, spend the evening sipping ginjinha (the local sour cherry liqueur), nibbling on petiscos, and listening to less rehearsed, but no less moving fado in a tiny tucked away tavern where you’ll likely be the only person who doesn’t live in the city.
You’ll hear all about the history of the music, no matter where you go, but be sure to ask your host to translate the beautiful lyrics, that’ll give you an extra appreciation for the hypnotic sounds.
And you never know - in these parts, if you’re lucky, you might just stumble across someone playing fado in the streets, or walk into a bar at the right time to hear the locals singing just for each other. Magical.
Real Stories, Real Connections
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Afternoon Joy Under the Trees
