We kicked off our two week Portugal roadtrip in Lisbon, and stayed at an AirBnB in the Alfama. The Alfama is the oldest district of the city, which, I now see on Wikipedia, was built around the 12th century. Obviously I did tons of investigating before and while I visited the city :) The area was a sort of labryinth, with tiny streets that suddenly seem to dead end or veer off, and steep hills.…
We decided to go to Portugal for a few reasons - basically, we liked that it had the possibility of combining a city trip, the outdoors, and of course, the beach.
We started our trip in Lisbon, and stayed at an AirBnB in the Alfama. The Alfama is the oldest district of the city, which, I now see on Wikipedia, was built around the 12th century. Obviously I did tons of investigating before and while I visited the city :)
The area was a sort of labryinth, with tiny streets that suddenly seem to dead end or veer off, and steep hills. After arriving at our apartment, I figured we’d never find our way back - thankfully Google has mapped this area, so don’t worry.
Below: Outside of our apartment in the Alfama.
