Spot a bacalhau dish
Find a bacalhau (salt cod) dish on a restaurant menu or counter (bacalhau à brás, bacalhau com natas, pastéis de bacalhau). Photograph the plate.
Spot a Bordallo Pinheiro swallow
Find the colourful ceramic swallows that Bordallo Pinheiro makes (in souvenir shops, on facades). Photograph a pair of them on a wall.
Spot a calçada portuguesa mosaic
Find a stretch of calçada portuguesa, the black-and-white limestone-and-basalt mosaic paving that covers Lisbon's squares and sidewalks. Photograph the pattern.
Spot a fado poster
Find a fado venue poster (Mesa de Frades, Tasca do Chico, Casa de Linhares) or a Portuguese guitar on display. Photograph the music heritage.
Spot a francesinha or bifana
Find a francesinha (Porto sandwich) or a bifana (pork sandwich) on a tasca counter. Photograph the meaty layers.
Spot a ginjinha shop
Find a ginjinha bar (the cherry-liqueur shots served in tiny glasses) in Baixa or near Rossio. A Ginjinha and the Eduardino are classic stops. Photograph the doorway or a tray of glasses.
Spot a glass of port wine
Find a glass of port wine (ruby red or tawny gold) at a bar or restaurant. Photograph the glass with the colour clear.
Spot a Lisbon funicular
Find one of Lisbon's yellow funiculars (Bica, Lavra, Glória) climbing one of the city's steep streets. Photograph it climbing or at the top.
Spot a Lisbon iron balcony
Find a cast-iron balcony on a tiled Lisbon facade (Bairro Alto and Chiado have the prettiest). Photograph the iron lace against the tile.
Spot a Lisbon laundry line
Look up in Alfama and find laundry strung between two windows or on a balcony rail. Photograph the line.
Spot a Lisbon Miradouro
Walk to one of Lisbon's many viewpoints (Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Miradouro de Santa Luzia, Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara) and photograph the city laid out below.
Spot a Lisbon rooster (Galo de Barcelos)
Find a ceramic Galo de Barcelos (Portuguese rooster) in a souvenir shop, on a tile, on a fridge magnet. The polka-dot rooster is Portugal's symbol. Photograph it.
Spot a Lisbon street artist
Find a piece of Lisbon street art (Bordalo II animals, Vhils carved portraits, large-scale murals). Photograph the wall.
Spot a Lisbon trolleybus or autocarro
Find a Carris bus or a heritage trolleybus on its route. Photograph it climbing one of the city's hills.
Spot a Lisbon vintage shop
Find a vintage shop in Chiado, Bairro Alto or LX Factory with old radios, tile-stamps, port glasses in the window. Photograph the window curation.
Spot a Mosteiro de São Vicente azulejo panel
Find the large azulejo narrative panels at São Vicente de Fora (or any of Lisbon's azulejo museums). Photograph the storytelling tiles.
Spot an azulejo tile wall
Find a building covered in blue-and-white (or polychrome) azulejo tiles. Most of Lisbon's facades have them. Photograph the pattern.
Spot Jerónimos Monastery
Find the south facade or cloister of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Belém. Photograph the lacework Manueline carvings.
Spot LX Factory facade
Walk to LX Factory in Alcântara, the post-industrial creative quarter under the 25 de Abril Bridge. Photograph the painted brick walls or the Ler Devagar bookshop facade.
Spot Praça do Comércio
Walk to Praça do Comércio on the riverside and find the yellow arcade buildings around the square, with the Rua Augusta arch on the north side. Photograph the arch.
Spot Saint Anthony sardines
Around the June Saint Anthony festival (Santos Populares) sardines roast on every corner. The rest of the year, find a Saint Anthony shrine, a sardine tile or a sardine-shaped souvenir. Photograph it.
Spot sardines in a tin
Find a stack of decorative sardine tins (Conserveira de Lisboa, Comur). Each tin is dated as a vintage. Photograph the colourful display.
Spot the 25 de Abril Bridge
Find a view of the red 25 de Abril Bridge across the Tagus (it looks like the Golden Gate). Photograph the towers and cables.
Spot the Belém Tower
Walk to the Torre de Belém on the Tagus and find the Manueline limestone tower. Photograph it from the riverside path.