Bingo in Portugal

Explore Portuguese cities through a scavenger hunt. Tiled walls, fado, pasteis de nata and views over hillside cities, from Lisbon and beyond.

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Spot a Porto fado guitar

Find a Portuguese guitar (12-string round-bodied) in a music-shop window or at a fado venue. Photograph the guitar.

Bingo Porto
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Spot a Porto FC scarf

Find an FC Porto (blue-and-white) scarf or shirt on someone or in a shop. Photograph the kit.

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Spot a Porto laundry line

Look up in the Ribeira or Sé area and find laundry strung between two windows or balconies. Photograph the line.

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Spot a Porto Metro M

Find a Porto Metro M sign at any station entrance. Photograph the sign.

Bingo Porto
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150 pts
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Spot a Porto rabelo boat

Find a rabelo boat moored on the Douro (the flat-bottomed wooden boats that used to carry port from the Douro valley). Photograph one with port-house logos on the sails.

Bingo Porto
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Spot a Porto rooster (Galo de Barcelos)

Find a ceramic Galo de Barcelos rooster in a souvenir shop, on a fridge magnet or on a tile. Photograph it.

Bingo Porto
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Spot a Porto sardine festival reference

Around São João (Saint John's Day, 23 June) sardines roast on every corner. The rest of the year find a sardine tile, decorative tin or sardine-shaped souvenir. Photograph the reference.

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Spot a Porto street artist or mural

Find a piece of Porto street art (the Hartlaub mural, the Bordalo II animals). Photograph the wall.

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250 pts
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Spot a Porto street fish-grill smoke

Find a Porto restaurant with a sardine or fish grill smoking out front. Photograph the smoke.

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Spot a Porto sunset over the Douro

Walk to the Jardim do Morro or the Dom Luís Bridge upper deck at sunset. Photograph the golden light on the Douro and the Ribeira facades.

Bingo Porto
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Spot a Porto tram

Find a heritage Porto tram (Linha 1 along the riverside, Linha 18, Linha 22). Photograph the wooden carriage.

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200 pts
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Spot a São Bento station azulejo panel

Walk into the São Bento train station and find the giant azulejo panels in the entrance hall (20,000 tiles). Photograph one panel of scenes.

Bingo Porto
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Spot a Super Bock or Sagres beer

Find a Super Bock or Sagres beer (the two Portuguese beers) on a café table. Photograph the bottle or glass.

Bingo Porto
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200 pts
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Spot a Vila Nova de Gaia rooftop view

Walk up the Vila Nova de Gaia side and photograph the panoramic view of Porto across the Douro with Dom Luís Bridge.

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75 pts
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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.

Bingo Lisbon
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150 pts
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Spot Jerónimos Monastery

Find the south facade or cloister of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Belém. Photograph the lacework Manueline carvings.

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250 pts
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Spot Livraria Lello

Find Livraria Lello bookshop (the inspiration-for-Harry-Potter staircase). Photograph the wooden facade or the famous red staircase inside.

Bingo Porto
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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.

Bingo Lisbon
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100 pts
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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.

Bingo Lisbon
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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.

Bingo Lisbon
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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.

Bingo Lisbon
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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.

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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.

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Spot the Bolhão Market

Walk to Mercado do Bolhão and find a stall with fish, chouriço or olives. Photograph the iron-and-wood market interior.

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