Scavenger hunt in Portugal

Royal arch pose

In front of the Rua Augusta Arch on Praça do Comércio: take a group photo where everyone strikes a regal pose, as if you have just commissioned a fleet.

Sardine pose

Sardines are a Lisbon icon. Find a sardine (real, decoration, ceramic, painted on a wall) and take a team photo imitating sardine faces (cheeks puffed, lips pursed).

Sé viewpoint photo

In front of the cathedral: take a group photo with the Porto rooftops sweeping behind you toward the river. Best if shot from the terrace below the entrance.

Skyline cheers Lisbon

Find a miradouro (viewpoint) and take a group toast photo with the city sprawling below. Ginjinha in hand for bonus points.

Skyline cheers Porto

Find a viewpoint with the Porto skyline behind you (Jardim do Morro is unbeatable), grab a drink and take a group toast photo.

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 bacalhau dish in Porto

Find a bacalhau (salt cod) dish on a Porto menu or counter. 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 Casa da Música facade

Find the Casa da Música concert hall by Rem Koolhaas in Boavista, the white tilted block. Photograph the facade.

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 francesinha sandwich

Find a francesinha on a Porto restaurant menu or table: a stacked meat sandwich smothered in cheese and a beery tomato sauce. Photograph the cheese pull.

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.