Spot the Portuguese tricolor

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.

Spot a pastel de nata

Find a pastel de nata in a Porto bakery window or on a café plate (the Manteigaria branches on Galerias de Paris are famous). Photograph the tart.

Spot a port wine bottle

Find a bottle of port wine (ruby, tawny, white or rosé) in a Porto shop window or on a restaurant table. Photograph the bottle.

Spot a port wine cellar (caves)

Cross to Vila Nova de Gaia and find a port wine cellar (Sandeman, Cálem, Taylor's, Graham's). Photograph the rows of port barrels.

Spot a Porto azulejo wall

Find a building covered in blue-and-white azulejos in Porto (the Capela das Almas, the São Bento station, any random facade). Photograph the pattern.

Spot a Porto cobblestone calçada

Find a black-and-white calçada portuguesa mosaic pavement in Porto. Photograph the pattern.

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.

Spot a Porto FC scarf

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

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.

Spot a Porto Metro M

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

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.

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.

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.

Spot a Porto street artist or mural

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

Spot a Porto street fish-grill smoke

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

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.

Spot a Porto tram

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

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.

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.

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.

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 Livraria Lello

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

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.

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.

Spot the Capela das Almas blue

Find the Capela das Almas on Rua de Santa Catarina, with its entire facade in blue-and-white azulejos. Photograph the cascade of tiles.

Spot the Clérigos Tower

Find the Torre dos Clérigos rising 75 metres above the city. Photograph the baroque bell tower.

Spot the Cristo Rei statue

Across the Tagus from Belém stands Cristo Rei, Lisbon's 28-metre Christ the King statue with arms outstretched. Photograph the statue across the water.

Spot the Dom Luís I Bridge

Find the double-decker Dom Luís I Bridge over the Douro. Photograph the iron arches from the Ribeira or Vila Nova de Gaia.

Spot the Padrão dos Descobrimentos

Find the Discoveries Monument on the Belém riverside, a 52-metre stone prow with explorer statues. Photograph the prow with the river behind.

Spot the Porto Sé cathedral

Find the Sé Cathedral on a hill above the Ribeira, the granite romanesque-and-gothic facade. Photograph from the plaza below.

Spot the Ribeira pastel facades

Walk along the Ribeira waterfront and find the colourful pastel houses stacked up the hillside. Photograph the cascade.

Spot the Santa Justa Lift

Find the cast-iron Elevador de Santa Justa in Baixa, a 45-metre Gothic Revival lift that takes you up to the Carmo Convent. Photograph the lift tower.

Spot tram 28

Find the yellow heritage tram 28 squeezing through Alfama or the Bica funicular district. Photograph it on a tight bend.