Spot the Padrão dos Descobrimentos

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 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 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.

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 Portuguese tricolor

Find a Portuguese flag (vertical green-red with the coat of arms) flying on a building, balcony or boat. Photograph the colours.

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.