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Music and Multimedia
Here you can buy
almost all regional The music scene in Portugal is
specialities, from a lively mix of tradition and the
cheeses such as serra very latest trends. Fado music
and ilhas to wild game remains hugely popular, while
such as partridge. techno and trance dance music
Smoked hams and have a dedicated following.
spicy sausages are also Lisbon is also an important
popular. If you have a centre for contemporary music
sweet tooth, try some from former African colonies
delicious ovos moles such as Cape Verde.
(egg sweets) or an FNAC operates two mega-
Shoppers browsing in the popular Feira da Ladra assortment of dried stores in Lisbon, and these are
or crystallized fruits, widely regarded as the city’s
the famous Feira da Ladra including delicious Elvas plums. best music shops in terms of
(Thieves’ Market), a flea market Other good food shops variety. FNAC also sells most
on the slopes of the Alfama include Garrafeira Dom Pedro kinds of electronic hardware
district. Although some stalls and Manuel Tavares, which has and software as well as books.
just sell junk, some bargains can a large selection of port and Discoteca Amália in the Baixa
be found among the array of madeira. Celeiro Dieta is a specializes in fado.
bric-a-brac, second-hand clothes good health food shop, and
and general arts and crafts. is well known for stocking
For more specialized organic foods.
markets, head to Praça do
Príncipe Real, where the Feira
de Antiguidades, Velharias e Wines and Spirits
Artesanato, an antiques market, Portugal has a large variety
is held every last Saturday of the of wines, fortified wines and
month, or to the Chiado district spirits (see pp128–9), ranging
for the Feira dos Alfarrabistas, from light vinhos verdes to
for old books. The Feira de powerful tintos (reds), from
Coleccionismo (collectors’ fruity young ruby ports to Interior of Livraria Bertrand, one of Lisbon’s
market) takes place in Cais do ancient tawny ports or madeira, oldest bookshops
Sodré every Sunday (9am–1pm). from sweet amêndoa amarga Bookshops
Set in picturesque surround- (bitter almond liqueur) to fiery
ings outside Lisbon, the Feira bagaceira (grapeskin distillate). Portugal enjoys a great
de São Pedro, in Sintra, is Napoleão, the best-known literary tradition with a range
a wonderful market selling wine merchant in Lisbon, has of authors, past and present,
everything from new outlets in many parts of the including Luís de Camões,
clothes and old city, with its Eça de Queiróz, Fernando
bric-a-brac, to oldest shop in Pessoa and José Saramago.
maturing cheeses the Baixa. For port Translations of their works,
and cackling fowl. specifically, visit and those of other well-
Along the the Solar do known Portuguese
Lisbon Coast, Vinho do Porto writers, are available in
the Feira de (see p56) in the most large bookshops.
Cascais has some Fresh fish for sale at one of Bairro Alto: this Livraria Bertrand and
good clothes Lisbon’s municipal markets slightly fusty Aillaud & Lellos, both in
bargains, as does institution is the Chiado, are among
the Feira de Carcavelos. actually a bar where you can Lisbon’s oldest bookshops.
Arrive early to beat the crowds. sample a vast range of ports Livraria Buchholz, near the
before deciding what to top of Avenida da Liberdade,
buy. Garrafeira de Campo de was founded by a German and
Food Shops
Ourique is one of Lisbon’s best has a particularly large section
It is almost impossible to window smaller wine merchants, and of books in languages other
shop in Lisbon’s delicatessens Coisas do Arco do Vinho has than Portuguese, including
(charcutarias) without buying. a good selection. Alternatively, travel guides, paperback
Lined with a vast array of large supermarkets are good for fiction and history.
mouthwatering foods, from bargains, with frequent special For an interesting selection
superb cheeses to tasty smoked offers on wines and spirits. You of second-hand books,
meats and exquisite sweets, could visit the cellars of José try visiting the Feira dos
establishments such as Maria da Fonseca (see p113) in Alfarrabistas market, held
Mercearia dos Açores are a Azeitão, where you can taste in the Chiado district on the
must for all seasoned gourmets. and buy many of the wines. first Sunday of every month.

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