Soul of Lisbon

Drink a cocktail that takes you back in time, slip into a pocket-sized bookstore, unlock the secrets of bacalhau, run with the clouds, make a stopover in the tropics, track down the restaurant whose address we won’t tell you, clink glasses with an old-timer, awaken your inner ceramics-maker, scuffle with a spider crab, infiltrate the secret hide-away of the city’s fado singers, bite into an elephant-ear cookie made to linger in your memory forever …<BR><BR>The ‘Soul of’ collection is a new approach to the art of traveling that’s all about vagabonding around town, chance encounters, and unforgettable experiences. Guides for those who want to unlock the hidden doors of a city, feel out its heartbeat, plumb every last nook and cranny to uncover its soul.<BR><BR>Created by Fany Péchiodat in collaboration with the publisher Thomas Jonglez, the collection will continue to expand with new cities in 2019 and 2020: Los Angeles, Bali, Rome …<BR><BR>“To begin with, you appeared to me lying on the Tagus like a city that has set sail … ” – José Cardoso Pires, “Lisbonne. Livre de bord” (“Lisbon. Log Book”)<BR><BR>Every guide in the ‘Soul of’ collection includes:<BR><BR>– the 30 best experiences a city has to offer<BR>– interviews with those who give the city its spirit<BR>– illustrations that capture the city’s soul