This is part of Why I Moved, a recurring series about Americans building a life abroad.

This charismatic city is one of western Europe’s cheapest capitals and exudes romance, with neighbourhoods filled with street ...

That way, you can avoid walking uphill from Baixa. Together, the Rossio/Baixa/Chiado neighborhoods form the center of Lisbon's tourist districts, sandwiched between Bairro Alto to the west ...

For good weather, the best time to go to Portugal is March, just as spring arrives and before most of the tourist crowds ...

Hotel Borges Chiado is located near Bairro Alto’s buzzing fado clubs, is walking distance from a wealth of Lisbon’s delights, and embodies Portuguese charm. One of Lisbon’s oldest hotels ...

Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal ... How to get up to Alfama by elevator: At the Baixa-Chiado metro station, walk straight across Baixa (toward Alfama, away from Chiado) until you can ...

One word of caution: Lisbon's Tram 28 and the Santa Justa Elevator ... if your hotel is located in the Rossio, Baixa and Chiado neighborhoods. Just make sure you're equipped with a good pair ...

Its original Chiado location has since closed ... Before there were taxis and Uber in Lisbon, there was Tram 28. Since the 1930s these yellow-painted wood Remodelado streetcars have snaked ...

Located on the magnificent Praça de Munícipio, the boutique hotel Alma Lusa Baixa/Chiado is an absolute gem in the centre of the action. Close to Lisbon’s City Hall, not far from the banks of the ...

Lisbon is a very affordable city for dining compared to other ... Photo by Tágide Both the restaurant and the gastro bar are located in an 18th-century townhouse in the Chiado district, where you’ll ...