Bairro Alto
Sixteenth-century hilltop grid of narrow lanes, where press history and bohemian nightlife grew.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Bairro Alto in Lisbon opens at ten to ten on the morning of 1 November 1755, All Saints' Day, with every church in the city glowing with candles. It asks why the houses on this hill are still standing, and reaches back to a sixteenth-century town laid out beyond the old walls. Best heard standing at the top of one of the straight lanes, with the cobbles, tiled facades and iron balconies around you.
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