The 38th edition of ModaLisboa, the Lisbon Fashion Week, presented last weekend the new winter collections by some of Portugal’s best fashion designers such as Maria Gambina, Pedro Pedro, Miguel Vieira and Nuno Gama. PDV has put together a slideshow with the weekend’s highlights, featuring the very best of Portuguese fashion.

Photography: Mário Cruz/Lusa

The unmistakable smell of roast chestnuts is a sign that autumn has arrived in Lisbon. Typically eaten to celebrate Saint Martin’s day on 11 November, this is a tradition that goes far beyond that special day. Make sure you don’t miss buying a dozen ‘castanhas’ (chestnuts) from a street vendor on your next visit to Lisbon.

By Magda Wallmont

On a Portuguese community page on Facebook, its fans have highlighted Portugal’s ten main attractions.

Of French origin, brought to Portugal during the 19th century by the Castanheira family, founder of Lisbon’s Confeitaria Nacional, bolo-rei is the main Christmas cake eaten in Portugal during the holiday season. PDV had a look behind the scenes of the Lisbon patisserie where the original recipe is still kept under lock and key.

By Magda Walmont

Ginjinha is a traditional liqueur and a must for all those who come in search of the real Lisbon experience. Try out this iconic sour cherry liqueur.
By Magda Wallmont

A tradition of over 300 years, Portuguese-style bullfighting offers a spectacle where the bull is not, as a rule, killed in the bullring, and is challenged not only by the toureiro and the magnificent Lusitano horse, but also by the groups of forcados who tackle the animal directly with bare hands.

As soon as the weather warms up, people in Lisbon start migrating from inside their homes to the outside world and will almost immediately take over all chairs and tables which are regularly set outside cafés and restaurants, enjoying in good company every warm day of the season.

Video by Magda Wallmont

On the day Lisbon celebrates 110 years since setting up its first tram service, PDV joins the commemorations and publishes a feature on Tram 28. Old and shaky, driven recklessly through the city’s narrow streets, rattling up and down its steep hills, there is nothing quite like it.

Ordering coffee in Portugal can be quite a task. As it comes in all different shapes and sizes and is referred to in each region by a different local name it is a tricky business. You might realise all too late you have ordered the wrong thing in the first place.