Lisbon // Part 1

If you're following me on Instagram, you might have seen some colourful, sun-drenched photos popping up on my feed as I spent last weekend in Lisbon. Having spent just a day a few years ago in Portugal's capital, I have been eager to get back and explore more of the city ever since. Luckily the weather was perfect - blue skies every day with an average temperature of 18 degrees - my idea of spring! Along with five other photographers and Instagrammers from Berlin, London, Paris and the US, I was invited to stay in the city with HERE, a navigation application that allows you to (among other things), find your way around a city or new country offline - a huge advantage when I travel so much and don't want to come home to a huge phone bill, having used all my data abroad.

So.. after checking into the beautiful Pestana Palace on Friday afternoon, I ordered a cab and quickly headed over to the centre of Lisbon to meet Alice at Cafe A Brasileira to get my chops around some tasty pastel de natas and make the most of the first afternoon in the city.  We wandered around visiting A Vida Portuguesa to pick up some pretty soaps and Cutipol to drool over the cutlery (this brand has been on my list for a while). Then we headed back to the hotel to join the rest of our group for dinner.  I have a ton of photos, so there's going to be a couple of parts, but first here's the city of Lisbon. Scroll down for my little guide and let me know if you have any other tips! 

Pastel de natas at A Brasileira

Alice Gao browsing books in Livraria Sa Da Costa

Topshop jeans // Iris & Ink jumper at The Outnet // ME+EM clutch // Ray Ban sunglasses // Superga plimsoles 

Ray Ban sunglasses // Iris & Ink jumper at The Outnet

Topshop jeans // Iris & Ink jumper at The Outnet // ME+EM clutch // Ray Ban sunglasses // Superga plimsoles 

Alice is wearing AG Jeans // Common Projects sneakers // Mini Aubock bag from Trademark

La Cervicheria 

Copenhagen Coffee Lab

Saint Jorge  Castle 

Lisbon Guide:

• Stay - Pestana Palace
• Eat - pastel de natas at Cafe a Braseilera // lunch at A Cervicheria  or Cervejaria Ramiro or Mercado da Ribeira  // dinner at Belcanto restaurant 
• Cafes - Copenhagen Coffee Lab // Cafe da Fabrica 
• See - Arco Triunfal da Rua Agusta // Basilica de Estrella // Sao Jorge Castle 
• Shop - A Vida Portuguesa // Cutipol 

Thanks to HERE for making this trip possible // All opinions my own.