The question was simple and comes in handy, since it’s going to rain a lot this week: “What do you most like to do when it’s raining in Lisbon?”
Lisbon is a pretty sunny city, but when it rains we don’t always find the best plans for what to do in the city.
You probably already know our list of things to do in Lisbon when it’s raining, but this time we went one step further and wanted to know what you like best to do when it’s rainy, cold and gray in the city.
When it rains in Lisbon, our readers love it…
On these gray days, the city reveals a more intimate and contemplative side. The cobbled streets glow under the reflection of the lights, and the pace of the capital seems to slow down, inviting you to explore its coziest “corners”.
You can lose yourself in the shelves of a historic bookstore, like Bertrand, or discover the taste of a warm pastel de nata in a hidden pastry shop?
Rain is also the perfect excuse to immerse yourself in art or watch a movie in a cinema. As you can see, even in the rain, Lisbon is still a city full of surprises, you just have to know where to look… or opt for our readers’ tips:
- I love being on the sofa, watching a good movie on Netflix and listening to the sound of the rain 😍, by Nuria Borrega
Photo by @alin-surdu - Having a few drinks accompanied by good fried black pudding and a movie that’s so interesting you fall asleep, by Jorge Morais Costa
- Going to Versailles for a hot chocolate and a scone. Staying at home and reading, by Irene Vaz
Photo by @karolina-grabowska - Cooking, with a glass of wine and some jazz music, by Sara Marques
- Reading a book in my corner of the sofa, listening to the rain fall and a mug of coffee like my grandmother used to make ❤️, by Daniella Silva
- Going up to Christ the King to see the rain, if there’s thunder all the better 😃👍👌, by Carlos Guerreiro Jesus
Photo by @carlosantunesphotography - Watch a good horror movie and if possible listen to the rain and thunder, by Paula Nunes
- In other times, it was going up to Mãe de Água and staying in the café there, looking out over the city, by Carlos Curvacheiro
- Going to a matinee at the cinematheque and then wandering around and having a snack wherever you can, by Paulo Ribeiro
- Going to the cinema to see a good movie and having a snack with family or friends. A cup of tea and a piece of toast, by Fatima Ferreira
Photo by Felipe Bustillo - Sitting by the fire, by Lina Mestre
- Staying at home and baking a cake, by Joana Fontes Mil-Homens
- Eating Portuguese stew, by José Luis Rodrigues
@Os Courenses - Buying roasted chestnuts in the street and eating them at home with a good wine, by Leonela Santos
- Staying in bed, by Valerio Di Michele
- Ironing a mountain of clothes🙄, by Angela Gouveia
- Strolling the streets of downtown, by Augusta Vargas
Photo by @mark-lawson - Eating pastéis de nata from Manteigaria in the window watching the rain fall 😁, by Stephane Tacheron
- Taking a boat trip ⛵ on the Tagus river, by Silvina Paiva
- Running in the Monsanto forest park, by Rui Martins
- Museums and wandering around the city, by VC Rodrigues
Photos by @pedromouradiniz - Anything but shopping malls 😁, by romicasmartins
- Museums, the tile museum is my favorite ❤️, by boborinho
- Photography 😍, by bogadulce
- Rain in Lisbon? Sleeping, by almost 60% of respondents 😅
