Fado, which means destiny or fate, has a feeling the Portuguese call “saudade,” a melancholy emotion that roughly means a nostalgic longing, a certain ineffable yearning.

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

To experience fado, the mournful folk music born of Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhoods, is to tap into centuries of history and bohemia. With a new state-of-the-art exhibition celebrating fado’s ...

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

Lisbon is the cradle of fado: the melancholy music that sings of the Portuguese soul. For travelers in search of authenticity, here are five hidden addresses where fado still resonates in all its ...

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

Fado is a Portuguese style of music that weds sumptuously plaintive melodies to poetic lyrics about love, loss, and the vicissitudes of fate.

I recently took a quick trip to Lisbon with my sister and we managed in four nights to visit four fado clubs. By day, we toured Lisbon’s Museu do Fado (fado museum), as well as the home of the ...

While fado has become one of Lisbon’s favorite late-night tourist traps, I can still find funky bars–without the high prices and big-bus tour groups–that feel very local.

Madonna loved Lisbon's secret music spots so much she moved there for three years. Here's a guide to them.