A little further uphill, we come to Chiado, a long-standing meeting point for artists. Even today, those living here are surrounded by culture: from theatres to bookshops, not forgetting museums and cafés that first opened their doors many decades ago – not everyone can boast about sharing a pavement with the poet Fernando Pessoa. Located between Bairro Alto and Baixa Pombalina, Chiado offers ready access to the culture and nightlife of a capital that is as historic as it is cosmopolitan. A neighbourhood that the Armazéns do Chiado fire of 1988 threatened to make us forget, but which proudly rose from the ashes.

And what are the houses like?

In Chiado, one of Lisbon's most important property areas, the residential sector is focussed on the luxury market, with large balconies and terraces overlooking the river. The same view is shared by properties in the Baixa area, which are mostly renovated, preserving original features, such as elaborate high ceilings.