2 Best Sights in Lisbon, Portugal

A former industrial area that was transformed into a symbol of Lisbon's creative spirit, LxFactory is a colorful collection of cafés, bars, and boutiques. There's an excellent bookshop, Ler Devagar ("Read Slowly") with its own bar, plus a rooftop bar atop a hostel that serves cocktails to a young laid-back crowd. There's notable art to admire, too, and fans line up to snap pictures of the giant bee by Bordalo II, one of Lisbon's most celebrated street artists.

One of the original buildings on Praça do Comércio houses the Café Martinho da Arcada, a literary haunt since 1782, favored by modernist poet Fernando Pessoa. The main rooms contain an expensive restaurant; adjacent to it is a more modest café-bar.