{"id":12365,"date":"2018-06-26T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2019-04-24T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T12:27:57","slug":"top-5-fun-facts-about-alfama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-fun-facts-about-alfama\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 fun facts about Alfama"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top 5 fun facts about Alfama<\/h2><div id=\"disco-3546096312\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-5-fun-facts-about-alfama%2F&#038;t=Top%205%20fun%20facts%20about%20Alfama\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-has-count dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-5-fun-facts-about-alfama%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Top%205%20fun%20facts%20about%20Alfama\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alfama looks like a little village right in the heart of Lisbon. While walking the district, you come across narrow alleys, tiny squares, churches, charming colorful buildings, among other lovely details. You get to see neighborhoods talking loud from a window to another. The laundry is hanging on the balconies, cats and dogs are minding their business, taking naps in front of their homes. Alfama is a peaceful neighborhood where all the inhabitants get along. It definitely is the most pleasant area of the city of Lisbon!<\/p>\n<p>Plus, since it is the only district that survived the 1755 earthquake, you get the opportunity to time travel and to see how Lisbon looked like before the incident that practically destroyed the whole city! If you want to know more about the stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a>, read on and find out my <strong>top 5 fun facts about Alfama<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h4>Fun fact n\u00ba1: The name of Alfama and its arabic origins<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama1.jpg\" alt=\"top5funfactsaboutalfama1\" width=\"720\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama1-610x424.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon. Its name comes from the arabic word <i>al-hamma<\/i>, which refers to baths and fountains. During the the Muslim domain, between the years 711 to 1147, <i>Alfama do Alto<\/i> &#8211; \u201c<i>High Alfama<\/i>\u201d was occupied by the rich. Alfama was known for its local waters, the popularity of the district increased because the rich inhabitants settled there and came to maintain their health. This is why there are so many \u201c<i>chafarizes<\/i>\u201d in the district, which are translated to <i>fountains<\/i> in English. During the Muslim period, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a> had a very important role. It was indeed a centre of power.<\/p>\n<p>By the nineteenth century, the Alfama waters were classified as medicinal-mineral waters.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun fact n\u00ba2: Alfama, a traditional district of fishermen and sailors<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2.jpg\" alt=\"top5funfactsaboutalfama2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2-610x431.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama2-816x576.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rich moved out and went for the western side of the city of Lisbon. They left the neighborhood of Alfama to fishermen, sailors and the poor. This part of Alfama was known as <i>Alfama do Mar<\/i> &#8211; \u201c<i>Alfama of the sea<\/i>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun fact n\u00ba3: Alfama was to be destroyed<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3.jpg\" alt=\"top5funfactsaboutalfama3\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3-610x385.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama3-816x515.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the <i>Estado Novo<\/i>, the \u201c<i>New State<\/i>\u201d, which was a fascist authoritarian regime developed by the former president of the Council of Ministers, Ant\u00f3nio de Oliveira Salazar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a> had been abandoned and crime started to raise. After the 25th of April of 1974, also referred to as the <i>Carnation Revolution<\/i>, which was a military coup overthrew the <i>Estado Novo<\/i>, nothing had been done to restore the beauty of the historic neighborhood of Alfama. During the 80\u2019s, Alfama was one of the most problematic and dangerous districts of Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>To resolve the issues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a> was causing, the city considered demolishing the whole district to rebuild it, but this never happened. In the mid-90s, Alfama slowly got back on its feet and now proudly stands, overlooking the city of Lisbon.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun fact n\u00ba4: Fado was born in Alfama<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:480px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_s4neYSd9rKE\"><div id=\"lyte_s4neYSd9rKE\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/s4neYSd9rKE\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s4neYSd9rKE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/s4neYSd9rKE\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"480\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:480px;margin:5px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s4neYSd9rKE\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n<p>Fado, the traditional Portuguese music genre, was born in Alfama. The Fado transmits feelings of destiny, nostalgia, melancholia, love, passion, and <i>saudade<\/i>. According to the Oxford Dictionary, it is \u201c<i>a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia<\/i>\u201c and the Portuguese are the only ones who have such a word in their vocabulary to express this kind of feeling. We wish we had this term in English language! \u201cSaudade\u201d is charged with meaning and emotion, because it comes right from the heart, right from the the sorrow people feel when they have to bid farewell to their loved ones. Women started singing the <i>fado<\/i> to express their pain when the men used to sail away.<\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a> is the place of birth of Fado, this is why there are so many songs dedicated to the neighborhood, such as <i>Alfama<\/i> by Am\u00e1lia Rodrigues, <i>Fama de Alfama<\/i> by Ricardo Ribeiro. Fado first was heard on the streets, in bars and brothels.<\/p>\n<p>While in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a>, you will hear <i>Fado<\/i> all around the district, may it be in the middle of the street, in a restaurant, or a caf\u00e9. If you want to experience <i>Fado<\/i> to the fullest and understand its meaning, you have to visit Alfama. Then, you can also visit the <i><strong>Fado Museum<\/strong><\/i> to discover all the most important Fado singers and the history of this music genre.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun fact n\u00ba5: Alfama inhabitants are the loudest but also the friendliest and most supportive<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama5.jpg\" alt=\"top5funfactsaboutalfama5\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top5funfactsaboutalfama5-610x406.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alfama inhabitants stick together. They are so united, they look like a huge family! Everyone knows each other. They sing and they talk loud. Alfama is definitely one of the liveliest neighborhood there is in Lisbon. They hang their washed clothes on their balconies, sometimes even on the streets. The kids play soccer in the tiny squares of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama<\/a>. The people of Alfama are so at ease, they sometimes even go grocery shopping at the local stores in their pyjamas. You get to see old ladies talking to one another from their windows. Most of the people of Alfama have lived in the neighborhood for decades. Several generations of families have lived within these walls and walked these streets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-4275820030\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lisbon Best Walking Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #c4336e; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p><strong>-&gt; Discover Walks<\/strong> run innovative\u00a0<strong>walking tours<\/strong> in Lisbon every day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>-&gt;<\/strong> Join our Alfama tour (tip only) <strong>at 11am and 4pm<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"buttonred2022\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info on tours in Lisbon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You now know my <strong>top 5 fun facts about Alfama<\/strong>! I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed reading this article. You will enjoy even more visiting the charming neighborhood of Alfama, exploring its tiny alleys and meeting the locals. Don&#8217;t feel intimidated, get inside the caf\u00e9s and talk with the Alfama inhabitants, try to understand their culture and history! Walking this lovely district opens your mind and gives you new perspectives on life. Enjoy! Also, don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us if you need further information about anything. Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/lisbon-walking-tours\/alfama-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfama tour<\/a>, we will be pleased to share our passion, show the best places, and tell you all the history. See you soon!<\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-1127963957\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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