Mouraria Walking Tour - The Multicultural District

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Mouraria-the Moorish district is one of the most obscure and fascinating parts of Lisbon. The tour we promote is a constant meandering between the splendor of ancient palaces and the poetry of abandonment, between memories of ‘fado’ and the latest street art, between the picturesque of the old inhabitants and the incredible mishmash of newcomers.The Moorish district is one of the most obscure and fascinating parts of Lisbon. For long vilified as a ghetto for outcasts, Mouraria has more recently become a multicultural and bustling enclave, a neighborhood with a feeling like no other in the portuguese capital. At the same time it has been subjected to radical urban renewal, part still in the making, part still under public scrutiny. The tour we promote takes you into this amazing plot of narrow streets, alleys and romantic dwellings. It is a constant meandering between the splendor of ancient palaces and the poetry of abandonment, between memories of ‘fado’ and the latest street art, between the picturesque of the old inhabitants and the incredible mishmash of newcomers.