
Bazaar – Lisbon
Once the stomping ground of Romans, Moors and Crusaders, this historic hillside city has culture, cobblestones, cafés, cable cars and cod aplenty. Sprawling across 7 hills, overlooking the River Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon offers a wealth of cityscape vistas.
We head to the medieval Castelo de São, and the arabesque hilltop gardens of Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. We hop on the Santa Justa Elevator (designed by one of Gustave Eiffel’s apprentices) to the top of Cristo Rei, where we visit Palacio de Belém – not forgetting to sample the area’s legendary cinnamon-dusted custard tarts washed down with a Galau – coffee served milky and sweet in a glass.
For a contemporary art fix we visit the Museu do Chiado and the Museu da Marinha where we learn all about Lisbon’s sea-faring heritage. For architectural inspiration and designer-decor we wander the city’s narrow streets, admiring the intricately patterned mosaic stone pavements and the rainbow range of colours and patterns in the city’s distinctive hand-painted tiles or azulejos.
For retail therapy we shop at Tourist House for regional and retro crafts, Storytailors for fairy tale- inspired fashion fantasy, Vida Portuguesa for gorgeous stationery, jewellery and toys, and Luvaria Ulisses for exquisite leather gloves, traditionally made using the finest materials. We haggle and bargain hunt our way around Lisbon’s many markets: Feira da Ladra (Thieves Market) for bric-a-brac, Mercado da Ribeira for gorgeous produce, salt cod bacalhau, ruby red port and fragrant local honey.
By night, we head to Bairro Alto, where the bars and restaurants throb with the mournful passion of bluesy Fado, Portugal’s traditional music. We dine at Bocca, a dazzlingly chic restaurant, with a wow-factor menu, bursting with unexpected flavours and combinations and a wine list as long as Route 66. We round off the night at the Lux Club a nightspot, as theatrical and unique as its owner John Malkovich.
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Credits
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presenter
FLORA MONTGOMERY
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with thanks to
TURISMO DE PORTUGAL
TURISMO DE LISBOA
PESTANA PALACE HOTEL & NATIONAL MONUMENT
JOANA VASCONCELOS
BICESSE TILE FACTORY
QUINTA DOS AZULEJOS
LUVARIA ULISSES SHOP
CORK & CO SHOP
DIOGO VARELA CULINARY & FADO TOURS
MESA DE FRADES FADO HOUSE
ANTIGA CONFEITARIA DE BELEM
STORYTAILORS SHOP
DIRECCAO GERAL DO PATRIMONIO CULTURAL / SECRETARIO DE ESTADO DA CULTURA / MUSEU NACIONAL DO AZULEJO
CARRIS – TRANSPORTES PUBLICOS DE LISBOA
PADRAO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS | EGEAC, E.E.M.
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA
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Fixers
NUNO BARROCA
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titles and graphics
MARTINA MUNGAI
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camera
CHRIS BAIRSTOW
sound
MARTIN EVANSON
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Facilities
SOHO SQUARE STUDIOS
Dubbing Mixer
MIHAI MEIROSU
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Online Editor
MICHAEL SUNDERLAND
editor
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
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title music by
MICHAEL CONN
music by
MICHAEL CONN
ADRIAN MILLER
MALCOLM LAWS & NAINITA DESAI
DANIEL PEMBERTON
PAUL MOUNSEY
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post production coordinator
MICHAEL SUNDERLAND
post production assistant
THOMAS ARNAL
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production accountant
PETYA MARKOVA
production manager
MEL MOORE
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assistant producer
FABIANA BACCI
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producer/director
SILVIA SANTAMARIA
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executive producer
IAN CROSS
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Produced by Pilot Film and TV Productions for:
Discovery International
© Pilot Productions MMXII
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A warm thanks goes out to the following people and companies, without whom the filming of Bazaar would not have been possible:
TURISMO DE PORTUGAL
TURISMO DE LISBOA
PESTANA PALACE HOTEL & NATIONAL MONUMENT
JOANA VASCONCELOS
BICESSE TILE FACTORY
QUINTA DOS AZULEJOS
LUVARIA ULISSES SHOP
CORK & CO SHOP
DIOGO VARELA CULINARY & FADO TOURS
MESA DE FRADES FADO HOUSE
ANTIGA CONFEITARIA DE BELEM
STORYTAILORS SHOP
DIRECCAO GERAL DO PATRIMONIO CULTURAL / SECRETARIO DE ESTADO DA CULTURA /MUSEU NACIONAL DO AZULEJO
CARRIS – TRANSPORTES PUBLICOS DE LISBOA
PADRAO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS | EGEAC, E.E.M.
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA