Fado Evening in Alfama
An evening in a traditional Alfama Fado house, with reserved seats held in your name. Guitar, voice, and a room that goes quiet when the singing starts.
INCLUDED with the Lisbon Journey Pass
Reserved seats · normally €48
Fado is not background music. In a proper Fado house the lights drop, the talking stops and nobody moves until the set ends - that is the etiquette, and it is the whole point. Two guitars, one singer, and a form UNESCO lists as intangible heritage.
Your pass holds reserved seats at a family-run house in Alfama that books out weeks ahead in season. Food and drink are not included, but the kitchen is open and this is a good place to eat.
Lisbon Journey Pass tips
- Reserve your evening in the app - seats are held in your name and the room is small.
- Arrive for doors at 20:00. Latecomers are seated between sets, not during.
- No photography or talking once the singing starts; the house will remind you, kindly.
- Smart-casual is right. There is no dress code, but people make an effort.
Getting to Fado Evening in Alfama
- Fado Evening in Alfama A traditional Fado house in Alfama - the address is confirmed with your booking in the app
- Tram 28E through Alfama, though it stops running before the late sets
- Metro Santa Apolónia (blue line), then a short walk
- Doors Doors 20:00, first set 21:00
Turn-by-turn directions and the exact meeting point are in the One Journey app.
Fado Evening in Alfama is one of eight experiences on the Lisbon Journey Pass, from €79.
Buy nowOpening times
Most evenings, doors at 20:00 with the first set at 21:00. Reserve your seats in the app.
What Lisbon Journey travellers say
Rated 4.8 out of 5
From travellers who used the pass on guided walks, Fado nights and the river cruise.