Bairro Alto, Lisbona

Bairro Alto is one of the must-visits in Lisbon, concentrating a large part of the city’s nightlife and alternative culture scene. Indeed, there’s only one thing we at budgetplaces.com don’t like about the otherwise enchanting Bairro Alto: its name. Literally meaning "high neighbourhood", in reference to its hilltop location, that “high” goes against everything we stand for: low prices and cheap accommodation in Lisbon, including numerous budget apartments and hostels dotted around Bairro Alto.
Set along atmospheric cobblestone lanes, the picturesque façades of Bairro Alto’s original16th-century buildings, many now heavily graffitied, conceal a veritable hive of activity. Besides nightclubs and trendy bars, visitors to Bairro Alto will find crowded Fado houses, the Zé dos Bois art gallery, fashionable boutiques and even traditional greengrocers. If you enjoy going out on the town, save money with our cheap hotels in Lisbon near Bairro Alto and enjoy this bustling neighbourhood to the full.