I was a bit surprised to see the amount of street art – and simple tagging – there was in Lisbon. It ranged from simple tags to an empty lot (Patio Dom Fradique) turned into an artist’s creative space (see the separate gallery, here: Pátio Dom Fradique, Lisbon (2017)).

I asked at my hotel about it and they said they see the graffiti as kids just expressing themselves. But apparently it’s not just kids – Meet the ‘graffiti grannies’ of Lisbon – The Guardian / Lisbon is Subverting Street Art Cliches Through Creative Workshops for Older People

If you are a fan of street art, there is a lot of it to see in Lisbon. Here are a few articles:

• Exploring Lisbon As A Street Art Tourist
• Where to find Street Art in Lisbon
• 17 images that prove Lisbon has the world’s greatest street art

This trolley is still in operation. It was quite the contrast to the area around it.

I found this modern mural to be an interesting contrast to the traditional tiles

I took this from a trolley and never really had a chance to go back and look at it in more detail.There is a lot of pop culture here and I can’t help but think there is some meaning behind it.

I saw this dog around in multiple places

This work was part of the International Festival of Urban Art and was done by a fine artist

This work was part of the International Festival of Urban Art and was done by a fine artist

This was an underpass on the Pink Street

I caught a glimpse of this from a bus. The whole wall was decorated

I spotted this from a tour bus. It shows up in two of the articles I linked to

I couldn’t photograph this well from the bus I was on.

I couldn’t get a great shot of this from the bus I was on