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“Andorinha que Vais Alta”🚋Ceramic Swallow, Bababobo, Souvenirs and Handicraft Shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
📜"Andorinha que vais alta" is one of the famous "Quadras ao Gosto Popular" by Fernando Pessoa, published in 1934 in the work Mensagem and later compiled in the poet's archives.
🥹Le poème, marqué par la Saudade et la simplicité dépeint le désir du « je » poétique de recevoir quelque chose qui lui manque, dans une recherche amoureuse ou existentielle.
Apr 162 min read


🍵Lisbon Trivet; Cork and Azulejos Made in Portugal🍅🍋🥒Bababobo, Souvenirs and Handicraft Shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
We work with a supplier who produces quality prints of our designs, that you won't find anywhere else 🙂...
🚋Cork Trivet, Bababobo, Souvenirs and Handicraft Shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
🚋Dessous de Plat en liège, Bababobo, Boutique de Souvenirs et d'Artisanat à Alfama, Lisbonne, Portugal🛺
Apr 132 min read


🎉Sardines, Popular Saints and Celebrations🎏, Discovering the rich traditions of Santo Antonio in Lisbon🚋Bababobo shop, Souvenirs, Sardines and Handicraft in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
In June, Lisbon teems with life more than ever with the festivities of Saint Anthony, the city's beloved saint who is celebrated with renewed popular fervor every year. History, culture and community spirit, three words that can sum up thirty days of joy in 🎈Alfama and all of Lisbon🎊, a shared happiness in which travelers can join.
🚋Bababobo shop, Souvenirs, Sardines and Handicraft in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
Apr 36 min read


🤔Why so much cork in Portugal?🚋Bababobo, Handicraft and Souvenirs Shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
In the field of fashion, cork has established itself as an ecological and vegan alternative. It is appreciated for its natural appearance, its lightness, flexibility and impermeability. It is mainly found in the making of handbags, jewelry, hats, umbrellas and even shoes.
🚋Bababobo, Handicraft and Souvenirs Shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
Apr 13 min read


📜The Moors; Who, What, When, Where, Why... and How?🚋Bababobo shop, Souvenirs and Handicraft, Lisbon, Alfama, Portugal🛺
Against a backdrop of power struggle and political instability, the opportunist leader Musa ibn Nusayr, governor of Ifriqiya, North Africa, and general under the orders of the Umayyad caliphate, plans to seize the Visigoth kingdom. As one man, an army of 12,000 Berber and Arab warriors, led by the intrepid general Tariq ibn Ziyad, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, to which, triumphant, he gave his name, “djebel Tariq”, “djabal Ṭāriq”, “mountain of Tariq”.
Mar 273 min read


💝The Lisbon Swallow: Unraveling Its Story, Traditions, and Symbolism🚋Bababobo, handicraft and souvenirs shop in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
An icon of Lisbon, the very first ceramic swallows were imagined and created by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, an emblematic figure of Portuguese culture, in 1896 - the first examples still hang on the wall of the Tabacaria Mónaco, a historic shop to discover, a visit that travelers wishing to get off the beaten track can add to their itinerary.
Mar 234 min read
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