After spending 2 full weeks exploring Portugal, Lisbon quickly turned into one of our cities we ever got to visit. If you’re in the same boat, we definitely understand the urge to share your memories with the world and add a cheeky Lisbon quote or caption along the way.
In this article we’ll let the words do the talking. Instead of lengthy descriptions, we’ve handpicked a collection of Lisbon quotes and captions that perfectly capture the essence of this extraordinary city.
So, get ready to be inspired as we wander through Lisbon’s cobblestone alleys, indulge in its delicious cuisine, and immerse ourselves in its rich history and culture.
Best Lisbon Quotes for Instagram
1. “Anyone who has never left Lisbon travels endlessly in the car to Benfica, and if you go to Sintra one day, you feel like you’ve traveled to Mars.” – Fernando Pessoa
2. “Lisbon is clarity through the air. Lisbon is the stained color of the walls. Lisbon is new moss rising over dry moss. Lisbon is the design of cracks, like lightning, running down the surface of the walls. Lisbon is a judicious imperfection. Lisbon is the reflected sky.” – Jose Luis Peixoto
3. “By day Lisbon has a naive theatrical quality that enchants and captivates, but by night it is a fairy-tale city, descending over lighted terraces to the sea, like a woman in festive garments going down to meet her dark lover.” – Erich Maria Remarque
4. “If there is one portion of Europe which was made by the sea more than another, Portugal is that slice, that portion, that belt. Portugal was made by the Atlantic.” – Hilaire Belloc
5. “Oh salty sea, how much of your salt is tears from Portugal?” – Fernando Pessoa
6. “Portuguese is cheerful and sweet, like a language of birds” – Paulo Ronai
7. “Lisbon, to me, is the Lisbon of Pessoa.” –Kamand Kojouri
8. “A long time ago I lived in Lisbon,’ she said, in softly slurred Portuguese that made the name of the city Leesh-boa. ‘But before that, meus neto, my tribe was in the mountains where there are only old things, like the trees and the rocks and the streams. There are truths to be learned from the old things -‘ She hesitated, and her brown, shrunken claw closed over Pete’s hand. ‘Do you know the truth, Pedrinho?” – Henry Kuttner
9. “By day Lisbon has a naive theatrical quality that enchants and captivates, but by night it is a fairy-tale city, descending over lighted terraces to the sea, like a woman in festive garments going down to meet her dark lover.” – Erich Maria Remarque
10. “The Lisbon hub is important to Portugal, the country. That’s not going to go away. It needs to be there. The country depends on tourism.” – David Neeleman
Best Lisbon Captions for Instagram
11. They say ‘do what makes you happy’. So I came to Lisbon.
12. Home is where the heart is, and the heart is in Lisbon.
13. Not leaving anything behind in Lisbon but my heart.
14. On the search for the best pastel de nata in Lisbon.
15. All you need is love and a little bit of Lisbon.
16. Taking life one pastel de nata at a time.
17. I think Lisbon looks pretty good on me.
18. Sorry for what I said when I wasn’t eating Pastel de Natas in Lisbon.
19. Relationship status: In love with sunsets and Lisbon.
20. There’s Lisbon…. And then there’s everywhere else.
Short Lisbon Captions
21. It doesn’t get better than Lisbon.
22. There’s no time to be bored in Lisbon.
23. Meet me at Miradouro de Santa Catarina.
24. Either you love Lisbon or you are wrong.
25. Lisbon, I’m yours!
26. Making memories in Lisbon.
27. On a date with Lisbon.
28. Daydreaming in Lisbon.
29. Trams and Tiles.
30. I’d rather be in Lisbon.
31. Life is short, go to Lisbon!
32. Meanwhile, in Lisbon…
33. Summer nights & Lisbon skies.
34. I love you to Lisbon and back.
35. Lisbon days and sunny rays.
36. Love, laughter, and Lisbon.
Funny Lisbon Captions for Instagram
37. Lisbon Voyage!
38. I just need someone to Lisbon to me.
39. Lisbon is tram-endous.
40. Un-tile next time, Lisbon!
41. Portuguese food is just soup-er!
42. Lisbon to me!
43. On a date with Lisbon.
44. You are sweeter than a pastel de nata.
45. I’ll bacalhau it.
46. I need to visit Portugal Piri-odically.
Inspirational Lisbon Captions
47. If you can’t go to heaven, Lisbon is the next best thing.
48. You can’t buy happiness but you can buy a plane ticket to Lisbon and that’s pretty much the same thing.
49. From now on sweet dreams are made of trams, pastel de Natas, and sightseeing in Lisbon.
50. I’m in a good place right now. Not emotionally, I’m just in Lisbon.
51. Dear Lisbon, I think about you all the time.
52. Happiness is not a state of mind, but a trip to Lisbon.
Portuguese sayings and quotes
53. “Braga prays, Porto works, Coimbra studies and Lisbon has fun.” – Portuguese saying
54. In Portugal we don’t “cause problems,” we “breaks all the dishes.” (“Partir a loiça toda”)
55. Burn the eyelashes (“queimar as pestanas”). Meaning: To study a lot or to read!
56. A Portuguese person does not “give up,” they “take their little horse away from the rain.” (“Tirar o cavalinho da chuva”)
57. Portuguese people don’t want you “to leave them alone,” they want you to “bother Camões.” (“Vai chatear o Camões” – a very famous portuguese poet.)
58. In Portuguese, you are not “sexy,” you are “as good as corn.” (“Boa como o milho”)
59. Go comb monkeys! (“Ir pentear macacos”). Meaning: to tell someone to get lost!
60. Bread bread, cheese cheese (“pão pão, queijo queijo”). Meaning: Things are what they are. To call a spade a spade.
61. Head of dry garlic. (“cabeça de alho chocho”). Meaning: We say this to someone who is distracted.
62. A Portuguese is not “an experienced person,” he has “spent many years turning chickens.” (“São muitos anos a virar frangos”)
Source for the Portuguese sayings: Lisbon Language Cafe
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