If you’re coming to visit Lisbon and want to take home your not-so-average souvenirs, then you need to visit the Feira da Ladra, Lisbon’s Flea Market. Most people think it’s named after thieves, but it’s actually named after the ladro a bug that is found in old furniture. This is the place where you can find a spare charger for your phone, hand-made clothes, and gorgeous antiques. It has been around since the 12th Century and is going strong.
Update – the Feria da Ladra has reopened after the COVID-19 quarantine for the weekend of May 22.
Feira da Ladra – Lisbon’s Flea Market
Let me be honest, there’s a lot of crap here, but there are plenty of beautiful things to purchase. It also makes a great excuse to visit the Alfama and the Pantheon. There’s also a closed market where you can get a cheap and delicious meal while you take a rest from shopping.
Things You Can Buy at the Feira da Ladra
ANTIQUES AT FEIRA DA LADRA
If you are visiting or moving to Lisbon and you’re not one to just outfit your home with IKEA (nothing wrong with Ikea – I love me my Kallax) or you don’t want to take cheap trinkets made in China back to your loved ones, then this is the place to go. There are plenty of unique and antique items you can pick up. Here are some pictures of some of the more odd and interesting antiques I have seen during my visits to the Feira da Ladra.
The Feira da Ladra is a place where you can get truly unique items like the collage bag above and a taxidermied fox.
If you’re looking for music, there’s plenty of it in all formats at the Feira da Ladra. You can pick up American rock, fado, pop music, they’ve got everything.
There are all kinds of flatware, stemware, and dishes at the Feira da Ladra. If you are wondering where you can buy items from the likes of Bordallo Pinheiro, Costa Nova, and even Leitão & Irmão cheap, the Feira da Ladra is the place.
You can really find tons of special things, even antique board games, and lamps.
The Feira de Ladra has a central market attached to it. This market has permanent antique stores. Here, you will pay a touch more for pieces, but you can guarantee that they are authentic.
You can often find old books, comics, toys, and dolls at the Feira da Ladra.
If you are a coin enthusiast, there are plenty of merchants for you to see in Lisbon’s flea market. I like to go here and find coins from different places with their year of birth, it makes for an awesome (inexpensive) and very special birthday present.
You can find vintage handbags and jewelry too.
Handmade Goods and Crafts at the Feira da Ladra
Lately, I have been loving the different vendors at Feira da Ladra. These are some of the vendors I have found there, that I just love.
These designers take old tires and make them into accessories and jewelry. I’ve already purchased two pairs of earrings for myself, a wallet for a friend, and a belt for another. I’ll have to remember to take a picture of me wearing them.
Lamps
There is this awesome vendor that customizes vintage lamps with bulbs of all colors. I don’t know their name, but these are on my list of things to buy.
When: Tuesdays & Saturdays (usually starts around 6 am ends in the between 5 & 6 pm)
Where: Campo de Santa Clara in the Alfama, behind the National Pantheon.
How to Get There: Take the 28 tram