a time for EVERYTHING
The Art Of Lisbon
Smelling the flowers
Curating life
Not to escape life yet to choose it
The art Of Lisbon— Musings, anecdotes and LOCATIONS
Príncipe Real Botanical Garden— in the heart of Lisbon, hidden behind à regular entrance between (book) shops, cafes, restaurants— free entrance on Sunday Mornings 10am - 1pm
Traveling with the sun through the city
All Tours
The Art Of À Lisbon Morning
The Art Of À Lisbon Afternoon
The Art Of A Lisbon Sunday
(including FREE Sunday highlights that are even worth their money when paid)
The Art Of Lisbon Evenings
(soon)
The Art Of Lisbon Arrivals (students and expats)
(soon)
— sometimes close enough to catch a snapshot yet at the same time far away from tourist paths, always moving towards the sun or shade— unhurried yet with room to explore, be it elegant or cozy— both— or simply alive allowing for unexpected encounters while expecting a à well planned ‘flow like water my friend’ through the city
The Tours
Aspiring to incorporate circadian rhythm to optimize wellbeing— traveling like a local with the morning sun, hiding in the midday shade— indoors or under trees, re-emerging during golden hour light (depends on tour and weather) to then enjoy evening atmosphere into days that feel natural yet deliberate.
Hopefully making room for the human need for exploration, paired with rest while allowing wonder to unfold— wishfully resulting in meaningful and enriching days, letting us truly be human in a worthwhile, merging all that it means to be human way
To set the mood upfront, here are some location inspired Spotify playlists to listen to
(Àt Linha D’Agua)
(Àt Bread & Friends)
(Àt 7th Floor Rooftop El Corte Infles)
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Expect the unexpected
(Baby) ducklings (during spring), regular ducks, Egyptian geese, water turtles (doing occasional land excursions) and butterflies (of various kinds, not cultivated simply living there by choice) and architecture with wood and endless glass and wind sail roof shapes at daily free entrance Park Gulbenkian (Sundays even free entrance to the Foundation’s museums incl current exhibition ‘Art & Fashion), free (summer outdoor urban/ all year indoor classical) concerts) , (flying) peacocks at Parque Eduardo (Estufa Fria (free audio guide via QR Code on site)/ Club 7 Tennis/ free children’s playground/ Ritz Four Seasons hotel), fresh mint tea and pan roasted melted cheeses sandwich unannounced surprisingly good with a South of France atmosphere, (most days Brazilian) live music on the public free terrace below from late afternoon inro the evening Ànd above the city sunset view— all àt àt Kiosque Adamastor, hidden Hawaii/ Bali resembling tropical paired with Bamboo and European gardens with barefoot paths àt Príncipe Real Botanical Garden, hidden àt a regular house entrance between (book) stores, cafes, restaurants in the middle of Lisbon which is also free on Sundays
The Method
With pre set tours matching à specific time and day of the week with a maximum of 5 guests per tour to experience the magic of Lisbon— I won’t say much— Lisbon will give us what we need— if we honor and let her
Also all photos on this website/ tour offerings are taken by À Human Muse with an iPhone, all of them unedited— so even though I tend to notice things when given time tha others dont— you might experience and perceive Lisboa in a similar fulfilling and life holding fashion
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A Human Muse
A HUMAN Muse
From germany to the world
À Human Muse— à lifetime of becoming— graduated in business and marketing, studied in her home country Germany as well as abroad, traveled the world, lived à minimalist deliberate offline sustainable life, lived more lives than she can count, glimpses into several industries like real estate, travel, media, education, culture, spent 20+ years as a self employed (museum) exhibited and published (wedding and travel) photographer, 10+ years as a self employed philosophy, ancient traditions, health, meditation, yoga, movement (university) teacher, 5+ years as an acknowledged essayist/ thinker/ strategist on AI/ future of humanity/ design/ luxury/ humanitarian/ humanness— ‘What does it mean to be human?’
From the world to lisboa
À Human Muse— who is now sharing the city that held her so dearly and which allowed her to love Lisbon in a way that doesn’t disturb local life, yet allows foreigners to experience the magic Lisbon has to offer— if we allow
Smelling the flowers
Curating life
Not to escape life yet to choose it