Lisbon Street Art Interactive Map: Where to Find the Best Murals
Lisbon – Walk through this city with your eyes open and the walls start talking. A fado singer looks down from a library façade. A fox made of rubbish crouches on the riverside avenue. A woman with a carnation watches over the tram 28 line, and a tile mural 188 metres long runs along a garden next to the flea market. Our interactive map shows 32 of these works, from famous names to quiet neighbourhood murals. Tap a pin, read the story behind the wall, and let the map lead you to the next one.
Lisbon street art at a glance
Why Lisbon is a street art city
Lisbon did not simply put up with graffiti. Since 2008 the city council's Galeria de Arte Urbana (GAU) has offered walls, gable ends and public spaces to artists from Portugal and abroad. Festivals such as MURO then took the idea to whole districts: Marvila in 2017, Lumiar in 2019 and Parque das Nações in 2021.
The result is an open-air gallery that reaches well beyond the tourist centre. Some of the biggest murals stand on housing estates, railway stations and school walls, where residents see them every day. Lisbon also has its own stars. Vhils, Bordalo II and akaCorleone all work in the city, and visitors such as Shepard Fairey and Eduardo Kobra have left large pieces here.
One thing to keep in mind: street art does not stay still. Works get repainted, covered or damaged, and a few have already disappeared. Our map was checked in October 2026.
How the interactive map helps you find the art
Lisbon's murals are scattered across the whole city, and many are on side walls you would never walk past by chance. That is exactly what the map is for.
Each pin opens a card with the story of the work, the artist and the year where we know them, what to look for and a practical tip. The pins are colour-coded by type: Murals, Vhils & Carved Works, Bordalo II Trash Art, Tiles & Azulejo Art, Tributes & Portraits and Art Hotspots. Two buttons sit under every card. "Walk here" starts walking directions in Google Maps, and "Open in Google Maps" shows the spot itself.
Below the map, a tile for every work lets you scan the whole list. You can filter by type, narrow it down by area, search by name or tap "Near me" to see the work closest to where you stand. Each card also lists the nearest other works with approximate walking times, so you can chain one wall to the next. The map works on a phone as well as on a desktop screen.
For a few neighbourhood murals the artist is not named. The card then describes the setting instead of guessing.
Street Art in Lisbon
32 murals, trash sculptures, tile walls and art hotspots by Vhils, Bordalo II, Shepard Fairey, Kobra and many more. Tap a number on the map to read what each work is about and what else is nearby.
All works
Three places to start
Bordalo II's Big Trash Animals
Bordalo II (Artur Bordalo) is one of Lisbon's best-known street artists. He collects discarded materials such as car bumpers, tyres, plastic and scrap metal, assembles them into huge animals on the wall and paints them in bold colours. Up close you see the rubbish. From a distance you see a fox, a monkey or a frog. On the map you will find the fox on Avenida 24 de Julho, the monkey on Rua de Xabregas and the frog in Beato.
Graça: a street art walk downhill
The densest cluster of murals is in Graça and Anjos. Start at the Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, one of the highest viewpoints in the city, and walk down. On Rua Natália Correia, Shepard Fairey painted a woman with a carnation in 2017, a tribute to the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974. He returned in 2023 and repainted it in new colours. A few minutes further, on Rua da Senhora da Glória, a woman's face is half painted by Fairey and half carved into the wall by Vhils. Add Fuel's tile-inspired wall "Adapta" is a few doors away.
The tile mural at the Feira da Ladra
Along the Botto Machado garden next to the flea market, André Saraiva created a tile mural 188 metres long, with more than 52,000 hand-painted tiles. Caravels, the Santa Justa Lift, São Jorge Castle and the Eiffel Tower share one panorama, and his smiling "Mr. A" figures are hidden in the scene. Go on a Tuesday or Saturday and combine it with the market.
Practical tips for finding the murals
Plan by area. The map groups the works into five areas: Alfama, Graça & Anjos, Centre & Avenidas, Riverside, East from Xabregas to Oriente, and North & West. Graça, Alfama and the Riverside can be done on foot. The East, Monsanto, Benfica and Lumiar are better reached by public transport or by car, so choose one area per outing.
Step back. Large gable murals work best from across the street, where you see the whole wall. Carved works like those by Vhils show their depth best from the side.
Check the time of day. Walk down through Graça towards sunset, when the light is soft on the walls.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Lisbon street art interactive map?
It is a clickable map of 32 street art works in Lisbon. Each pin opens a card with the story of the work and the artist. You can filter, search, sort by distance with "Near me" and start walking directions in Google Maps.
Where should I start?
In Graça. Begin at the Miradouro da Senhora do Monte and walk downhill. Most of the big murals there are within about ten minutes of each other.
Is all the street art in the city centre?
No. Many of the works are in Marvila, Beato, Lumiar, Benfica and Monsanto. The map shows how far each one is from you and how long it takes to walk.
Who is Bordalo II?
A Lisbon artist who builds huge animals from rubbish and paints them. His "Big Trash Animals" are among the most photographed works in the city.
Will every work still be there?
Not necessarily. Murals get repainted, covered or damaged, and new ones appear. If you find a wall changed, that is part of street art.