Lisbon's Best Street & Urban Art: Insider Tips from Tings Lisbon.

Lisbon's Bairro Padre Cruz is our newest street art sight.

Street art by $$Artist Name] in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Styler Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Raps in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Raps Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Francisco Camilo in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Francisco Camilo Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Add Fuel in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Add Fuel Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Regg Salgado in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Regg Salgado Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Robert Panda in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Robert Panda Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Daniel Eime in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Daniel Eime Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Skran in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Skran Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by aka Corleone in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — aka Corleone Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Andre Nada in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Andre Nada Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Borondo in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Borondo Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by SPOK in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — SPOK Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by ORPHÃO in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — ORPHÃO Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Slap Street Art, in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Slap Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by MAR in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — MAR Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by RAM in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — RAM Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

The street art in Bairro Cruz makes a difference

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Bairro Padre Cruz is in many ways identical with its ‘sister’ Quinta do Mocho. Both are so-called suburban housing projects – and both are using street art as a ‘tool’ to give their inhabitants an identity.

While I have known Quinta do Mocho for years it’s only recently I discovered
Bairro Padre Cruz – it was back in back in 2016 when I read El Publico’s story: Bairro Padre Cruz wants to be the “largest public art gallery in Europe.

Back then we had just opened Tings and had NO time at all to leave Graca.

5 years later we were hidden by Covid with plenty of time to kill. So I cruised around Lisbon for days.

The waiting has been worth every second. I have been back several times since – to take photos, hang out with people or just enjoy cruising around the blocks on my bike.

Street art by Mr. Dheo in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Mr. Dheo Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Telmo | Miel | Pariz One in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Telmo | Miel | Pariz One Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Utopia in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Utopia Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Ôje in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Ôje Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Rita Graça in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Rita Graça Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Mariana Catarina in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Mariana Catarina Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Smile in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Smile Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Riscacomoquehá in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Riscacomoquehá Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Márcio Bahia in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Márcio Bahia Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Nomen in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Nomen Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Gréc & Hyte in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Gréc & Hyte Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by The Empty Belly in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — The Empty Belly Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Felipe Pantone in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Felipe Pantone Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Violant in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Violant Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by André da Loba in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — André da Loba Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Draw | Contra in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Draw | Contra Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Mário Belém in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Mário Belém Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by The Super Van in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — The Super Van Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Low Bros Street Art in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Low Bros Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Leonor Brilha in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Leonor Brilha Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Oze Arv in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Oze Arv Street Art, Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon

Street art by Jota Aracê in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon — Jota Aracê in Bairro Padre Cruz, one of Europe's largest open-air galleries.

Bairro Padre Cruz wants to be the largest public art gallery in Europe
Just the other day, a lady told me that she did not like these drawings, but I said to her: Look, this can give jobs to young people with tourist visits.

And she said: Ah, so I like it already.

Interventions are still missing, but there is already a certainty: The neighborhood will be beautiful!"

Teresa Serafim Publico. 17.07.2016

Bairro Padre Cruz should be on all street art lovers bucketlist

While Bairro Padre Cruz is considered the largest housing project, Quinta do Mocho is the biggest Street Art project of the two. But opposite the latter, Bairro Padre Cruz’s intention of using street art to attract tourists have failed. There are NOBODY which is a mystery considering Lisbon’s image as Europe’s Street Art City.

With its impressive collection of murals – in amazing settings that in many ways are more inviting compared to the more popular Mocho’s, Bairro Padre Cruz should be on all Urban Art Lover’s itinerary.

Right or wrong I don’t know – both places are amazing and a must if street art is one of your reasons to visit Lisbon.

If you are on Street-Artist-Name-Hunt jump in an Uber and visit both places. Then you will have most of the Portuguese Street Artist names for your Instagram and Pinterest profiles in a few hours and can enjoy all the things Lisbon offers without getting stressed 🙂

If not visit them both any way 🙂

Padro Cruz is one of our Top Urban Art Spots in Lisbon. (February 2024).

Thomas