Marvila is the ‘London East-End’ of Lisbon. It’s a trendy, up-and-coming area, perched on the side of the beautiful Tagus River. The neighborhood offers quirky stores, art galleries, and antiques. This is coupled with relatively low real estate prices. This has caught the attention of prospective homeowners.
If you work from home and are looking for an inspiring remote working scene, you’ll find it here in Marvila. The neighborhood is easily accessible from the airport, just 10 minutes by car or taxi. The nearby train stations also offer direct access to neighboring areas. The creative and entrepreneurial culture of Marvila makes it one of Lisbon’s most attractive neighborhoods.
Popular sub-neighborhood: Braço de Prata
🏠 Property prices: Slightly lower than average
📸 Tourist density: Very low
🌳 Green areas and parks: Plenty of
💻 Coworking density: Very low
🌍 Nomad/expat popularity: Not very popular
📍 Distance from the city centre: Remote
🚌 Public transportation: Good
🚇 Access to metro: Yes
We absolutely love Marvila! We really see it as the art district of Lisbon. It's full of culture with the many many galeries, cultural centres, co-working spaces and breweries. It's still up and coming but that's what we love about it! It's still peaceful and within 15min you're in the city centre (with great public transport connection). It has a great park along the Tagus river. It's a place where you need to know where to go.. with loads of hidden gems. Big plus for us as well is that it has free parking on the street and its only a short ride to the airport. - Mischa, June 2023
As long time residents of San Francisco we initially became curious about Marvila after reading about Prata Riverside Village, the sprawling new mixed-use project designed by famed Italian modernist architect Renzo Piano. Then we discovered it’s beautiful and breezy location on the Tagus waterfront, the new green space and bike lanes that lead both north and south along the river, and the walking distance rooftop craft breweries, small family owned restaurants and quirky galleries and shops. In less than 30 minutes I can ride my bike into central Lisbon, or get in the car and in about 30 minutes be at the pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches. Marvila may have been discovered by the media and urban pioneers, but it’s still very much a work in progress - authentically gritty with many decaying factories, warehouses and houses. In five or ten years, Marvila will likely be unrecognizable, for better or worse. - Jon, August 2021
It’s a cool area for the art scene 😉 - Carlos, November 2020
🇺🇲 Meatpacking District of NYC
🌳 Green areas and parks: Plenty of Parque Urbano do Vale de Chelas, Parque da Bela Vista, Parque Vinícola de Lisboa, Parque Urbano do Vale da Montanha, Parque da Bela Vista, Parque da Bela Vista-Golfe, Parque da Quinta das Flores, Parque do Vale Fundão
🥑 Local market: Mercado do Bairro do Condado
🏥 Hospitals: 0
🏊 Swimming pools: Municipal swimming pool Valley Fundão
🖥️ Coworking spaces: 1 Nkoowoork
🚇 Metro: Bela Vista (red), Chelas (red)
🚂 Train stations (intercity): Marvila and Braço de Prata
🚌 Bus station (intercity): No bus station
🏖️ Direct bus/train to the beach: No
🚲 Bike lanes density: Medium
💸 Average price: 3.663 €/m2
📊 Comparison with the last year: -1,1 %
⚖️ Average price in Lisbon: 5.084 €/m2