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It's really sad to see some parts of Lisbon (not only in the city center) being completely taken over by airbnbs – often the whole building is owned by a compan
by tin7in 4y ago
It's really sad to see some parts of Lisbon (not only in the city center) being completely taken over by airbnbs – often the whole building is owned by a company and then flats are rented out.
- nicolas_t 4y agoTrue, but on the other hand, I also remember how run down the historic center of lisbon was in 2008-2009. Airbnbs have improved the situation somewhat I feel.
- darkwater 4y agoI actually loved - as a tourist staying there 4 days - the sense of decadence Lisbon had at that time.
- zemvpferreira 4y agoWere you here (in Lisbon, where I'm from) 10 years ago when those same buildings were boarded up and on their way to falling down?
- tin7in 4y agoWhat was the underlying reason back then? Was it the financial crisis or something else?
- zemvpferreira 4y agoBecause no one had wanted to live in the city centre for decades. It was deserted and dangerous from the 90s until the tourism boom. The castle district, the epicentre of tourism in Lisbon, lost population every year for something like 30 consecutive years. Thankfully foreigners swooped in and ignored the dereliction and drug addicts for long enough to make the historic districts liveable again.
- johngladtj 4y agoCenturies of rent control
- elAhmo 4y agoI spent a week there last year and felt exactly this, especially in the city center. It just feels empty and not liveable at all.