005. LISBON STORY

October 15–19, 2026
Five days. One city. A photographic affair.

When Roberto said Lisbon, we didn't hesitate. Years ago, he returned with some of the most personal photographs he has ever made, all with a Hasselblad. Somehow, Lisbon asked for that camera.

That tension between melancholy and modernity, the light off the Tagus, the tiles that hold centuries of weather. Lisbon doesn't just let itself be photographed. It invites you in, and somehow, it holds you.

No roadtrip this time, Lisbon is enough. One city, explored slowly, from the inside. Small group. A standing bet: stay long enough, and the city reveals itself.

open invitation

Lisbon. Five days, four nights, no departures in between.

While looking for our next destination, Roberto said “Lisbon,” and something immediately clicked—not the idea of the city, but the reason behind it. That tension between melancholy and modernity that never fully resolves. A city that carries three hundred years of everything and still insists on moving forward.

That friction is one of the most photographic things we know. It creates visual pull. It creates light.

The bet this time is different: we stay until we fall in love. A photographic affair—committed, present, and open to being changed by it. The kind that leaves a mark.

We’ll spend five days letting Lisbon introduce itself on its own terms. Its architecture. The light off the Tagus in October: Atlantic and oblique, warm and slightly resigned. The way its people move between home and work, between centuries and the present tense. The beauty that happens on the way to somewhere else.

We are photographers. How could we not want to spend five days in a city that makes it impossible to feel nothing?

Limited spots. Come with us.

— Lucia & Roberto

TRAVEL. MOVE. GET LOST.

IMPORTANT INFo

Everything you need to know before booking your spot.

DATES & ROUTE

  • October 15-19, 2026. 5 days, 4 nights.

  • Starting October 15th in Lisbon at 9:00am

  • Closing October 19th in Lisbon at 1:00pm

THE GROUP

  • A small, curated group. Max. 12 participants. Min. 8.

  • Hosts Lucia Marcano and Roberto Mata

  • Working languages Spanish and English

PRICE  ·  PER PERSON, DOUBLE ROOM, SINGLE OCUPPANCY

  • €3,800 Early Bird price

  • €4,000 First Release price

  • €4,200 Full price

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Limited spots. Once it’s full, it’s full.

PAYMENT & BOOKING

  • Two options: full payment upfront, or two installments.

  • To secure your spot: pay the full price, or the first installment.

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  • Please read the Terms & Conditions carefully before booking.

LEVEL, LANGUAGE & GEAR

  • Experience level none required. Working photographers and first-time camera owners are both welcome to travel with us. What matters is curiosity.

  • The trip is conducted in both Spanish and English, moving naturally between the two according to the group.

  • What to bring a camera or cameras, batteries, chargers, memory cards and/or film. We’ll advise on specifics once you’re booked.

what’s included?

WHAT IS

  • 4 nights in boutique accommodation in Lisbon.

  • All ground transport throughout the trip.

  • Daily breakfast. The most important meal of the day.

  • One online group session before the trip to help you get ready to roll.

  • Daily photography outings with Lucia & Roberto.

  • Continuous photographic mentoring, image reviews, and thoughtful critique woven naturally into the journey.

  • Tickets to museums, workshops, or specialist bookshops.

  • One online session to present a curated collective portfolio built from each photographer’s work.

  • Printed publication designed by DoublePage, delivered a few months after the trip.

  • Full trip curation: routes, stops, stays, and coordination.

WHAT IS NOT

  • Flights to and from Lisbon.

  • Meals apart from breakfast.

  • Personal camera gear, film, memory cards, and supplies.

  • Travel insurance (strongly recommended).

  • Personal expenses and incidentals.

LEVEL, LANGUAGE AND GEAR

  • No prior photographic experience required.

  • This trip adapts to your moment, whether it’s your first roll or your ten-thousandth.

  • Working languages: Spanish and English. Any camera format is welcome.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

What People Are Saying aBOUT us

“This trip was the therapy I didn’t know I needed this year. Beyond photography, it shifted something inside me. It slowed me down, made me more present, and reminded me why I travel and why I make images in the first place.”

— Rodolfo Romero

“Traveling with you always enriches me deeply. It’s never just about the destination, but about the way we look together, the conversations we have, and the space you create for reflection. I leave each trip changed, creatively and personally.”

— Nieves Peñas Herrero

“My gratitude to the Roadtrip team for the care and planning behind every detail. The rhythm, the guidance, the atmosphere. You feel supported the entire time, but never constrained.”

— María Elena Velasco

“Thank you for the dedication, the companionship, and the professionalism. You can feel when a journey is built with intention. Nothing felt random. Everything had meaning, and that makes a difference.”

— Omar Mattar

“Even the parts of the trip that could have felt like logistics or structure never felt forced. Everything flowed naturally. There was a sense of coherence that made the whole experience feel thoughtful and genuine.”

— Alfredo Suels

MEET Our Team

We built this trip from two curiosities pointed at the same place. So the most honest way to introduce ourselves is to answer the question we kept asking each other while planning it: why do we want to go and stay in Lisbon?

LUCIA MARCANO

“Lucia, why Lisbon?”

When Roberto said “Lisbon,” I didn’t think about the sights. I thought about a pull I’ve never quite been able to name, the ache of something beautiful and unresolved. I’ve been to cities that are beautiful. Lisbon is something else: it makes you feel before it makes you see. That tension between melancholy and modernity, between what remains and what keeps arriving, I want to photograph from that tension. I want us to photograph inside it. And I want to see what each person in the group finds when they’re left alone with it.

Lucia’s Photo credit: Fotini Kaparelou. Sweden, Midsommar 2026.

Photographer. Educator. Founder of Roadtrip, Etc.

“Roberto, and you?”

Me? For me, Lisbon is my Hasselblad. It was the city where I discovered a different way of seeing, the square format forced me to think about every composition differently, but beyond the geometry, I ended up making some of the most personal photographs I can remember. It’s also the city Wim Wenders chose for the film he named after it, the one where Madredeus performed, and where I became an unlikely evangelist for their music. And it’s the city of Tabucchi’s Pereira, a novel I gave to my son on the day I knew he’d be leaving home. Lisbon has that capacity: it doesn’t just let itself be photographed. It holds you.

Roberto’s Photo credit: Lucia Marcano. France, La Frontera del Viento 2025.

Photographer. Educator. Proud partner of Roadtrip, Etc.

ROBERTO MATA

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