Veva de Lima House

This house is the central figure of Os Maias, a Portuguese novel written by Eça de Queirós, and one of the most fascinating houses in the city. Genoveva da Lima Mayer, writer and socialite known for her celebrations, get-togethers and literary soiree's that were the talk of the town in 20s and 30's Lisbon, once lived there. The decor can be described as exuberant, flashy and dramatic, but none of these adjectives do it justice. It is a beautiful and mysterious time capsule that presents us to one of the most eccentric Lisbonites ever - Veva de Lima even had a baby leopard for a pet.