Lisboa Trip Overview
Explore the bohemian side of the city center and the riverside on a 4-hour self-guided tour, designed for groups! In this experience, you will be accompanied by a buddy who will show you all the points of interest that the “city of the 7 hills” has to offer
Visit the historic districts such as Alfama and Bairro Alto, discover all the secrets hidden by the narrow and typical streets! Go to Baixa and Cais do Sodré where you will feel the commotion typical of a truly cosmopolitan city! Finish your tour in the riverside Belem district where you will find amazing green areas and monuments from the Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries
All of this with:
AUTONOMY – You choose where to go if you would like
PRIVACY – Just your group. No more people
SAFETY (Covid-19)- We comply with all the safety measures of Portuguese Gov and EU
TECHNOLOGY – Free Wi-Fi; Live streaming & Tour recording
SUSTAINABILITY – Our cars are 100% electric and we’ve a green policy in all that concerns our activity
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Lisboa, Portugal
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisboa, , Portugal
Explore the bohemian side of the city center and the riverside on a 4-hour self-guided tour, designed for groups! In this experience, you will be accompanied by a buddy who will show you all the points of interest that the “city of the 7 hills” has to offer
Visit the historic districts such as Alfama and Bairro Alto, discover all the secrets hidden by the narrow and typical streets! Go to Baixa and Cais do Sodré where you will feel the commotion typical of a truly cosmopolitan city! Finish your tour in the riverside Belem district where you will find amazing green areas and monuments from the Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries
All of this with:
AUTONOMY – You choose where to go if you would like
PRIVACY – Just your group. No more people
SAFETY (Covid-19)- We comply with all the safety measures of Portuguese Gov and EU
TECHNOLOGY – Free Wi-Fi; Live streaming & Tour recording
SUSTAINABILITY – Our cars are 100% electric and we’ve a green policy in all that concerns our activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Praca Martim Moniz, Rua de Senhora da Saude, Lisbon 1100-586 Portugal
Here’s the most multicultural square in town, Martim Moniz. It’s been a long time since Martim Moniz died (during the siege of Lisbon in 1147) and there’s a square that pays homage to the noble hero knight. Multicultural Lisbon starts here and it’s like you’re in Kreuzberg (Berlin). Down the Almirante Reis Avenue, there are small Chinese grocery stores, Turkish kebab houses, Indian restaurants and stores, and by the smell you could say you’re in Chinatown or Little Bombay.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Chiado, Lisbon Portugal
Lisbon’s most elegant and trendiest neighborhood is where everyone meets for coffee, shopping, or before dinner and a night out in neighboring Bairro Alto.
Most of the buildings are from the 1700s, although many were restored in the 1990s by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, after their destruction by a devastating fire in 1988. It’s a neighborhood that flashes back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the “Belle Époque” when writers such as Fernando Pessoa and Eça de Queiroz used to write at the now historic cafés. It’s also the neighborhood of theaters, of charming old bookshops and major international brands, giving it a lively cosmopolitan ambience at any time of the day.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Bairro Alto, Lisbon 1200-109 Portugal
Bairro Alto, a neighborhood laid out in 1513, is a place that truly changes from night to day. In daylight this bohemian district is a sleepy place, hungover from the previous night, with not much going on except for the shops down Rua do Norte. When the sun sets a new life begins, with restaurants opening their doors, and crowds showing up to spend their bar-hopping night.
The bars are small, forcing everyone to spill out onto the streets and creating a street party atmosphere. Rua da Atalaia, Rua do Diário de Noticias and Rua da Barroca become filled with caipirinha-sipping crowds, most under 40, but mixing different urban tribes, straight and gay.
It’s a place inhabited by old ladies and young artsy hipsters, giving it a vibe that is simultaneously old-fashioned and avant-garde, a shabby-chic neighborhood that really needs no name. It’s simply the “bairro,” the neighborhood where everything happens — at night.
Crossing the street (Calçada do Combro) you step into the small Bica neighborhood, known for its famous funicular. This is another picturesque neighborhood that goes down the hill, together with neighboring Santa Catarina which is known for its lookout terrace.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: The Pink Street, R. Nova do Carvalho, Lisbon 1200-372 Portugal
Rua Nova do Carvalho is a pedestrian street better known as “Pink Street,” after an urban renewal project in 2013, when the pavement between the terraces, bars and clubs was painted pink. It has become one of Lisbon’s most popular destinations at night, and is also an “open-air art gallery.”
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: LX Factory, Rua Rodrigues de Faria 103, Lisbon 1300-501 Portugal
A factory complex from 1846 was reborn in 2008 as a “factory” of creativity and experiences. It kept the industrial spaces and invited companies related to the arts, which later brought shops, cafés and restaurants. Today there’s a little bit of everything, from fashion to books, to vintage furniture and contemporary design, next to dining options that include pizza, sushi and burgers, in addition to the more creative cuisine. The interiors maintain many of the old pieces, while most of the façades are covered in street art.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jerónimos Monastery, Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
This 16th-century monastery is Lisbon’s must-see marvel, flashing back to the days of the Age of Discovery, when the spices of the East paid for the impressive architecture that has given it the status of World Heritage Site.
Riches from all over the world poured into Lisbon thanks to Vasco da Gama’s discovery of the maritime route to India, and the explorer’s tomb is found in the church, a space filled with carvings of sea motifs. Another tomb is that of poet Luís de Camões.
Coral, sea monsters and ropes are also represented in the even more magnificent cloisters, which are unlike any other in the world. They are sometimes used as a backdrop for major events, such as the signing of the Lisbon Treaty between all 27 European Union countries in 2007.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Belém Tower, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Lisbon’s most famous landmark stands in the middle of the Tagus River as it reaches the Atlantic, where it once protected the city in the 1500s.
Built in 1515, the Belem Tower is a beautiful fortress that also served as the departure point for many of the voyages of discovery, and due to its architecture and historical significance it has been declared a World Heritage Site.
The highlight of a visit is admiring the façade facing the river and the views from its loggias and windows. You’ll see stonework relating to the Age of Discovery, including Our Lady of Safe Homecoming who was believed to protect sailors at sea, as well as a stone rhinoceros which inspired Dürer’s depiction of the animal.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Avenida Brasilia Central Tejo, Lisbon 1300-598 Portugal
the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) is a project of the EDP Foundation, and is spread over two buildings, a former power station and a modern building designed by British architect Amanda Levete. It has almost 3000 square meters for exhibitions and events, and is directed by the former curator of contemporary architecture of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Pedro Gadanho, who says that this museum in Lisbon is unique in the world, since no other crosses the disciplines of art, architecture and technology. It presents the relationship between art and new technologies, through contemporary and international exhibitions.
It will also have a restaurant looking out to 25 de Abril Bridge, and it’s possible to walk over the new undulating shell-shaped building of curved lines. The exterior staircase descends into the water, creating a large public space.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: 25 de Abril Bridge, Praca 25 de Abril Almada, Lisbon 1950-358 Portugal
The 25 de Abril Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966. It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US, because they are both suspension bridges of similar color. (you cannot go there w/ the twizy). the bridge was named Salazar Bridge (Ponte Salazar) in honor of Portuguese Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar. After the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the remnants of Salazar’s dictatorship, the bridge was renamed for April 25, the date of the revolution.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Praça do Comércio, 1100-148 Lisboa, Portugal
Lisbon’s grandest square faces the river, and was originally designed to welcome those arriving in the city by boat.
What you see today is the 18th-century version, as the original square, named “Terreiro do Paço” and home to the royal palace, was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. It was rebuilt with a triumphal arch facing the Tagus, and the surrounding arcaded buildings held government offices for many years.
At the center is a monument to King José I.
The square is also home to the city’s oldest café, “Martinho da Arcada”, and to the monumental Pousada hotel.
There is also a tourist office, while across from it is the Lisboa Story Center, which presents the history of the city.
Under the arcades are cafés and restaurants with tables outside.
Duration: 30 minutes
