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Lisbon City Guide

Lisbon is Europe's city of light on the Atlantic: seven hills above the broad Tagus, yellow trams squealing through narrow lanes, tiled façades, view terraces on every corner and melancholy fado drifting from open doors. Add the ornate Belém of the explorers and the world's best pastéis de nata. Ready-made routes for two days take you through Baixa, Alfama and down to the water - with no planning needed.

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Our walking tours of Lisbon

2 hand-picked walking routes take you compactly to the highlights of Lisbon City Guide – with map and step-by-step navigation in the app.

Baixa, Alfama & Tram 28

Day one starts on the broad yellow Praça do Comércio by the Tagus, passes through the triumphal arch of Rua Augusta with its viewing platform and up to the neo-Gothic Elevador de Santa Justa. Then by the legendary Tram 28 up into Alfama to the postcard terrace Portas do Sol and the Moorish Castelo de São Jorge with the city's finest all-round view.

Stops include: Praça do Comércio · Arco da Rua Augusta · Elevador de Santa Justa · Miradouro das Portas do Sol · Castelo de São Jorge

Belém & the Terraces

Day two takes the tram to Belém, the explorers' quarter: to the Manueline Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the original Pastéis de Belém of 1837, the Torre de Belém standing in the river and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. On to the modern art museum MAAT by the water and the factory-turned-creative hub LX Factory, then up to the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara and to finish into the Time Out Market.

Stops include: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos · Pastéis de Belém · Torre de Belém · Padrão dos Descobrimentos · MAAT · LX Factory

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