Lisbon Trendy Downtown - From Romantic Chic to Postmodern Glamour
- 3–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Sooner or later while visiting Lisbon you’ll end up strolling in the Baixa and Chiado neighborhood, the Downtown of the Portuguese capital. For more than two centuries that’s where everything has happened including political conspiracies, religious processions, intellectual get-togethers and outrageous art performances. After a ravaging fire 30 years ago, Baixa and Chiado experienced a striking renaissance and are now again a lively area - the area with the greater concentration of fancy shops, innovative coffee shops and cool restaurants. Through this comprehensive walking tour (3h-4h) you’ll discover some incredible addresses, while you get acquainted with amazing and insightful stories on the more cosmopolitan district in Lisbon.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Professional photographer guide
What's not
- Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Drinks
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Food and drinks, other than the "value added offers" specified in your guidebook
Itinerary
The Royal Square, its majestic buildings, fine sculptures and scenic pier, all rebuilt after the 1755 Tsunami
Downtown after the 1755 tsunami and its 19th century avatars, namely the Santa Justa lift, Pastelaria A Camponesa and Animatógrafo
Most popular square in town with a remarkable frame of 18th century buildings, plus the National Theater, a wave pattern pavement and a couple of historic coffee shops.
Most original shops in town, including a Hospital for Dolls
São Domingos displays a majestic facade, overwhelming ruins inside, a masonic churchyard, and the best cherry liqueur just around the corner
A set of amazing shops, including incredibly tiny Luvaria Ulisses, directly dug in the massive Carmo Wall, but also de 'parisian' Grandes Armazéns, rebuilt after a ravaging fire in 1988.
Memories of the Department Store area in Lisbon: Antigos Armazéns Grandella, Chiado, Paris em Lisboa e Ramiro Leão
The most cosmopolitan street in town after the 1755 earthquake , including Bertrand, the oldest bookstore in the world, but also Brasileira, the muster point for artists and writers for the last hundred years
Lisbon legendary Coffee Houses, writers and Intellectuals
The square which epitomizes Romantic Lisbon, now also one of the most lively places in town
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- I'll be at the entrance of the River Station (Estação Fluvial), facing the south underground entrance of Terreiro do Paço/Praça do Comércio metro station
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Lisbon Art & Soul
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
How it compares in Lisbon
- Its from-price is 84% below the median of the 4320 experiences we list in Lisbon.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1589 of 4320.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Lisbon
Lisbon spills down its hills to the Tagus estuary, a city of tiled façades, rattling yellow trams, viewpoint terraces and late, unhurried dinners.
The old quarters hold most of the charm. Alfama's tangle of lanes climbs to São Jorge Castle and echoes with fado in the evening, the Baixa's orderly grid runs down to the vast Praça do Comércio on the river, and Bairro Alto and Chiado mix bookshops and cafés by day with bars by night. Viewpoints such as Santa Luzia and Senhora do Monte frame red rooftops and shining water.
Top-ranked sights in Lisbon: Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio), Pena National Palace (Palacio Nacional da Pena), Alfama.
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