ESSENTIAL LISBON TOUR (4H)
This tour of Lisbon is the ideal to visit the city, if you have little time. We will show you the most emblematic points of our capital as well as unknown sites that only Lisbon’s inhabitants know.
Lisbon emanates history, having been occupied by great civilizations over the centuries, such as the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Muslims, until 1147, when it was finally conquered by the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques. On this private tour of Lisbon, we will take you where it all started. You will visit the places where these hard battles took place, namely the imposing St. George’s Castle, built by the Arabs in the middle of the XI century, which offers a stunning view of the city and the Tagus River. You will stroll through the medieval streets of the oldest and most charming districts of the capital, Alfama, and visit its magnificent Cathedral, whose construction began in the second half of the XII century, after the seizure of Lisbon to the Moors, apparently under the place of an old mosque.
Afterwards, you can feel the hustle and bustle of the amazing streets of the downtown Baixa Pombalina, the city's traditional shopping area. Continuing our tour of Lisbon towards the riverside, you will arrive in Belém, from where the illustrious Portuguese navigators left in their ships to conquer new worlds in the XV and XVI centuries. Here you will feel the greatness of the former national empire. You will visit the majestic Hieronymites’ Monastery and the outstanding Belém’s Tower, built in the XV century, by the king D. Manuel I, and awarded as world heritage by UNESCO. Both monuments are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful jewels of the Manueline architectural style, the Portuguese style that inherited its name of the aforementioned monarch. You will also get to know the Monument to the Discoveries, a modern monument dating from the XX century, which evokes the glory of that golden age of the Portuguese history.
We must also mention that you will savor during this tour the traditional Belém’s custard tarts, one of the most popular specialties of the Portuguese pastry, whose original XIX century recipe is kept in the secret of the gods until today.
This private tour of Lisbon will show you the best that the city has to offer. Discover Lisbon with us.
From € 150