Itinerary
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Stop At: Miradouro de Santa Luzia, Largo de Santa Luzia Alfama, Lisbon 1100-487 Portugal
The first stop will be at the Santa Luzia viewpoint, where we will appreciate the vastness of the Tagus River, framed by the red roofs of the medieval city and the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Igreja de Santiago, Rua de Santiago Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon 1200-811 Portugal
We will continue to Santiago’s Church, where we will unveil a five hundred years old case of espionage, which resulted in one of the most important historical moments, during the Modern Period.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Castelo de S. Jorge, Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo Rua De Santa Cruz Do Castelo, S/n, 1100-129, Lisbon 1100-129 Portugal
We will visit the St George’s Castle Citadel, situated on the hill where the city was born and where the first steps to Lisbon became a world power has been taken. (We do not enter the Castle).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
Then we will go through Alfama, to understand the evolution of Lisbon during the Golden Age and to discover the presence of the 16th century architecture in the city buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Casa dos Bicos-Museu de Lisboa, Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 10 R/C, Lisbon 1100-070 Portugal
Casa dos Bicos, or Casa de Brás de Albuquerque, is a historic building located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior in Lisbon, currently being one of the centers of the Lisbon Museum and headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation.
Stop At: Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco), Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 1C, Lisbon 1100-053 Portugal
We will continue toward Terreiro do Paço, considered one of the most beautiful squares in the world. It is possible to imagine the exotic products arriving at the port of Lisbon, and the exuberant Royal Palace built during the Golden Age period.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lisbon Baixa, Lisbon Portugal
We will be able to understand how the foundation of medieval obscurantism was being destroyed in the cosmopolitan city of Lisbon, giving way to Modern Age.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bairro Alto, Lisbon 1200-109 Portugal
Then we will discover Bairro Alto, where we will be able to feel the atmosphere created by the sailors and boat builders during maritime expansion period. We will also see the statue of the intellectual who challenged 17th century society and tell the story of his fight for against slavery. Inspired by him and by the Humanist movement, Portugal’s first decree condemning slavery was published in 1761.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
We will move toward Madragoa, the first neighbourhood in Europe to be inhabited entirely by African people, who practised their beliefs and traditions in Lisbon, creating a memory of integration and miscegenation.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Capela de Sao Jeronimo, Praca de Italia 1400, Lisbon Portugal
Discover the charming chapel of S. Jerónimo.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Praca do Imperio Belém, Lisbon 1400-206 Portugal
The monumental Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon’s ex-libris. Enjoy the “Manuelino”, the original 16th century Portuguese architectural style, totally inspired by the sea voyages and the mysticism of the Fifth Empire.
View from the outside and entrance to the Church only.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
In Belém we will offer you the most famous and sweetest gastronomic wonder, the “Pastel de Belém”.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Torre de Belem, Avenida Brasilia - Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
The tour will end next to the Tagus River, where you will have time to appreciate the medieval Belém Tower, a symbol of the city of Lisbon and the Portuguese nationality.
We will not enter. We only see it from the outside.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
The Monument to the Discoveries, which celebrates Lisbon’s Golden Age.
We will not enter. We only see it from the outside.
Duration: 15 minutes
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