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 & Exclusions
✔ Local guide
✔ Professional guide
✔ Professional photographer guide
✖ 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
Departure & Return
Departure:
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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
Itinerary
1
Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)
The Royal Square, its majestic buildings, fine sculptures and scenic pier, all rebuilt after the 1755 Tsunami
Duration: 20 minutes
2
Elevador de Santa Justa
Downtown after the 1755 tsunami and its 19th century avatars, namely the Santa Justa lift, Pastelaria A Camponesa and Animatógrafo
Duration: 15 minutes
3
Praca Dom Pedro IV
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Praca Da Figueira
Most original shops in town, including a Hospital for Dolls
Duration: 15 minutes
5
Igreja de Sao Domingos
São Domingos displays a majestic facade, overwhelming ruins inside, a masonic churchyard, and the best cherry liqueur just around the corner
Duration: 15 minutes
6
Luvaria Ulisses
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
7
Armazens do Chiado
Memories of the Department Store area in Lisbon: Antigos Armazéns Grandella, Chiado, Paris em Lisboa e Ramiro Leão
Duration: 15 minutes
8
Bertrand
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
Duration: 20 minutes
9
Escultura de Fernando Pessoa
Lisbon legendary Coffee Houses, writers and Intellectuals
Duration: 15 minutes
10
Praca Luis de Camoes
The square which epitomizes Romantic Lisbon, now also one of the most lively places in town
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional info
• 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
