Small Group Best Of Lisbon Walking Tour

The journey, in full

Visit Rossio Square, the heart of both: old and new Lisbon. - Learn how the old city of Lisbon was destroyed in the 18th century and then totally rebuilt to become the city of today. - Learn about the favorite liqueur of many Portuguese and a typical drink in Lisbon - Ginjinha. - Take a look at the Obelisk on the Restauradores Square, commemorating the Restoration of Portugal’s independence from Spain in 1640, after sixty years of Spanish rule. - Marvel at the intricate Neo-Manueline architecture of the Rossio Central Station. - Learn about the Carnation Revolution of 1974 as you visit the beautiful Carmo Square, at the place where Portugal’s old dictatorial regime fell after 48 years. - Walk through the elegant Chiado neighborhood, with its old cafés, theatres, and bookstores. - Try a typical Portuguese pastry (the famous Pastel de Nata). - Wander through the old maze of small squares and narrow alleyways of the Moorish Alfama neighborhood, where time seems to have stopped a thousand years ago. - Learn about Fado, Portugal’s own musical genre, as you go past the fado Museum and some of Alfama’s hidden, intimate Fado restaurants. - Stop for a glass of wine and to substitute for: Tapa at a wine bar. - End your tour in Praça do Comércio, formerly the entrance hall of the city, one of Europe’s largest and most beautiful squares.