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There are loads of things to do in Lisbon today. From stunning historical monuments to romantic castles, stunning gardens or delicious traditional food, explore Lisbon today for an unforgettable experience. Below you can find exactly what to do in Lisbon today to have a memorable trip. Alfama How do you feel about a little workout through a fantastic neighborhood? If you don’t want to go up the hill you can also take the famous Tram 28 but don’t miss out on visiting the picturesque Alfama. Go back in time to an era where moors were the locals, and enjoy the narrow streets, and cozy little restaurants. If you find yourself there at night go check out one of the traditional Fado clubs. Pass by and wonder at St. George’s Castle, Se Cathedral, Feira da Ladra, and the amazing views over the city. There’s no better way to enjoy Lisbon like a local than exploring Alfama. Belem History, architecture, culture, and Pasteis de Nata, all in one trip. Belem is a historic neighborhood, and here you will find some of the most important monuments and museums in Lisbon. Explore the Jeronimo Monastery, the Belem Tower, and the Belem Palace. The Belem Palace is now the official residence of the president but it used to be the residence of kings! Belem was the departure point of Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and even Columbus made a stop here on his way back to Spain. Don’t forget to go to Pasteis de Belem, the place where the famous Pasteis de Nata desert was born. Elevador de Santa Justa How would you like to see the beautiful city of Lisbon from the top? Take a ride on the Elevador de Santa Justa for some amazing views of the city. Does the architecture of the elevator look familiar? That’s because it was designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, a former student of Gustave Eiffel who designed The Eiffel Tower in Paris. You can go up for the views or for an easier way to get to Bairro Alto without walking uphill. Sintra For a fairytale-like day, hop on a train and explore Sintra. You can read about its beauty in Byron’s poems, or go and see it with your own eyes. Walk around the cobblestone streets and wonder at the beautiful villas along the way. The jewel of Sintra is the colorful Palacio Nacional de Pena, which looks like it’s part of a Disney movie. You can also visit Palacio Nacional de Sintra, with beautiful tile interiors, The Castle of the Moors or the Monserrate Palace.
Our tour with Amanda was simply amazing! Amanda was flexible about our start time due to weather which we really appreciated. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the city she clearly loves. Amanda had an in-depth knowledge of the history of Lisbon as well as tons of interesting facts about current events and life in Lisbon today. Her routing on our walking tour also seemed to make the hills super manageable. If we had another day in Lisbon I would have loved to do one of her food tours - as Amanda was also passionate about the food of Portugal and Lisbon specifically- wold not hesitate to recommend Amanda as your tour guide!
We highly recommend Sonia who gave us an excellent tour of Lisbon’s historical centre, including a couple of places and short cuts we would never have known about or found if we hadn’t been with Sonia. She is such a lovely person, very friendly and gave us such a lot of information about Lisbon in general during the tour. It’s well worth the money and a much nicer way to take a tour rather than walking around in a large group. We’d definitely take another tour with Sonia if we come back to Lisbon.
My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a Lisbon Food Tour with Ana Paula and had a great time and great conversation. She was able to customize our visits to exclude a few things we already tried and also give us a taste of better versions of some things we had tried earlier in the week as well. We had some wonderful hams and cheeses, pastries, amazing octopus salad, even more bachalau and, my favorite, the bifana. She also sent us a list of restaurants to try and was helpful throughout our whole trip. Book a tour with Ana Paula and enjoy a taste of Lisbon!
Knowledgeable, personable, excellent english, honest and...just a great guide!! Very good value!! Would not hesitate to use David again and/or recommend him to others!