Hidden Lisbon private tour

Join us for a lively walk around the city's diverse bairros and monuments where the smells, sights and sounds of everyday life can only be experienced on foot.

Quaint alleyways and stairs reveal the layers of history that have transformed Lisbon over the ages. Our morning departure time makes the most of morning views from beautiful terraces known as Miradouros. Explore Gothic ruins, Baroque churches, scenic viewpoints and local markets that give the city its unique character.

With one of our personable guides you will discover the real Lisbon beyond the major tourist spots. Few visitors are aware that the Dona Maria II theatre rests on the site of the former Inquisition palace, where trials based on cruel acts of faith and public executions took place for nearly 250 years. Outside the ruins of the roof-bare Carmel Church are clues to Portugal's «Carnation Revolution.» and the great earthquake of 1755. Join us for an insider's look at Lisbon, traversing the city like locals, aboard an elevador and walks through car free plazas, breathtaking vistas, famous cafes and rich personalities that define the City of Explorers.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and make sure shoulders and knees are covered.

  Major highlights on this walking tour:

• Paca do Commercio: The epicenter of the worlds first global trade network
• Baixa- Pombalina Downtown: Europe's first earthquake proof neighborhood and birthplace of 18th century urban design
• Sao Dominigo's Square: Home to massacres and marriages and a fouous liquore producer
  
• Praca da Figueira: A city of the dead in the center of Lisbon.
• Rossio: The public gathering place for the city and once the site of the Inquisitors Palace
• Elevador de Santa Justa: A Neo-Gothic tower of transport and beautiful views
• Carmo ruins: The roofless church that survived the great earthquake, and meeting place for the carnation revolution.
  
• Bairro Alto: Where trendy, young and hip meets the old world.
• San Pedro de Alcantara Garden: The most scenic views from the west side Lisbon
• Praca de Camoes: A tribute to the writer, fighter, and womanizer who created a literary masterpiece.
• Chiado: Rua Garrett, Lisbon's fashionable shopping district with some of the oldest retail shops in Europe, and home to Fernanado Pessoa's place in history.

From downtown we will reach the Chiado hill by taking the S. Justa, or Gloria Elevador. After this there is very little uphill walking required. Remember to wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a bottle of water.