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Lisbon Highlights for Newcomers Private Tour

5.0 (10 reviews) 2 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Lisbon Highlights for Newcomers Private Tour

About this activity

Want to have quick contact with the magic of Lisbon? This Private Tour is perfect for you.

Feel the magic of the city in two hours, walking through the most fascinating and charming quarters of Lisbon: Chiado & Baixa Pombalina.

Explore its squares, its temples, its corners, and passages full of stories. Meet the famous Santa Justa lift to enjoy spectacular views of the city. Discover, with your skip the line tickets, the ruins of the Carmo Convent. Try the most popular liquor in Portugal in one of the most popular places in the city.

Enjoy Lisbon accompanied by your local guide. Get all the insights you need to make the most of this wonderful city.

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At a glance

Duration
2 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–10
Guide
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Operated by
Local CoolTour

Ages: Children (0–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: A cup of Ginjinha, the traditional Portuguese liquor
  • Included: Private Tour with a local guide in your language
  • Included: Skip-the-line Tickets to Carmo Convent

Itinerary

  1. Praca Luis de Camoes

    5 min

    Take a walk through the most important square in Chiado, one of Lisbon's lively and historic areas, always alive.

  2. Stop 2

    10 min

    Visit the charming chapel that Italian merchants dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto in the sixteenth century

  3. Stop 3

    10 min

    Step into the first Jesuit church in the Portuguese empire. A true baroque treasure of the 17th century that must not be missed

  4. Stop 4

    10 min

    Come and admire the wonderful restaurant with tiles, frescoes and arches, rebuilt from an old monastery.

  5. Elevador de Santa Justa

    10 min

    Visit the lift, a wonderful engineering work from 1902, now an excellent panoramic point overlooking the Baixa Pombalina district, Alfama hill, and Sao Jorge Castle

  6. Largo do Carmo

    10 min

    Take a minute to relax under the shade of the trees and enjoy one of the most charming squares in Lisbon

  7. Stop 7

    15 min Admission included

    Discover, with your skip the line ticket, the ruins of the gothic temple destroyed in the earthquake that hit Lisbon in 1755 (Sundays is closed)

  8. Estacao Do Rossio

    5 min

    Discover the beautiful train station in Neo-Manueline style

  9. Stop 9

    10 min

    Taste the Ginjinha, the most typical Portuguese liquor in one of the most traditional places of the city

  10. Igreja De S Domingos

    10 min

    Learn about the history of the Lisbon's church, now a National Monument, and the square where tragic events occurred for the city

  11. Stop 11

    5 min

    Admire the historic neo-Moorish and Art Nouveau palace built in the last quarter of the 17th century, which nowadays is one of the most distinctive restaurants in the city

  12. Rua Augusta

    10 min

    Walk along the elegant Rua Augusta, and get impressed by the imposing monumental arch that leads to Comercio Square

  13. Stop 13

    5 min

    Behold the majestic entrance to the city, with its Masonic symbolism, the view of the Tejo River, and the ‘Cais das Colunas,’ the old footbridge for kings and presidents.

  14. Stop 14

    5 min

    Visit the famous square dedicated to the first emperor of Brazil and the Portuguese constitutional king.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • At Largo do Chiado, in front of the traditional café A Brasileira.

End point

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Please note that on Sundays, the Convento do Carmo is closed. Therefore, the guide will take you to a different attraction instead of the convent.

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