Lisbon Golden Age – Cosmopolitan and Global
Lisbon Golden Age – Cosmopolitan and Global
On this half-day private tour, we will take you to discover the city that brought “worlds to the world”. The first stop will be at the Santa Luzia viewpoint, where we will appreciate the vastness of the Tagus River, framed by the red roofs of the medieval city and the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean. Visit the St George’s Castle Citadel, situated on the hill where the city was born and where the first steps to Lisbon became a world power has been taken.Go through Alfama, to understand the evolution of Lisbon during the Golden Age.Discover Bairro Alto, where we will be able to feel the atmosphere created by the sailors and boat builders during maritime expansion period.Discover the chapel of S.
Jerónimo and the monumental Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon’s ex-libris. In Belém we will offer you the most famous and sweetest gastronomic wonder, the “Pastel de Belém”. Appreciate the medieval Belém Tower as well as the Monument to the Discoveries, which celebrates Lisbon’s Golden Age.
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Miradouro de Santa Luzia
The first stop will be at the Santa Luzia viewpoint, where we will appreciate the vastness of the Tagus River, framed by the red roofs of the medieval city and the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean.
15 minutesIgreja de Santiago
We will continue to Santiago’s Church, where we will unveil a five hundred years old case of espionage, which resulted in one of the most important historical moments, during the Modern Period.
15 minutesCastelo de S. Jorge
We will visit the St George’s Castle Citadel, situated on the hill where the city was born and where the first steps to Lisbon became a world power has been taken. (We do not enter the Castle).
20 minutesAlfama
Then we will go through Alfama, to understand the evolution of Lisbon during the Golden Age and to discover the presence of the 16th century architecture in the city buildings.
30 minutesCasa dos Bicos-Museu de Lisboa
Casa dos Bicos, or Casa de Brás de Albuquerque, is a historic building located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior in Lisbon, currently being one of the centers of the Lisbon Museum and headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation.
Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)
We will continue toward Terreiro do Paço, considered one of the most beautiful squares in the world. It is possible to imagine the exotic products arriving at the port of Lisbon, and the exuberant Royal Palace built during the Golden Age period.
15 minutesLisbon Baixa
We will be able to understand how the foundation of medieval obscurantism was being destroyed in the cosmopolitan city of Lisbon, giving way to Modern Age.
15 minutesBairro Alto
Then we will discover Bairro Alto, where we will be able to feel the atmosphere created by the sailors and boat builders during maritime expansion period. We will also see the statue of the intellectual who challenged 17th century society and tell the story of his fight for against slavery. Inspired by him and by the Humanist movement, Portugal’s first decree condemning slavery was published in 1761.
15 minutesLisbon
We will move toward Madragoa, the first neighbourhood in Europe to be inhabited entirely by African people, who practised their beliefs and traditions in Lisbon, creating a memory of integration and miscegenation.
15 minutesCapela de Sao Jeronimo
Discover the charming chapel of S. Jerónimo.
10 minutesMosteiro dos Jeronimos
View from the outside and entrance to the Church only.
30 minutesLisbon
In Belém we will offer you the most famous and sweetest gastronomic wonder, the “Pastel de Belém”.
20 minutesTorre de Belem
We will not enter. We only see it from the outside.
15 minutesPadrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem
We will not enter. We only see it from the outside.
15 minutesIncluded
- Private tour.
- Driver/guide (full time trip leader)
- Water
- Pastel de Belém" Tasting.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off - for Lisbon central hotels or Lisbon cruise terminal.
Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- The baggage is limited to one standard suitcase and a small carry-on bag per person.
- Entrance fees.
- Gratuities are not included.
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Adult pricing applies to all travellers.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Infant seats are available on request, if advised at time of booking. Portuguese law stipulates that children under 12 years of age and 135 cm in height, when transported in a car with safety belts, must travel in an approved restraint system adapted to their size and weight. Please let us know if you have children and their ages. This service does not have any additional cost.
- Dress code is smart casual, recommended comfortable clothing and shoes.
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- No smoking or eating inside the vehicle.
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- Our Tours are completly private – you and your travel companions will be alone with our Guide; We provide masks and alcohol-based hand gel; Our vehicles are desinfected after each Tour; Guides are conducting daily personal wellness checks before reporting to work; We implemented social distance.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.