Full Day Tour to the Heart of Lisbon

Full Day Tour to the Heart of Lisbon

By LR Portugal Tours

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Free cancellation available
8h
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

We begin at the Belém Tower, a sentinel of the Tagus River. The magnificent Jerónimos Monastery dazzles with its Manueline architecture, while the Padrão dos Descobrimentos celebrates the navigators who took Portugal overseas. We cross the 25 de Abril Bridge and climb to the iconic São Jorge Castle, where a panoramic view reveals the red roofs of Alfama, the capital’s oldest and most authentic neighbourhood. We descend to the National Pantheon, where illustrious figures from Portuguese history rest. We continue to the São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint, where Lisbon reveals itself in all its beauty. We come across the ruins of the Carmo Convent, which silently tell the storey of the 1755 earthquake. We descend to Praça do Comércio and continue to the vibrant Praça do Rossio, where the imposing Rossio Station stands. We head to the Parque Eduardo VII and finally the Palácio da Ajuda, where royal history comes to life, and explore the fascinating Museu do Tesouro Real.

Activity location

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
- Praca do Imperio, Belém
- 1400-206, Lisbon, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

Lisbon
- Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Tour to Lisbon (4H) VAN in Multilingual

8h
Opening hours: Sun 09:00-13:00
English

Transfer included
Duration: 4 hours
Not included
You can choose the monuments : You can choose the monuments you want in the 4 hour period.
Mercedes Benz V Class
Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Price details

€215.00 x 1 Traveller€215.00

Total

Until Sat, 7 Mar

Fantastic Tour to Lisbon - VAN in Multilingual

8h
Opening hours: Sun 09:00-17:00
English

Transfer included
Duration: 8 hours
Not included
You can choose the monuments : You can choose the monuments you want in the 8 hours period.
Mercedes Benz V Class
Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Price details

€280.00 x 1 Traveller€280.00

Total

Until Sat, 7 Mar

Tour to Lisbon(4H) SEDAN in Multilingual

8h
Opening hours: Sun 09:00-13:00
English

Transfer included
Duration: 4 hours
Not included
You can choose the monuments : You can choose the monuments you want in the 4 hour period.
Mercedes Benz E Class
Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Price details

€185.00 x 1 Traveller€185.00

Total

Until Sat, 7 Mar

Full day Tour to Lisbon-SEDAN in Multilingual

8h
Opening hours: Sun 09:00-17:00
English

Transfer included
Duration: 8 hours
Not included
You can choose the monuments : You can choose the monuments you want in the 8 hour period.
Mercedes Benz E Class
Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Price details

€250.00 x 1 Traveller€250.00

Total

Until Sat, 7 Mar

What's included, what's not

Water bottle
Private tour - 1 to 3 px in Luxury Saloon or 1 or 8 in Luxury Van
Air-conditioned vehicle
Clean and disinfected vehicle
Mobile phone charger for apple and android
Hotel pick-up/drop-off (or other chosen location)
Guided tours inside the monuments are not included
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos tickets are not included - 18€ - Pay locally
Torre de belém tickets are not included - 15€ - Pay locally
São Jorge Castle tickets are not included - 15€ - Pay locally
Panteão Nacional tickets are not included - 10€ - Pay locally
Nacional Palace of ajuda tickets are not included - 15€ - Pay locally
Food

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Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialised infant seats are available
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos

1h
Admission ticket not included

Located in Belém, formerly called Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Belém and order to build by the king D. Manuel I., the construction started at the beginning of the century XVI and extended for a hundred years. This monastry is the most remarkable portuguese monastic ensemble of it's time and one of main hall-church in Europe. It was classified as a national monument since 1907 and in 1983 a s a world heritage by UNESCO. On July 7, 2007 it was elected as one of the seven wonders of Portugal. Linked to the Portuguese Royal House and the epic Discoveries, the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos was, from a very early stage, internalized as one of the symbols of the nation. Since 2016 it has the status of national pantheon.

Torre de Belem

30m
Admission ticket not included

The Belém Tower is located on the right riverside of rio Tejo, where once existed the praia de Belém. It was originally surrounded by water in its entire perimeter. The monument is an architectural icon from the reign of D. Manuel I. Over time, the tower lost its defence function of the Tejo line and began to be used for dungeons. The monument stands out for its implicit nationalism, such characteristics refer to the typical architecture of a time when the country was a global power (at the beginning of the Modern Age). Like the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, it was classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and elected as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal in 2007.

Castelo de S. Jorge

1h
Admission ticket not included

The Castelo de São Jorge is located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior. The castle's first fortresses date back to the 1st century BC, having been rebuilt several times by various peoples and given different names. The current name derives from the castle's devotion to São Jorge, patron saint of knights and crusades, made by order of D. João I in the XIV century. In the first half of the XX century, being already in an advanced state of ruin, in 1940 monumental reconstruction works were carried out. For this reason, contrary to what one might think at first sight, the "medieval character" of this military ensemble is due to this reconstruction campaign, and not to the preservation of the castle's space from the Middle Ages to the present day. It stands in a dominant position on the highest hill in the historic centre, offering visitors one of the most beautiful views over the city and the Tejo river estuary.

Alfama

Alfama it is the oldest and one of the most typical areas in the city of Lisbon. Its name derives from Arabic al-hamma (aã~Jl), which means 'source of warm waters, good waters'. Most of its buildings withstood the 1755 earthquake. It has the most spectacular views from the viewpoints of Portas do Sol, the Torre da Igreja de Santa Cruz do Castelo and the Santa Luzia. Alfama is a very peculiar area, it resembles an old village not only in appearance but also in having a relatively small and close community.

Panteao Nacional

20m
Admission ticket not included

The Panteão Nacional, created by Decree of September 26, 1836, it has been installed in the church of Santa Engrácia, since December 1, 1966. Before the completion of the works (from 1836 to 1966), the Panteão Nacional was installed in the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. It is intended to honour and perpetuate the memory of Portuguese citizens who have distinguished themselves for services rendered to the country, such as in the exercise of high public positions, in high military services, in the expansion of Portuguese culture, in literary, scientific and artistic creation or in defence of the values of civilisation. The honours of Panteão can consist in the deposition of the mortal remains of distinguished citizens or in the affixing of a tombstone alluding to their life and work.

Miradouro da Graca (Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen)

At the Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Viewpoint, formerly the Graça Viewpoint, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the city. The popular area of Graça developed at the end of the XIX century. Behind the viewpoint is the aforementioned Augustinian monastery, founded in 1271 and rebuilt after the earthquake.

Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara

The Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara was built in 1864. The original project dates back to the 18th century, where El-Rei D. João V had a 20 metre high wall built with a view to creating a Mother of Water - a monumental deposit that it would extend the Águas Lives Aqueduct to Graça. However, the earthquake of 1755 imposed other priorities and the land began to serve as a dump for dead animals that were thrown from the wall below. Only in 1830 did the Royal Police Guard make the space their "garden". Five years later, Lisbon City Council, following the victory of Liberalism and the recovery of executive powers, converted the space into a public garden. The garden has a small lake and a viewpoint.

Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)

Praça do Comércio, formerly Terreiro do Paço was the site of the palace of the kings of Portugal for about two centuries. It is one of the largest squares in Europe, measuring around 36,000 m2. It is considered a historical symbol of political power and manifestation of capital in Portugal. In 1511, King D. Manuel I transferred his residence from the Castelo de São Jorge to this location by the river. The famous Martinho da Arcada café is located in one of the buildings on the square, the oldest in Lisbon, and one of Fernando Pessoa's favourites. It was for a long time the noblest entrance to Lisbon and, on the marble steps of Cais das Colunas, coming from the river, heads of state and other prominent figures were disembarked and received. In the centre of the square, you can see the equestrian statue D. José, erected in 1775 by Joaquim Machado de Castro, the main Portuguese sculptor of the 18th century.

Casa dos Bicos-Museu de Lisboa

The Casa dos Bicos or Casa de Brás de Albuquerque is one of the centers of the Lisbon Museum. The house was built in 1523, by order of D. Brás de Albuquerque. The facade is clad in stone trimmed in the shape of a diamond tip, the "beaks" showing a clear Italian Renaissance influence. The José Saramago Foundation now operates at Casa dos Bicos, hosting the library of the Nobel Prize-winning writer for Literature, as well as a permanent exhibition on his life and work. The ground floor has been, since July of 2020, the Archaeological Centre of the Museum of the City of Lisbon, where you can find a collection that traces the city's history from the Roman occupation to the XVIII century.

Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II (Pass by)

The Teatro Nacional Dona Maria I has a capacity for 948 people seated and is located in Praça de D. Pedro IV in Lisbon. It was inaugurated on April 13, 1846, during the celebrations of the 27th anniversary of D. Maria Il, but the history of the D. Maria I National Theatre began ten years before its inauguration. In the revolution of September 9, 1836, Passos Manuel assumed the direction of the Government and one of the measures he took that same year was to instruct writer and politician Almeida Garrett to think about Portuguese theatre in global terms and present a plan for the foundation and organisation of a national theatre that contributes to the civilisation and moral improvement of the Portuguese nation. The emergence of a national theatre was not only a cultural issue but, above all, a political one, and assumed as a matter closely linked to the nation's own independence.

Rossio Train Station (Pass by)

The Praça do Rossio, officially called Praça Dom Pedro IV, it has been one of the city's nerve centers. This lower part of the city was called Valverde, due to a tributary of the Tejo river. On the left side of the National Theatre is the Rossio Railway Station with its imposing façade built in 1887. It is one of the main stations in Lisbon.

Parque Eduardo VII (Pass by)

The Parque Eduardo VII of England is the largest park in the centre of Lisbon, being better known only as Parque Eduardo VII. It was baptized in 1903 in honour of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, who had visited Lisbon the previous year to reaffirm the alliance between the two countries. Until then, it was called Parque da Liberdade and was built in the first half of the XX century. The space it occupies extends over about twenty-five hectares.

Palacio Nacional da Ajuda

1h
Admission ticket not included

The Palácio Nacional da Ajuda or Paço de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda is a Portuguese national monument. Its construction began at the end of the 18th century (1795) to replace the Real Barraca. The initial project, designed by Manuel Caetano de Sousa, underwent a profound change with a new project in 1802. With neoclassical inspiration, by the architects Francisco Xavier Fabri and José da Costa e Silva, the Palace was inhabited with several interruptions, and remained unfinished. It functioned as Royal Palace with king D. Luis I (1838-1889), who settled there permanently from 1861 onwards. In the vestibule, the 47 statues signed by Portuguese artists are worth mentioning. Ended with the establishment of the Republic in 1910, the interior of the Palace was turned into a museum, as of 1968, presenting a relevant collection of furniture, gold, silver and jewelery.

Royal Treasure Museum

The Royal Treasury Museum/Crown Jewels is a must-see for lovers of unique pieces. Comprising 11 sections, the museum exhibits a large part of the assets of the former Portuguese Royal House, including jewels from the Crown and private collections of the royal family. Located in the new wing of the Ajuda National Palace, the museum offers a unique experience with inestimable historical, artistic and cultural value.

Location

Activity location

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
- Praca do Imperio, Belém
- 1400-206, Lisbon, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

Lisbon
- Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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