Itinerary · 4 days · 20 places
4 Days in Lisbon
Four days in Lisbon on foot and by tram: settling in around the Baixa, a full day in the lanes and viewpoints of the Alfama, a day for the monuments to the seafarers in Belém, and finally Chiado with views over the city.
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The plan, day by day
Day 1Arrival & the Baixa by the river
Arrival in Lisbon
Hotel check-in
Base yourself in the Baixa between Rossio and Praça do Comércio, from where everything is within walking distance and it's easy to find your way back at night.
Praça do Comércio
The arcaded square opening onto the Tagus, with the equestrian statue of José I; from its steps at the water's edge you watch the first ships sail past.
Arco da Rua Augusta
The triumphal arch on the north side of the square, with a lift up to the roof terrace: from there the grid of the Baixa stretches out below you as far as Rossio.
Evening: Cais do Sodré
The old harbour district west of the Baixa, where the bars on Rua Nova do Carvalho, with its pink-painted street, fill up in the evening.
Day 2Alfama, castle & fado
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
A viewing terrace with blue-and-white azulejo panels and bougainvillea, looking out over the tiled roofs of the Alfama to the Tagus.
Sé de Lisboa
The Romanesque cathedral of 1147 with its two fortress-like towers; in the cloister, excavated Roman and Moorish foundations are exposed.
Castelo de São Jorge
The Moorish castle on the castle hill above Alfama: ramparts, peacocks in the courtyard and the widest panorama over Lisbon.
Museu do Fado
A small museum on Largo do Chafariz de Dentro that uses recordings, guitars and posters to tell the story of fado, from the harbour tavern to Amália Rodrigues.
Panteão Nacional
The white domed church of Santa Engrácia, now the national pantheon for figures such as Amália Rodrigues and Eusébio, with a walkway around the rim of the dome.
Miradouro da Senhora do Monte
The city's highest viewpoint, in Graça, where locals gather in the late afternoon with views of the castle and the bridge.
Evening: Largo das Portas do Sol
A terrace above the Alfama where the lights come on in the lanes in the evening and singing drifts up from the open doors of the fado houses below.
Day 3Belém & the Age of Discovery
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
The Manueline Jerónimos Monastery, with its cloister of ropes and sea monsters carved in stone; Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões lie in the church.
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
The caravel-shaped monument on the waterfront with Henry the Navigator at its prow; the compass rose in the paving in front shows the dates of the voyages of discovery.
Torre de Belém
The defensive tower of 1519 standing out in the waters of the Tagus, cramped inside and climbable via narrow spiral staircases up to the top terrace.
Museu Nacional dos Coches
A hall full of gilded state coaches of the Portuguese court, including the heavy coaches of the 1716 Portuguese embassy to Pope Clement XI.
MAAT
The curving white riverside building for art and architecture, whose walkable roof opens up a ground-level view of the Ponte 25 de Abril.
Pastéis de Belém
The pastry shop dating from 1837, where the custard tarts made to the monastery recipe are still served warm across the counter with cinnamon and icing sugar.
Evening: Bairro Alto
The nightlife quarter above Chiado, whose narrow lanes only come alive after dark and where drinkers stand out in the street.
Day 4Chiado from above & departure
Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
A garden terrace at the top of the Glória funicular, looking across the Baixa straight at the castle hill opposite.
Igreja de São Roque
Behind its plain façade, a Jesuit church full of gold, marble and lapis lazuli — the Chapel of St John the Baptist was built in Rome and shipped over.
Livraria Bertrand
The bookshop in Chiado that has been open continuously since 1732, a string of small vaulted rooms with Portuguese literature and editions of Pessoa.
Departure from Lisbon
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