Portugal · Walking Tour

Lisbon Highlights for Newcomers Private Tour

2 Hours Round trip from Lisbon Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private walking tour through Chiado and Baixa Pombalina
  • 02 See landmarks including Santa Justa Lift and Largo do Carmo
  • 03 Skip-the-line entry to the Carmo Convent ruins
  • 04 Taste traditional Portuguese Ginjinha
  • 05 Explore historic churches, squares, and elegant streets
  • 06 Enjoy insights from a local guide in your language

Get a quick but rewarding introduction to Lisbon on this private walking tour through Chiado and Baixa Pombalina. In just two hours, discover elegant squares, historic churches, atmospheric streets, and some of the city’s most iconic viewpoints and landmarks.

Along the way, visit the Santa Justa Lift, explore the ruins of the Carmo Convent with skip-the-line entry, and enjoy a taste of traditional Ginjinha. With a local guide leading the way, this experience is ideal for newcomers who want to understand the city’s character, history, and highlights in a short time.

Along the way, visit the Santa Justa Lift, explore the ruins of the Carmo Convent with skip-the-line entry, and enjoy a taste of traditional Ginjinha.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Lisbon
Languages English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Praça Luis de Camoes

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

Church Nossa Senhora do Loreto

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

Church of Saint Roch

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

Rua Nova da Trinidade

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

Elevador de Santa Justa

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

Largo do Carmo

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

Carmo Archaeological Museum

Discover, with your skip the line ticket, the ruins of the gothic temple destroyed in the earthquake that hit Lisbon in 1755.

Estaçãp Do Rossio

Discover the beautiful train station in Neo-Manueline style

Ginjinha Tasting

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

Igreja de São Domingos

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

Casa do Alentejo

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

Rua Augusta

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

Praça so Comércio

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.

Praça Dom Pedro

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

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Lisbon 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

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

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • 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.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Lisbon, PT
Tour start
Lisbon, PT
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Lisbon.

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