LISBON
FREE TOUR

If you want to see the best of Lisbon in one day, our Lisbon Free Tour is definitely the right choice for you. This free tour is a great introduction to the city and you’ll get to see Lisbon’s center most important sites in one single tour. Take Lisboa’s free walking tour will take you through 3.000 years of history showing you the unmissable Lisbon and offering you dozens of local tips and plenty of things to do in Lisbon. ​ We’ll start our Lisbon Free Tour right next to the statue Monumento aos Restauradores. We’ll venture into Rossio Square and there will be plenty of incredible stories to tell from the Portuguese messianic myth Sebastianism to the Capital of Espionage during World War II. One of these episodes will be unforgettable as we pass by the Jewish Memorial and the São Domingos Church and tell you all about the Lisbon massacre of 1506. We will go by one of Lisbon’s most iconic establishments and the most adventurous will taste the punchy Ginjinha. We will then ascend to the Carmo Convent and admire it’s haunting gothic ruins and see the breathtaking views from the Elevator of Santa Justa up to the beautiful São Jorge Castle and it’s imposing walls. You will learn about the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake that shook the city and late modern philosophy and the peaceful Carnation Revolution of the 25th of April of 1974 that which overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime created by the dictator Salazar. A bit further up ahead, you will see the first Jesuit church in Portugal, Igreja de São Roque and hear all about the Cauteleiro next to its statue. Don't forget to rub the bronze lottery ticket! Your guide will take you through the old streets of Bairro Alto, Lisbon’s bohemian district and one of the best places to listen to Fado. Back in the XVI century Portugal was the world’s first global village and these districts were the liveliest in the western world. Did you know that Bairro Alto was born with the Age of Discoveries? At Luís Vaz de Camões Square you’ll hear all about the inventor of the Portuguese language. ​ We will then present you the district of Chiado, the cosmopolitan face of the city center. ​ Before heading to the last stop of our journey, and if the pace is right, we will tell all about Fernando Pessoa and the National Theater of São Carlos. It's now time to walk to the Praça do Comércio, where you will hear all about the triumphal Rua Augusta Arch.  ​ This is arguably the city’s best walking tour and as you can see we go by many of the must see places to visit in Lisbon. You will also be rewarded by our guide’s top things to do in Lisbon. Take our Centre Free Tour so you make take many beautiful memories of Lisbon back home.