Lisbon Essentials

The stops, in walking order

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   Stop 1: A Brasileira

   ~3 min here

   A Brasileira is the café before you, with a narrow decorated frontage and an interior shaped by Lisbon’s long coffeehouse tradition.

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   Stop 2: Elevador de Santa Justa

   ~3 min here

   Santa Justa is a public lift, built as an ornate iron tower that carries you between Lisbon’s lower Baixa streets and Largo do Carmo.

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   Stop 3: Praça Dom Pedro IV

   ~3 min here

   Praça Dom Pedro IV is the broad urban square Lisboners usually call Rossio, and the monument rising from its paved expanse honours Pedro IV, King of Portugal.

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   Stop 4: Praça do Comércio

   ~3 min here

   Praça do Comércio is Lisbon’s vast harbour-facing plaza, also known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço.

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   Stop 5: Sé de Lisboa

   ~15 min here

   Sé de Lisboa is Lisbon’s cathedral, a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the seat of the city’s patriarchate.

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   Stop 6: Casa dos Bicos

   ~3 min here

   Casa dos Bicos is a historic house recognised by its striking façade, covered in projecting diamond-shaped stone points.

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   Stop 7: Alfama

   ~3 min here

   Alfama is Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhood, spread along the slope between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus.

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   Stop 8: Miradouro de Santa Luzia

   ~10 min here

   Miradouro de Santa Luzia is a Lisbon viewpoint, with a broad outlook over Alfama and the Tagus.

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   Stop 9: Castelo de São Jorge

   ~3 min here

   Castelo de São Jorge is a historic fortress and museum occupying Lisbon’s prominent castle hill.

More walks in Lisbon

• HighlightsLisbon Essentials: The Baixa in an Hour5 stops · ~45 min · 1.5 kmSee the walk
• ViewpointsAlfama and Graça: Fado, Monasteries and Miradouros9 stops · ~2 hr 50 min · 3.2 kmSee the walk
• Weird & UnusualUnderground Lisbon: Ruins Beneath the Baixa5 stops · ~2 hr 40 min · 1.6 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkChiado to Cais do Sodré: Cafés, Beer and the Market5 stops · ~35 min · 1.4 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsGardens Above the City: Bairro Alto to Príncipe Real4 stops · ~30 min · 1.6 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeWestern Lisbon: Aqueduct, Markets and Hidden Parks6 stops · ~3 hr 40 min · 7.2 kmSee the walk
• RiversideAlong the Tagus: Alcântara to Belém6 stops · ~2 hr 20 min · 5.1 kmSee the walk
• NatureMonsanto: Forest Park and Palácio Fronteira3 stops · ~50 min · 3.3 kmSee the walk