Lisbon Architecture Tour
A private tour through Lisbon’s architecture and urban planning: three hours in the city centre, or a full day that goes further afield.
WhenAny day, on request
Duration3 hours (city centre) or full day
LevelEasy · all ages
PricePrice on request
Lisbon’s history is engraved in its buildings and in the layout of its streets. This private tour, for your group only, comes in two versions.
3 hours: the city centre. The tour stays entirely in central Lisbon and follows its different periods and urban changes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood. We compare the older, winding streets of Alfama and Mouraria, the orthogonal plan of Chiado and Bairro Alto (laid out centuries before the Baixa) and the Pombaline Downtown, rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. We also see how architecture keeps renewing the centre, including the modern Baixa-Chiado metro station by Siza Vieira.
Full day: three Lisbons. The full-day tour goes further from the centre, following three architectural ages from the 18th to the 21st century: the dreamed city of Pombal, the modern city of the Estado Novo (from Areeiro to Alameda) and the Expo 98 area at Parque das Nações.
What you’ll see
In the city centre (3 hours)
- Alfama and Mourariathe older, winding Lisbon
- Chiado and Bairro Altoan orthogonal plan, centuries before the Baixa
- Pombal’s Downtownrebuilt after the 1755 earthquake
- Baixa-Chiado metro stationby Siza Vieira
On the full day, also
- From Areeiro to Alamedathe new city of the Estado Novo
- Contemporary architects and architecture
- The Expo 98 area
Book this private tour
We run this tour privately, for your group only, on the day that suits you.
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Private tours: we meet at Praça do Comércio, under the Rua Augusta Arch, unless stated otherwise. We can also meet you at your hotel on foot if it is in the city centre (up to Marquês de Pombal).
Questions? Email us at info@lisbonwalker.com.