Lisbon Old Neighborhoods, History & Their Stories
Tours Of My Life, offering pay-what-you-wish Lisbon walking tours. We show you the history and the exciting stories of Lisbon with the best guides in town and, at the end, you will determine what a tour was worth. Find our team in Lisbon and tour with them to meet the fantastic secrets of the city. Look for the Black Umbrellas with the Yellow Gnome in the meeting point!
Pickup
On "Praça Luís de Camões" just look for the team with the "Tours Of My Life" logo in Black Umbrellas and T-Shirts.
Description
Take the most out of your day in the center of Lisbon with the most complete free walking tour available. Get to know the main neighborhoods of the historic Lisbon (Bairro Alto, Chiado, Downtown and Alfama), the heritage and their stories, at the comfort of the mild temperatures of the morning. Our tour it’s very well paced and our local guides will tell you all about the fascinating stories behind the history of Lisbon and Portugal, the portuguese culture and their people. You will know how the city developed since 3000 years ago until our days and how you can notice the different influences of the Romans, the Barbarians, the Moors and several other civilizations throughout the streets of the Portuguese capital. We will show you a lot of hidden gems of the old town as well as the most significant monuments of the city center like the Church of São Domingos, the ruins of Carmo Convent, Rossio Station, Santa Justa Elevator and more, as well as the main squares of the city center like Praça Luís de Camões, Largo do Carmo, Rossio, Praça do Comércio and Portas do Sol. You'll get to know the history of the most important figures that influenced the city (writers, performers, architects, kings, knights and much more)and stories from the most important chapters of the history of Lisbon (earthquake of 1755, batalha de Aljubarrota, the revolution for democracy aka Carnation Revolution, etc). Free Tour - You take a tour with the best local guides in town and by the end you determine what the tour was worth (i.e.: 10€, 15€, 20€, …) Tours Of My Life is Officially Licensed by Turismo de Portugal (national tourism office).