We love a good walk in the morning before going to the office, but what we’re bringing you today is not just a simple walk around Lisbon. They are knowledge-packed walking tours of some of the most fantastic places in the city.
From the most hidden places where the masonry passed through to the patios, villas and walls of the city, to the Lisbon of the spies or the Jewish attractions, today we’re going to take you on an incredible journey through the best of what you can do in the city? through these walks through Lisbon on foot.
Do you accept this challenge? Then come along with us on these walking routes through Lisbon!
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Walk through the secret places of Freemasonry in Lisbon
Freemasonry has always been shrouded in mystery and secrecy, and it is present throughout the city of Lisbon.
On these walks through Lisbon, organized by companies that specialize in guided tours of the city, you’ll discover the most important sites, from buildings to various symbols implanted in the streets and alleys of the Portuguese capital.
It’s quite possible that you’ve already passed several of these places, but the truth is that you’ve never associated them with this secret society, which on this walking tour you’ll get to know better.
When: see dates
Meeting place: Praça do Comércio (next to Cais das Colunas)
Duration: 3 hours
Pedestrian walk through the city’s courtyards, villas and walls
Lisbon is a city full of charms… and nooks and crannies. Those who know it well know that we’re not lying.
According to a 2015 study, Lisbon has 1,126 patios and workers’ villas (721 patios and 405 villas), all with a thousand and one stories to tell.
So you really have to visit the numerous patios and villas that this city is home to, namely areas of very characteristic popular or working-class housing and, of course, where you can feel all the city’s parochialism.
This is precisely what this walk will give you: a stroll through the patios, villas and walls of Lisbon.
On this tour you will get to know the main curiosities of some of these places, such as the Pátio do Carrasco, and other stories that go from Castelo Hill, through Graça and São Vicente, and end in Santa Apolónia.
When: see dates
Meeting place: Largo da Sé
Duration: 3 hours
Lisbon of Spies walking tour
On this walking tour, the guided tour company will show you the most mysterious thing about Lisbon: who were the spies who influenced the course of the Second World War from the capital.
Hotels, cafés and many other hidden places in the city have always been on the map of these spies, where they took the opportunity to pass on all kinds of secret information.
This tour will therefore be a very mysterious guide through some of the city’s most secret hideouts, where intrigue, betrayal and terror spread.
When: see dates
Meeting place: in front of the Tivoli Avenida da Liberdade Hotel
Duration: 2 hours
Walking tour of Jewish Lisbon
Ana Augusto, Inês Ribeiro and Sandra Félix will be your expert guides on this new city walk through Jewish Lisbon.
The chosen route will leave no one indifferent, starting at a landmark site that marks the 500th anniversary of a massacre against Jews in Lisbon.
If you’ve never heard of this place and are interested in the subject, then this walk is ideal for you.
When: see dates
Meeting place: Largo de São Domingos
Duration: 3 hours
Percurso Pedestre pelos Pátios de Lisboa, Aldeias entre Muros
Percurso Pedestre pela Lisboa dos Espiões
Percurso Pedestre pela Lisboa Judaica
