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Lisbon

Baixa, Alfama and Bairro Alto are in Lisbon's old town; tram 15E serves the monuments of Belém.

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São Jorge Castle on the wooded castle hill above colourful houses with red-tiled roofs, the Tagus on the right

São Jorge Castle

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What brings you to Lisbon?

The old town between Baixa, Alfama and Bairro Alto is walkable; for Belém you take Tram 15E.

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First time in Lisbon

Spread Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery and São Jorge Castle sensibly across your days.
Plan the sights 02

Views over the rooftops

Senhora do Monte, Santa Luzia, São Pedro de Alcântara and Graça are all four free to visit.
See the miradouros 03

Discover the neighbourhoods

Choose by character, from the grid-planned Baixa to old-town Alfama and monumental Belém.
Compare neighbourhoods 04

Churches & monasteries

Place Jerónimos, the 1147 cathedral and the ruined Carmo Convent in context; four of the six have a free nave.
See the churches 05

Food, tascas & ginjinha

Pastéis de nata, bacalhau, grilled sardines and the tascas where locals eat.
Food & drink 06

Day trips from the city

Sintra's palaces, the seaside town of Cascais, Cristo Rei across the river and walled Óbidos.
Compare day trips 07

Getting there & around

Direct flight or the train via Madrid, and in the city the metro, trams and ascensores.
Plan your journey 08

Routes for 1 to 3 days

Ready-made itineraries for one, two or three days, plus the Lisboa Card comparison and the city map.
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Highlights

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The six places people come to Lisbon for.

Yellow trams of the famous Tram 28 line on Lisbon's steep cobbled streets.

Tram 28

Historic tram through the old town

Lisbon's neighbourhoods

All neighbourhoods

Four neighbourhoods, four characters: from flat, central Baixa to monumental Belém.

Column of King Pedro IV with a fountain on the central Rossio square, a meeting point in Lisbon's old town. Baixa & Chiado Planned centre with grand squares & shopping Aerial view of the historic Alfama neighbourhood with its characteristic red-tiled roofs and narrow lanes. Alfama Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood and home of fado Traditional façades in the Bairro Alto district with blue Portuguese azulejo tiles and characteristic historic architecture. Bairro Alto Lisbon's nightlife hub, full of bars and fado The Belém Tower on the bank of the Tagus, one of Lisbon's best-known landmarks. Belém Lisbon's Age of Discovery quarter on the Tagus

Lisbon on the map

What lies where: the sights, the neighbourhoods and the monuments along the Tagus.

All places on the map as a list (29)