Lisbon Trip Overview
The best of Lisbon in three days
This is a not shy itinerary for you to enjoy, know and photograph the main sights of Lisbon, one of the most delicious European capitals! It’s 3 days full of amazing corners. Get ready to take lots of photos and get to know the best of Lisbon!
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Central Portugal, Portugal
The best of Lisbon in three days
This is a not shy itinerary for you to enjoy, know and photograph the main sights of Lisbon, one of the most delicious European capitals! It’s 3 days full of amazing corners. Get ready to take lots of photos and get to know the best of Lisbon!
Itinerary
Day 1: Lisbon – City
Stop At: Parque das Nacoes, Parque das Nacoes, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Parque das Nações is a refurbished area by the Tagus River. Green parks with public art serve as a link between impressive contemporary buildings such as the Camões Theater and the great Lisbon Oceanarium. Nearby are modern riverside restaurants and the glass-roofed Vasco da Gama Center with shops and cinemas. Children’s exhibitions draw families to the Knowledge Pavilion, while the Telecabine Lisboa cable car offers stunning views.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Rua Madre de Deus 4 São João, Lisbon 1900-312 Portugal
The National Tile Museum’s mission is to collect, conserve, study and disseminate representative samples of the evolution of Ceramics and Tiles in Portugal, promoting the best practices of Inventory, Documentation, Research, Classification, Disclosure, Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics. in particular, the tile. The mission of MNAz also integrates the patrimonial safeguard of the church and the other spaces of the former Madre de Deus Monastery.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Castelo de S. Jorge, Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Lisbon 1100-129 Portugal
Open to the public seven days a week, S. Jorge Castle is today a place where you can enjoy the heritage and know its history. Be enchanted by the many cultural and recreational activities that this remarkable Lisbon monument has in store for you.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Parque Eduardo VII, Av. Sidonio Pais, Lisbon 1070-051 Portugal
Situated at the northern end of Avenida da Liberdade, at the top of Marquês do Pombal Square, this is the largest park in Lisbon. Initially called the Freedom Park, it was renamed the King of England who, in 1903, came to Lisbon to reaffirm the alliance between the two countries.
With twenty-five hectares, it develops along a central axis materialized in the large mall with a large grassy slope, offering unique corners and various valences.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica da Estrela, Praca da Estrela 12, Lisbon 1200-667 Portugal
Classified as National Monument is also known as Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ordered to be erected by D. Maria I, as a fulfillment of a vow I had made for the birth of D. José, the work was started in 1779 and completed in 1789. With the project of the arch. Mateus Vicente and Reinaldo dos Santos was conceived in late Baroque language, at a time when the neoclassical style prevailed, and the statuary attributed to Machado de Castro’s workshop. Outside there is the imposing façade consisting of a central body, with 2 floors, flanked by 2 bell towers, and the junior that allows you to enjoy a magnificent view over Lisbon. The marble interior features a single nave divided into 3 sections topped by side chapels and chancel, where is the tomb of the founder.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Belem, Belem, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Belém is a quiet area by the Tagus River, known for seafood restaurants and houses decorated with colorful tiles. Among the shady green lawns in this area are historical monuments that refer to Portugal’s maritime past, such as the Belém Tower of the 19th century. XVI and the Discoveries Standard, which is shaped like a ship. Close to the extensive Gothic-style Jeronimos Monastery is the famous Pastry of Belém pastry, known for its cream puffs.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Sintra – Cascais
Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
The Park and the Pena Palace, located in the Serra de Sintra and the result of the creative genius of D. Fernando II, are the greatest exponent of nineteenth century Romanticism in Portugal, with architectural references of Manueline and Moorish influence.
The Palace was built to be seen from anywhere in the park, lush forest and gardens with over five hundred tree species from the four corners of the world.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Palacio de Monserrate, R. Visc. de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-591 Portugal
Close to the historic center of Sintra, lies one of the most beautiful architectural and landscape creations of Romanticism in Portugal: the Park and Palace of Monserrate, unique testimonies of 19th century eclecticism.
The Palace combines Gothic, Indian and Moorish influences, as well as exotic and plant motifs that harmoniously extend outside.
The gardens received species from all over the world and were organized by geographical areas. The front lawn of the Palace allows the well deserved rest during the discovery of one of the richest Portuguese botanical gardens.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sintra, Sintra, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Sintra, Monte da Lua, is one of those places full of magic and mystery where nature and man came together in such a perfect symbiosis that UNESCO has classified it as a World Heritage Site.
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Azenhas do Mar, Azenhas do Mar, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
A viewpoint that gives us the coastal perspective of Sintra.
With an overwhelming view of the slopes that descend to the Atlantic Ocean in all their strength, but flanked by the picturesque setting of the small blue-lined houses, almost carved into the rock. In this idyllic setting, the sea cuts the cliffs forming small natural pools.
It is located in Colares parish, 14 km from Sintra Historic Center.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Estrada Cabo da Roca, Colares 2705-001 Portugal
The most westerly point in Europe … “where the earth ends and the sea begins”.
It is the westernmost point of the European continent, situated at the far end of the Serra de Sintra, “the point where the land ends and the sea begins”, as Luís de Camões wrote (in Os Lusíadas, Canto III). Roca is also called “Snout of Roca” by people linked to the things of the sea, and more poetically by “Promontory of the Moon”.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cascais, Cascais, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Cascais and Estoril, on the north coast of Lisbon, became one of the most cosmopolitan and touristy places in Portugal, since King Luís I chose the bay for his summer residence at the end of the 19th century. . XIX
The mild climate and an average of 260 rainless days a year was certainly a strong reason for this and for the wealthier families of the time to follow the royal house and have their villas and villas there. It is worth taking the tour and still feel the atmosphere of those times.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Estoril, Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Cascais and Estoril, on the north coast of Lisbon, became one of the most cosmopolitan and touristy places in Portugal, since King Luís I chose the bay for his summer residence at the end of the 19th century. . XIX
The mild climate and an average of 260 rainless days per year was certainly a strong reason for this and for the wealthier families of the time to follow the royal house and have their villas and villas there. It is worth taking the tour and still feel the atmosphere of those times.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: West Zone
Stop At: Alenquer, Alenquer, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
County of strong wine tradition, since the middle ages, with its vineyards and vineyards now flanked by mountains, hills and valleys, sometimes linked by the river, paint a constant landscape with a magnificent range of colors sometimes autumnal or spring.
With a centuries-old heritage that has been growing and gaining national and international prestige, projecting Alenquer Quintas and Alenquer County to lands beyond borders, it invites passionate and differentiating experiences with their aromatic whites and persistent flavor. , bright reds while new and rare bouquet when aged.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
