Lisbon Highlights Walking Tour Praça do Comércio to São Pedro

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 20

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Walk the squares and streets that shaped Lisbon's story

A guided walking tour of Lisbon's central sights, starting at Praça do Comércio and ending at São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint, with a professional guide in English or Spanish. The tour covers roughly 2.5 hours and takes in the Arco da Rua Augusta, Santa Justa Elevator, Rossio Square, São Domingos Church, Carmo Convent, and Avenida da Liberdade, tracing Lisbon's history from the 1755 earthquake through the dictatorship and revolution. All fees and taxes are included.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Lisbon's iconic sights

Meet at Praça do Comércio
Learn about the Great Earthquake
See Augusta Street Arch
Visit Municipal Square and City Hall
Walk along Augusta Street
See Santa Justa Elevator
Visit Rossio Square
See São Domingo Church
Learn about ginjinha liquor
See Casa do Alentejo building
See Avenida Liberdade
Learn about Rossio Station
Visit Carmo Square and Convent
Explore Chiado area and Café A Brasileira
See Luis de Camões Square
End at São Pedro de Alcantara viewpoint

The Experience

The tour begins at Praça do Comércio, Lisbon's largest square, where you'll learn how the 1755 earthquake destroyed roughly 80% of the city and shaped the rebuilding that followed. From there, the route moves through the grid-planned streets of the Baixa district—Augusta Street, the city's most important thoroughfare, and the Arco da Rua Augusta, one of Lisbon's most recognizable landmarks. You'll see the Santa Justa Elevator, the only one of its kind in Portugal, and hear its connection to the Eiffel Tower.

Rossio Square comes next, the oldest square in Lisbon, dating to the 13th century. The guide explains the Portuguese stone pattern beneath your feet and the story of the Portuguese royal family's escape to Brazil. At São Domingos Church, you'll learn about one of the darkest moments in Lisbon's past. The tour then moves through Casa do Alentejo, where Moorish influence in Portuguese architecture becomes visible, and past Rossio Station, the city's first central station, known for its distinctive architectural style found nowhere else in Portugal.

The route continues into the Chiado neighborhood, where you'll see Carmo Square and the unfinished Carmo Convent—a physical reminder of the Portuguese dictatorship and the 1974 revolution that ended it. You'll pass Café A Brasileira, a 20th-century gathering place for writers and poets, and reach Camões Square, named after Portugal's most celebrated poet. The tour concludes at São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint, where the city spreads out below you. Along the way, the guide shares stories about ginjinha, Lisbon's famous liquor, and its place in the city's culture.

What’s included

Professional guide in English or Spanish; all fees and taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Hi Lisbon Walking Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to understand Lisbon's layout and history in a single walk—the guide connects the earthquake, the monarchy, the dictatorship and the revolution to the actual streets and buildings you're standing in front of, so the city's story becomes the route itself.