World City Guide

Tours of the City

Walking Tours
Lisbon is a city that demands a stroll around its unique neighbourhoods – notably Chiado, Bairro Alto, Mouraria and Alfama. Many of Turismo de Lisboa’s publications include self-guided walking tours, although there are currently no guided walking tours available.

Bus Tours
Standard bus tours are offered by Cityrama (tel: (21) 386 4322; e-mail: circuitos@cityrama,pt; website: www.cityrama.pt ), for 28 (half-day) and 65 (full day), including Sintra, Cascais and Estoril. Tours depart from Marqus de Pombal Square, although pick-up can be organised from a number of hotels. Similar half-day tours are offered by Portugal Tours (tel: (21) 352 2902 or 9175 47650, e-mail: infor@portugaltours.pt; website: www.portugaltours.pt ), also costing 28 and departing from Marqus de Pombal Square.

Cityline (tel: (21) 319 1090 or 386 4322; website: www.cityline-sightline.pt ) offers an open-top bus service, costing 13. Being a hop-on-hop-off bus service, the length of the tour can be self-determined and the ticket is valid for the whole day. The tour departs from Praa Marqus de Pombal. A similar service is offered by Carristur (tel: (21) 361 3000 or 9662 98558; website: www.carris.pt ), whose terminal is Praa do Comrcio.

Passeante Promenader (tel: (21) 388 2513) offers city tours of up to two hours, in a people carrier. Tours cost 30 and pick-up from various city centre hotels is arranged. Cityrama and Passeante Promenader also offer night tours, which include a visit to a Fado house for 68 and 72 respectively.

Tram Tours
Carristur (tel: (21) 361 3000 or 9662 98558; website: www.carris.pt ) operates a city tour in a restored tramcar for 16 (concessions are available). The tram takes an hour and a half to travel through the historical sights of Lisbon, departing from the Praa do Comrcio and passing the cathedral and castle. A much cheaper and often more enjoyable option is for tourists to just take one of the city’s old rumbling public trams.

Boat Tours
Transtejo (tel: (21) 322 4000; website: www.transtejo.pt ) offers a variety of boat tours, including two-hour tours of the River Tagus, from the docks east of Praa do Comrcio and travelling as far west as the Belm Tower. Tours cost 15 (concessions are available) and depart daily at 1100 and 1500 from the Terreiro do Pao river station, April to October. Cityrama (tel: (21) 386 4322; e-mail: circuitos@cityrama.pt; website: www.cityrama.pt ) offers visitors a three-hour cruise on the Tagus for 25. Tours leave from Praa Marqus de Pombal at 1430 (April to October).