Lisbon Trendy Downtown From Romantic Chic to Postmodern Glamour

Lisbon Trendy Downtown From Romantic Chic to Postmodern Glamour

Sooner or later while visiting Lisbon you’ll end up strolling in the Baixa and Chiado neighborhood, the Downtown of the Portuguese capital. For more than two centuries that’s where everything has happened including political conspiracies, religious processions, intellectual get-togethers and outrageous art performances. After a ravaging fire 30 years ago, Baixa and Chiado experienced a striking renaissance and are now again a lively area - the area with the greater concentration of fancy shops, innovative coffee shops and cool restaurants. Through this comprehensive walking tour (3h-4h) you’ll discover some incredible addresses, while you get acquainted with amazing and insightful stories on the more cosmopolitan district in Lisbon.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco), Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 1C, Lisbon 1100-053 Portugal

The Royal Square, its majestic buildings, fine sculptures and scenic pier, all rebuilt after the 1755 Tsunami

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Elevador de Santa Justa, Rua do Ouro, Lisbon 150-060 Portugal

Downtown after the 1755 tsunami and its 19th century avatars, namely the Santa Justa lift, Pastelaria A Camponesa and Animatógrafo

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rossio Square, Praca Dom Pedro IV, Lisbon 1100-026 Portugal

Most popular square in town with a remarkable frame of 18th century buildings, plus the National Theater, a wave pattern pavement and a couple of historic coffee shops.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Praca da Figueira, Travessa Nova de Sao Domingos 9 3 Esq., Lisbon 1100-372 Portugal

Most original shops in town, including a Hospital for Dolls

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Igreja de Sao Domingos ( Santa Justa e Rufina ), Largo de Sao Domingos, Lisbon 1150-320 Portugal

São Domingos displays a majestic facade, overwhelming ruins inside, a masonic churchyard, and the best cherry liqueur just around the corner

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Luvaria Ulisses, Rua do Carmo 87A, Lisbon 1200-093 Portugal

A set of amazing shops, including incredibly tiny Luvaria Ulisses, directly dug in the massive Carmo Wall, but also de 'parisian' Grandes Armazéns, rebuilt after a ravaging fire in 1988.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bertrand, Rua Garrett 73 75, Lisbon 1200-203 Portugal

The most cosmopolitan street in town after the 1755 earthquake , including Bertrand, the oldest bookstore in the world, but also Brasileira, the muster point for artists and writers for the last hundred years

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Praca Luis de Camoes, Lisbon Portugal

The square which epitomizes Romantic Lisbon, now also one of the most lively places in town

Duration: 10 minutes