Lisbon: a trilogy
4-day tour in Lisbon
The structure of our short break will allow us to discover a different side of Lisbon each day – facets that make up the uniqueness of one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals.
This is a city both Atlantic and Mediterranean, with a rich variety of heritage and styles, all shaken up by the earthquake of 1755 and illuminated by the city’s extraordinary light, reflected from the ever-present river Tagus.
Program
The Praça do Comércio, with its elegants arches facing the Tagus, is without doubt the ideal starting point for our tour. Then we explore the streets of the Baixa, laid out in a special, ordered design according to the urban ideals of the Enlightenment. Here, we walk through the streets immortalised by the great poet Fernando Pessoa, before ambling up to the Chiado, where cafés, shops and bookshops still evoke the way of life described by the author of The Book of Disquiet.
Our nights will be spent quietly amid the refinement of Pestana Palace, built at the end of the 19th century as the Palácio Valle Flor, in a beautiful and peaceful part of the city. The gardens, halls and spa will make our stay even more unforgettable.
Our second day takes us on a journey through the medieval origins of the city – from the heights of the castle of São Jorge, with its magnificent views, to the ancient cathedral and then descending into the streets of Alfama, in whose narrow, labyrinthine alleys one still breaths the air of an Arab city. It was from this neighbourhood that came the seafarers who left Lisbon to discover exotic new worlds.
In the afternoon, a visit to the Museu de Arte Antiga will give us the chance to soak up the treasures that testify to the rich cultural encounter between West and East. This is followed by more artistic and cultural riches at the breathtaking Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the Torre de Belém – both jewels of Manueline art in Portugal, and both listed as World Heritage sites.
The triumph of the baroque provides inspiration for day three which will be spent amid magnificent palaces, beautiful private gardens and extraordinary religious architecture, including gilded woodcarved interiors and stunning tiles.
We bid the city farewell with a surprise, at the modern Parque das Nações and its concentration of world-class contemporary architecture built for Expo ’98. Here we find architect Siza Vieira’s masterpiece, the Pavilhão de Portugal, with its pala of extraordinary lightness that appears to float on the air. Then there’s the fantastic Oceanário, the work of Peter Chermayeff and the Estação do Oriente of Santiago Calatrava among other imposing attractions. And there’s still time for a last stroll along the banks of the Tagus, so wide and golden in this area of the city that it is called the Mar da Palha, or Straw Sea.
The Praça do Comércio, with its elegants arches facing the Tagus, is without doubt the ideal starting point for our tour. Then we explore the streets of the Baixa, laid out in a special, ordered design according to the urban ideals of the Enlightenment. Here, we walk through the streets immortalised by the great poet Fernando Pessoa, before ambling up to the Chiado, where cafés, shops and bookshops still evoke the way of life described by the author of The Book of Disquiet.
Our nights will be spent quietly amid the refinement of Pestana Palace, built at the end of the 19th century as the Palácio Valle Flor, in a beautiful and peaceful part of the city. The gardens, halls and spa will make our stay even more unforgettable.
Our second day takes us on a journey through the medieval origins of the city – from the heights of the castle of São Jorge, with its magnificent views, to the ancient cathedral and then descending into the streets of Alfama, in whose narrow, labyrinthine alleys one still breaths the air of an Arab city. It was from this neighbourhood that came the seafarers who left Lisbon to discover exotic new worlds.
In the afternoon, a visit to the Museu de Arte Antiga will give us the chance to soak up the treasures that testify to the rich cultural encounter between West and East. This is followed by more artistic and cultural riches at the breathtaking Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the Torre de Belém – both jewels of Manueline art in Portugal, and both listed as World Heritage sites.
The triumph of the baroque provides inspiration for day three which will be spent amid magnificent palaces, beautiful private gardens and extraordinary religious architecture, including gilded woodcarved interiors and stunning tiles.
We bid the city farewell with a surprise, at the modern Parque das Nações and its concentration of world-class contemporary architecture built for Expo ’98. Here we find architect Siza Vieira’s masterpiece, the Pavilhão de Portugal, with its pala of extraordinary lightness that appears to float on the air. Then there’s the fantastic Oceanário, the work of Peter Chermayeff and the Estação do Oriente of Santiago Calatrava among other imposing attractions. And there’s still time for a last stroll along the banks of the Tagus, so wide and golden in this area of the city that it is called the Mar da Palha, or Straw Sea.
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Prices
- 4-day tour in Lisbon
- Price per person from € 928 Group of 8 people
- Single supplement of € 235
The Tour includes
- 3 nights at Pestana Palace Hotel
- Breakfast daily, 2 lunches & 2 dinners (water,wine and coffee included)
- Private transportation
- Full accompaniment by tour leader
- All entrance fees
- Special guided tour by night at Bairro Alto
The Tour does NOT include
- Air travel tickets
- Beverages not included in the meals
- Meals not shown in the price panel for each tour
- Items of personal expenditure (e.g. telephone calls, laundry, etc)
- Gratuities to guides and drivers
- Personal travel insurance
- Visa cost where applicable
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