Guided Tours

Lisbon on foot

Walking tours in Lisbon

Climb from the Baixa to the castle and watch Lisbon open up below you.

View from the Miradouro da Graca over the roofs of Lisbon

Free walking tours

Free walking tours in Lisbon

Free to reserve; you tip the guide at the end. Pick the route that fits your first day.

These tours cost nothing to book. You pay at the end, whatever the tour was worth to you. The guides live on that tip.

Exciting Free Walking Tour in Alfama District
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Exciting Free Walking Tour in Alfama District

2:30 4.6 (317)

Join the free walking guided tour of Alfama, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Lisbon, that survived the famous earthquake of 1755.

Operator: Discover Lisbon

Booking via: Freetour

Belém Free Walking Tour: History Versus Modern Facts
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Belém Free Walking Tour: History Versus Modern Facts

3:00 4.9 (148)

On the outskirts of the historical city center of Lisbon lays the district that saw a whole nation sail towards new worlds.

Operator: LIVE HISTORY - LIVE LISBON

Booking via: Freetour

Lisbon Free Tour: Alfama, Old City Walls & Viewpoints
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Lisbon Free Tour: Alfama, Old City Walls & Viewpoints

2:00 4.9 (106)

Discover the historic heart of Lisbon on a walking tour through Alfama and the city’s oldest neighborhoods.

Operator: Lisbon Free Tours

Booking via: Freetour

Belem Borough Free Walking Tour of Lisbon
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Belem Borough Free Walking Tour of Lisbon

2:30

Join this guided walking tour through Lisbon’s iconic Belém district — the birthplace of Portugal’s Age of Discoveries!

Operator: Luigi Caggianella

Booking via: Freetour

Lisbon Sunset Free Tour: Belém Walk & Pastéis
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Lisbon Sunset Free Tour: Belém Walk & Pastéis

2:15

Sunset at Belém is a relaxed evening walk through one of Lisbon’s most beautiful areas.

Operator: La Bussola Free Tours

Booking via: Freetour

Baixa & Chiado Free Walking Tour Lisbon
Live guide: EN Group tour Free walking tour

Baixa & Chiado Free Walking Tour Lisbon

2:30

Baixa & Chiado Free Walking Tour – The Heart of Lisbon Join me, Hamed,Your Lisbon Explorer, on a journey through Lisbon’s most elegant and…

Operator: Your Lisbon Explorer

Booking via: Freetour

Guided walks

Guided walking tours in Lisbon

Compare theme and route and open the walk that fits your visit to Lisbon.

Lisbon: History, Stories and Lifestyle Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: History, Stories and Lifestyle Walking Tour

180 min 4.8 (12052)

Learn about Lisbon’s history as you explore its charming neighborhoods on a guided walking tour.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Best of Lisbon Walking Tour: Rossio, Chiado & Alfama
Live guide: EN Group tour

Best of Lisbon Walking Tour: Rossio, Chiado & Alfama

180 min 4.9 (3333)

Join a walking tour of Lisbon and discover the city's icons like Rossio and Carmo Church.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon Kickstart Street Art Walking Tour with Specialists
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon Kickstart Street Art Walking Tour with Specialists

4.9 (809)

On this 1.5-hour tour, explore the historical center while looking out for the city’s top street art, in the most improbable places.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Food & Wine Walking Tour Through Baixa
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: Food & Wine Walking Tour Through Baixa

180 min 4.9 (399)

Experience the best of Portuguese cuisine on our award-winning Lisbon Food Tour through Baixa, with cultural stops, drinks, and 8 tastings of…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: City Highlights Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

150 min 4.8 (370)

Discover the wonders of Lisbon on this guided walking tour. See the city’s most iconic sights, learn about Lisbon’s impressive history, immerse…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon by Night: Guided Walking Tour - The Unholy Secrets
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon by Night: Guided Walking Tour - The Unholy Secrets

105 min 4.8 (252)

Explore the heart of Lisbon on an immersive guided walking tour focused on the Holy Inquisition and the Legends of the city that shaped the…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: 3-Hour The Slave Trade - An Historical Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: 3-Hour The Slave Trade - An Historical Walking Tour

180 min 4.9 (235)

On this tour of Lisbon, you will learn how in the 15th century Portugal created the Atlantic slave trade and how enslaved people from around the…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Black History Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: Black History Walking Tour

150 min 5.0 (143)

Discover the forgotten Black history of Lisbon on a walking tour. Learn about the origins of the transatlantic slave trade in Portugal and the…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Food and Culture 3-Hour Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: Food and Culture 3-Hour Walking Tour

180 min 4.7 (98)

Learn the story of Lisbon through its gastronomy on a 3-hour walking tour with food tastings.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Street Art Walk with a local Artist Igor AKA Mr.Red
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon: Street Art Walk with a local Artist Igor AKA Mr.Red

5.0 (88)

Discover the city of Lisbon through its street art on a 3-hour guided walk. Explore the most alternative places and neighborhoods with a local,…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon Street Art Walk by local Street Art Collective
Live guide: EN Group tour

Lisbon Street Art Walk by local Street Art Collective

4.8 (84)

Do you discover Lisbon for the first time? Or do you want to dig into this vivid city through a fun way?

Booking via: GetYourGuide

For your own group

Private walking tours in Lisbon

Booked for your group only: you agree pace, start time and emphasis with the guide.

Lisbon: Alfama and São Jorge Castle Quarters Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon: Alfama and São Jorge Castle Quarters Walking Tour

150 min 4.8 (144)

Explore Lisbon’s oldest areas on a guided tour of the Alfama and São Jorge Castle quarters.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: City of Spies Guided Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon: City of Spies Guided Walking Tour

180 min 4.6 (90)

Discover Lisbon and its history as the city of spies on this guided walking tour.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Belém Private Walking Tour & Jerónimos Monastery
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon: Belém Private Walking Tour & Jerónimos Monastery

210 min 4.6 (84)

Stroll through historic Belém and learn about Portugal’s golden age of discoveries.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Iconic Landmarks Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon: Iconic Landmarks Walking Tour

120 min 4.7 (51)

Step into Lisbon’s most famous sights and past as you explore its centuries-old streets and hear tales of epic voyages, moments of triumph, and…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon Walking Tour: Secrets of Lisbon’s Oldest District
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon Walking Tour: Secrets of Lisbon’s Oldest District

150 min

Avoid the big tour groups and enjoy a tour of Lisbon’s most iconic sights on this private tour with a professional guide and discover some of the…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon City Tour: All Must-See Attractions with Expert Guide
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon City Tour: All Must-See Attractions with Expert Guide

420 min

Discover the very best of Lisbon in one unforgettable day! Guided tour covers 10+ attractions with Merchedes/Peugeot 5008 just a perfectly paced…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon: Immersive Walking Tour of the old town
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon: Immersive Walking Tour of the old town

240 min

Discover the best of Lisbon on a private walking tour with a guide. Take in the best of the city's highlights.

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Lisbon by Heart: Private Walking Tour
Live guide: EN Private tour

Lisbon by Heart: Private Walking Tour

120 min

This private walking tour is an exclusive vist for you, during 2h30 hours between Lisbon downtown to the oldest city, where you will visit the…

Booking via: GetYourGuide

Choosing a walking tour in Lisbon

A city walked uphill

In Lisbon the gradient decides more than the map does. Most people begin with the climb out of the Baixa through Alfama to the castle, which gathers the old city, the miradouros and the river view into a single morning. Later you are better off in one quarter at a time: Mouraria for fado and mixed history, Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real once the shops open, Graça for tiled facades and street art, Belém for the royal and seafaring chapter. Narrow evening lanes suit ghost routes and the corners that daylight walks pass by.

Choosing between free and booked

Free walking tours here are reserved for nothing and tipped when you part, so it asks little of you while you learn the shape of the centre. Booked walks stay with one theme, keep the group smaller and often take the steeper or quieter line that a big group would avoid.

When to book privately

If the hills are the problem, a private guide solves it: a slower pace, more stops, the lifts and funiculars used on purpose. It also suits families and anyone with a single evening ashore.

Before you book

Quick answers

Is the guide really speaking English? +

Every tour listed here is led live by a guide in English; the card says so. Confirm the language for your date on the tour page before you finish booking.

Where does the walk start? +

Meeting point and start time depend on the tour you choose. They are shown on the tour page and again in your confirmation.

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Pick a walking tour in Lisbon

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