Walking routes in Lisbon

Lisbon rewards walking more than almost any European capital, and punishes it with hills. Both routes below are ordered to climb once and descend the rest, with the tram used where the gradient stops being scenic.

3h Budget

Baixa & Alfama in three hours

Riverfront square up through the old Moorish quarter to the castle viewpoint.

Praça do Comércio · Arco da Rua Augusta · Elevador de Santa Justa · Sé de Lisboa · Miradouro de Santa Luzia · Castelo de São Jorge

2.0 km on foot 6 stops 2h 51m total

3h Budget

Chiado and Bairro Alto in three hours

The poet's café, the roofless convent, two great miradouros, the old funicular down Bica and the sunset over the river at Santa Catarina.

A Brasileira · Convento do Carmo · Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara · Bairro Alto · Elevador da Bica · Miradouro de Santa Catarina

1.6 km on foot 6 stops 2h 31m total

3h Budget

Estrela and Campo de Ourique in three hours

The white basilica on the hill, the garden opposite, a market hall that serves petiscos, Fernando Pessoa's last home and the cemetery at the end of tram 28.

Basílica da Estrela · Jardim da Estrela · Mercado de Campo de Ourique · Casa Fernando Pessoa · Cemitério dos Prazeres

2.1 km on foot 5 stops 2h 58m total

3h Mid-range

Príncipe Real and the Botanical Garden in three hours

A cedar trained into a parasol over a hidden reservoir, a Moorish palace turned concept store, the university's botanical garden and the end of the great aqueduct.

Jardim do Príncipe Real · Embaixada · Jardim Botânico de Lisboa · Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras · Jardim das Amoreiras

1.0 km on foot 5 stops 2h 24m total

6h Luxury

Avenida da Liberdade and the Gulbenkian in six hours

The city's grand avenue, the view down from the Parque Eduardo VII, and an oil magnate's collection in a garden of the 1960s.

Praça dos Restauradores · Avenida da Liberdade · Marquês de Pombal · Parque Eduardo VII · Gulbenkian Museum · Gulbenkian Garden

2.9 km on foot 6 stops 4h 44m total

6h Mid-range

Belém and the riverside in six hours

Market lunch in the centre, tram 15E downriver, then the monastery, the monument and the tower on foot.

Praça do Comércio · Time Out Market · Mosteiro dos Jerónimos · Padrão dos Descobrimentos · Torre de Belém · Pastéis de Belém

3.4 km on foot 6 stops 4h 40m total

6h Mid-range

Tram 28, Graça and the tile museum in six hours

The famous tram, the city's two highest miradouros, lunch in Graça, the monastery of São Vicente, the flea market, the National Pantheon and the national museum of tiles.

Tram 28 · Miradouro da Senhora do Monte · Miradouro da Graça · São Vicente de Fora · Feira da Ladra · National Pantheon · Museu Nacional do Azulejo

2.8 km on foot 7 stops 5h 18m total

12h Mid-range

Lisbon in a day: Belém to the castle

The monastery and the tower at Belém, the tram back along the river, lunch at the market, then the Baixa, the Alfama climb and the castle, with fado to close.

Pastéis de Belém · Jerónimos Monastery · Padrão dos Descobrimentos · Belém Tower · Time Out Market · Rua Augusta Arch · Sé de Lisboa · Miradouro de Santa Luzia · Castelo de São Jorge · Fado in Lisbon

4.2 km on foot 10 stops 9h 11m total

Planning the rest of the trip

These routes cover the walking. The Lisbon guide has where to stay, what a day costs at each tier, and what to book before you go.