Full- and Half-day Tours of Lisbon and Beyond

Explore the Portuguese capital city guided by a professional historian.

Full-Day Walking Tours

Join us for a day of exploring the best that Portugal has to offer.

Note: All full-day tours except Evora and Sintra can be done as two half-days for a small additional fee.

​A History-Lover’s
Intro to Lisbon

Explore thousands of years of history walking through the oldest places of the enchanting Portuguese capital.

​Roman and Medieval Lisbon, Underground

Dig deep into a history of a nation forged from an Empire on the edge of the world.

Évora: History in
Its Bones

Just outside Lisbon lies a UNESCO world heritage city of temples, monuments, and prehistoric stone circles.

Belém and the Age of Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese “discoveries” gave them the first transatlantic empire. Should it be celebrated, or lamented?

​Sintra: Portugal’s
Royal Wonderland

The Palaces of Sintra a world renowned Romantic playground, mixing medieval history with 19th-century romantic luxury.

An Immigrant’s Life in Lisbon

Thinking of moving to Portugal? Go beyond the tourist sites and find some of Lisbon’s peaceful residential neighborhoods.

Half-Day Specialty Tours

Take a morning or afternoon to delve deep into a particular part of Lisbon’s past.

Jewish Lisbon in Past and Present

Portugal has a vibrant Jewish heritage suppressed by an age of violent persecution. And yet, Jewish people and culture has endured and returned.

The Rise and Fall (and return) of Islamic Lisbon

For 400 years, Lisbon was part of the Muslim world, part of one of the most diverse and exciting Empires yet seen.

The Second Crusade
and the Fall of Lisbon​

July 1st, 1147 saw the history of Lisbon change forever, when the Second Crusade arrived on its shores, itching for a fight.

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