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Six days in Lisbon on foot, in frames

Viewpoints, pastries and day trips to Sintra and Cascais, and what to pack for the hills.

Lisbon, Portugal
Photo: Aayush Gupta on Unsplash

Lisbon is steep. Much of the best of it, the Alfama, the viewpoints and the castle, sits at the top of a climb on smooth stone pavements that get slippery in the rain.

Our planner's six days lean into that: two day trips out of the city, Sintra and the Arrábida coast, a coastal walk at Cascais, and a lot of walking in between, broken up by pastries.

Prices are typical, per person, for planning; check them when you book. Free stops are marked free; meals show what a dinner there usually costs.

Day 1

Do

Feira da Ladra flea market

1h 30m

free18 min from the hotel
Do

Sintra day trip

8h 00m

$60 a person86 min from the last stop

Day 2

Do

Senhora do Monte viewpoint at sunset

1h 00m

free16 min from the hotel
Do

Arrabida hike day trip

8h 00m

$40 a person101 min from the last stop

Day 3

Do

LX Factory

2h 00m

free21 min from the hotel
Do

Pasteis de Belem

30m

$6 a person19 min from the last stop
Do

Cascais coastal walk

5h 00m

$10 a person69 min from the last stop
Eat

Cantinho do Avillez

Order: Modern Portuguese small plates

about $45 a person85 min from the last stop

Day 4

Do

Principe Real shops

1h 30m

free1 min from the hotel
Do

Tram 28 ride

1h 00m

$3 a person14 min from the last stop
Do

Guided food walking tour

3h 30m

$85 a person2 min from the last stop
Eat

Taberna da Rua das Flores

Order: Petiscos from the chalkboard

about $35 a person7 min from the last stop

Day 5

Do

Monsanto forest park

2h 30m

free23 min from the hotel
Do

MAAT

1h 30m

$11 a person23 min from the last stop
Eat

Cervejaria Ramiro

Order: Garlic prawns, then a prego steak sandwich

about $45 a person29 min from the last stop

Day 6

Do

Manteigaria pastry stop

20m

$3 a person12 min from the hotel
Do

Sao Jorge Castle

2h 00m

$15 a person12 min from the last stop
Do

Self-guided Alfama walk

2h 00m

free5 min from the last stop
Eat

Prado

Order: Seasonal plates to share

about $55 a person6 min from the last stop

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