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Tours of the City

Walking Tours
Lisbon is a city that demands strolling around its unique neighbourhoods, notably Chiado, Bairro Alto, Mouraria and Alfama. Many of Turismo de Lisboa's publications include self-guided walking tours.

Bus & Tram Tours
Standard bus tours are offered by Cityrama (tel: (21) 319 1090; website: www.cityrama.pt), for Esc5500 (half-day) and Esc12,500 (full day; includes Sintra, Cascais and Estoril). Similar tours are offered by Portugal Tours (tel: (21) 351 1220, website: www.portugaltours.pt). Carris (tel: (21) 361 3000, www.carris.pt) offers two open-top bus routes (Esc2000 for the day; concessions available). A tour in a restored tramcar costs Esc2800 (concessions available).

Boat Tours
Transtejo (tel: (21) 882 0348) offers two-hour tours of the Rio Tejo, departing from the docks just to the east of Praça do Comércio and travelling as far west as the Belém Tower. Tours cost Esc3000 (concessions available) and depart daily at 1100 and 1500 from the Terreiro do Paço river station, April to October.



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