Hi, my name is Niels, I am living in Lisbon since 2015, I work here as a German teacher. I am very interested in history, culture, art and politics and I am always eager to learn more about this wonderful city. Are you, too? 😉
One thing in advance: you are welcome to bring another person with you spontaneously!
(I am also available for larger groups upon special request!)
But now to the description ;-)
Are you looking for orientation, information and fun?
Then let me take you on my tour around the Baixa, the historic lower town of Lisbon!
Together we will go on an inner-city safari, including a wonderful viewpoint and a well-deserved break!
The meeting and end point is the boat terminal at the Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio), the “Terminal Fluvial Terreiro do Paço”), where you will also find toilets.
At each stop on the tour you will learn a Portuguese word, so you will also get closer to the city linguistically!
Where are we going? What is it about?
1. Meeting and end point: Terminal Terreiro do Paço : Practical information & introduction
2. Trading Place : Equestrian Statue of Joseph I: The earthquake, the tsunami & the headstrong King Joseph I.
3. Trading Place : Place of the regent murder of 1908: A bouquet of flowers in the fight against lead bullets & Germans and Portugal
4. Through the Baixa to the Praça Dom João da Câmara: The Elevador da Santa Justa
5. Hotel Avendida Palace : James Bond is from Lisbon & the German ambassador makes Portugal a republic (without wanting it and without realizing it)
6. The Dominican Church : The massacre of the Jews and the centuries-long struggle of the Portuguese Jews for UN visibility… It's a matter of life and death!
7. The delicacies of Manteigaria Silva : black pork, bacalhau & the most popular sweet in Portugal: it's German and comes from Berlin! (And: why does the woman at the supermarket checkout always want to know my tax number?!)
8. Headquarters of the CDS party at Largo do Caldas : mattress in a bunk bed for €300/month? Or would you prefer a 4-room apartment in an old building in the center for €40/month? Welcome to Lisbon!
9. Break at the Miradouro do Chão do Loureiro viewpoint: dream view of the Baixa
10. Alfama/ Rua da Saudade : Fado & Brazilian Funk: Dancing, singing and getting married with the blessing of the city's patron saint
11. Roman Amphitheatre : Why did the people of Cologne like to eat Portuguese canned fish in Roman times?
12. Aljube Prison Museum: The prudish dictator: kissing forbidden, God save us from Coca-Cola and why Portugal bombed Angolan villages with napalm in the 1970s
13. Cathedral : The world has been at home in Portugal since the 16th century. An African village in Lisbon and rice cultivation by Africans? Portugal and its ex-colonies today
14. Largo José Saramargo : Portugal's approach to its historical and economic situation today: Is slavery "too shocking" to talk about? Why is Portugal so poor? What does Portugal have to offer that is NOT touristy?
I look forward to you!
I will be standing in front of the historic white boat terminal building with a red umbrella, under the canopy of the building, outside the building
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
