Tour of Lisbon 2. Car tour of Lisbon and Belem district.

Car tour of Lisbon and Belem district.

During this tour, our guide to Portugal will tell you about more than 30 centuries of Lisbon history, learn about how and when the city became the capital of Portugal, and what happened here in the mid-18th century. You will see all the main attractions of Lisbon. We will pass through the central part of the city, through its streets and squares, walk along the promenade, drink coffee and try “secret cakes” in the most famous cafeteria of the country, learn the history of the construction of the beautiful Jeromeite Monastery, look at the city from a bird’s eye view, from the Statue of Christ. The last point of our tour will be lunch in a restaurant on the ocean, where you will taste wonderful Portuguese cuisine. Excursion route. Meet me at your hotel. Heading down the Avenida da Liberdade to the historical center of the city, passing through the Places of Restorers and Rossio, go down to the Baixa area and then climb the narrow streets in the area of Alfama. We return to the embankment and go past Commerce Square to the Belem district. In Belem we visit the temple of the Monastery of Hieronymites, built by King Manuel I in honor of the successful expedition of the navigator Vascu da Gama to India, if you want, we try the most popular in the country "secret" cakes "Pashtel de Belen" in the country's most famous cafeteria. We admire the magnificent collection of the XVII – XVIII centuries in the museum of carriages established by Queen Amelia. Further, on foot, we follow to the embankment, where there is a monument to the Discoverers built in the time of Salazar and the same age as the Hieronymite Monastery Belem Watchtower. The next point of our trip is the Statue of Christ, located on the opposite bank of the Tagus River, where we will get to one of the largest suspension bridges in the world, the bridge on April 25. From the observation deck at the Statue of Christ offers a magnificent view of the whole of Lisbon, and if you wish, you can take an elevator eighty meters up to the observation deck to the foot of Jesus. This ends the sightseeing part of our little trip and we go to the oceanfront where you will meet and enjoy typical Portuguese cuisine. After a delicious lunch we will take you to a hotel or any other place in the city. The price of the tour does not include the cost of entrance tickets to attractions, food and tastings.