Discover Lisbon

The historic yellow tram has wound through the narrow, steep streets of the old town districts of Graça, Alfama and Baixa since the 1930s, offering one of Lisbon's most beautiful and cheapest city tours right from the window seat.

As Lisbon's oldest district, Alfama survived the devastating 1755 earthquake almost unscathed, which is why its medieval maze of alleys with colorful azulejo tiles and laundry lines has remained nearly unchanged to this day.

In the cozy tascas of Bairro Alto and Alfama, melancholic fado sounds every evening, a UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage in which singers accompanied by Portuguese guitar sing of fate and longing.

The Moorish castle of São Jorge sits high above the city, and its restored battlements offer a spectacular panoramic view over the red rooftops of the old town down to the Tagus River.

Humberto Delgado Airport lies only about seven kilometers north of the center and is served several times a day from numerous European cities, with the metro reaching the city center in about 20 minutes.

The historic yellow tram has wound through the narrow, steep streets of the old town districts of Graça, Alfama and Baixa since the 1930s, offering one of Lisbon's most beautiful and cheapest city tours right from the window seat.

As Lisbon's oldest district, Alfama survived the devastating 1755 earthquake almost unscathed, which is why its medieval maze of alleys with colorful azulejo tiles and laundry lines has remained nearly unchanged to this day.

In the cozy tascas of Bairro Alto and Alfama, melancholic fado sounds every evening, a UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage in which singers accompanied by Portuguese guitar sing of fate and longing.