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88  LISBON AREA B Y AREA

TWO GUIDED WALKS

The folds and creases of Lisbon’s many northwest Lisbon through picturesque
hills demand to be explored on foot, yet bairros, passing the grandiose Palácio
they can also be quite demanding on the de São Bento (Portuguese Parliament
walker. It is possible to plan routes that building), towards the historic centre. The
avoid most steep inclines, but such routes second walk begins in the Baixa and leads
often miss many of the hidden trea sures walkers through one of the many narrow
of the city’s bairros. entrances into the labyrinthine alleyways
The two walks described here give a true of Alfama before climbing to Castelo de São
taste of Lisbon’s topography and of the rich Jorge for spectacular views. In addition to
mix of the city’s lifestyles via some of the these walks, each of the four areas of Lisbon
most charming neighbourhoods. The first described in the Area-by-Area section of this
walk takes you from lofty Estrela in book has a walk on its Street-by-Street map.

Choosing a Walk

The Two Walks R U A DO SA LITRE
This map shows the location of avenida AV. DA LIBERDADE
the two guided walks in relation to w
the main sightseeing areas of Lisbon. JARDIM SALITRE T. DO
BOTÂNICO q
7 R. DA MÃE D'ÁGUA PRAÇA DA
ALEGRIA
RUA DA IMPRENSA NACIONAL R. DO MONTE OLIVETE R. CECÍLIO PRÍNCIPE REAL 0 RUA DA CONC.
9
DA GLÓRIA
RU A DA ESCOLA POLITÉCNICA
PRAÇA DO
0 metres 800 6 8 RU A D. PEDRO V
R. DE S. JORGE SÃO PLACIDO BER N AR DES RUA DE SÃO MARÇAL
0 yards 800 R. DOS PRAZERES DE SOUSA R U A DA
T. DE
R . MANU E L
Steep, narrow street typical of Alfama 2 RUA DE SANTO AMARO 3 5 P A LMEIRA RUA DO SÉCULO
JARDIM
(see pp32–41) R. DA ESTRELA DA ESTRELA RUA N. DA PIEDADE T. DA P A LMEIRA RUA E. COELHO
1 PRAÇA DA RUA DE SÃO BERNARDO RUA DR. TEOFILO BRAGA RUA DOS FERREIROS IMPRENSA À ESTRELA RUA DA R U A DE SÃ O BE N TO
ESTRELA RUA DA QUINTINHA
4
C A L Ç A D A D A E S T R E L A
West Central
(p89)
Baixa &
Avenida
Alfama
Baixa, Alfama,
Castelo and
Bairro Alto Mouraria
& Estrela (pp90–91)
T e j o

Key
Walk route Neo-Classical façade of the Palácio de São
Bento (see p57)

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