The Lisbon Itineraries take residents and visitors on a discovery of the city. Created around various themes, they cover the city's daily life, its built and literary heritage, its streets and urban landscapes. Each theme is prepared and led by technicians from the municipality, who define the route and walk it on foot. Programme: 3 November: 10 a.m. THE CAMPOLIDE NEIGHBOURHOOD I. In the Middle Ages, the landscape of the present-day Campolide neighbourhood was marked by farmland, in which vineyards stood out. The great change came with the construction of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, a monumental work intended to solve the problem of the city's water supply, and which brought the settling of many of the workers. Population growth and the urban development of the 19th and 20th centuries shaped the identity of this place, revealed in this itinerary. 4, 5, 11, 12 November, 9, 10 December: 10 a.m. THE BICA NEIGHBOURHOOD, A BALCONY OVER THE TAGUS. There are neighbourhoods you pass through and neighbourhoods you live. Bica belongs to the second group. Spreading across the hillside that slopes down towards the Tagus, Bica holds the memory of old fishermen, varinas (fishwives), sailors and of the people who made this neighbourhood one of the most authentic in the capital. Here tradition and modernity coexist, fado and urban art, where each street seems to open a new perspective on the city, as if Lisbon were transformed, at every corner, into an immense balcony facing the river. 5, 24 November: 10 a.m. THE CAMPOLIDE NEIGHBOURHOOD II. In the Middle Ages, the landscape of the present-day Campolide neighbourhood was marked by farmland, in which vineyards stood out. The great change came with the construction of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, a monumental work intended to solve the problem of the city's water supply, and which brought the settling of many of the workers. Population growth and the urban development of the 19th and 20th centuries shaped the identity of this place, revealed in this itinerary. 5 November: 10 a.m. THE FERNANDINE WALL I. Between 1373-1375 the Fernandine Wall was erected in Lisbon, by order of King D. Fernando I, to defend the city against Castilian attacks. At the time it had 77 towers, 38 gates and was 6 km long. In these itineraries both stretches, western and eastern, are walked, and stories about its construction are told. 10 November, 2 December: 10 a.m. THE CAMPO DE OURIQUE NEIGHBOURHOOD. Before the great Earthquake of 1755, the area where the Campo de Ourique neighbourhood would later be built was a vast plateau.
Immediately after the earthquake, it was a place sought as a refuge by many who had been left homeless. An itinerary that starts from the Church of Santo Condestável, showing the heritage, streets, shops and gardens of Campo de Ourique. 10 November: 10 a.m., 18 December: 10 a.m. THE FERNANDINE WALL II. Between 1373-1375 the Fernandine Wall was erected in Lisbon, by order of King D. Fernando I, to defend the city against Castilian attacks. At the time it had 77 towers, 38 gates and was 6 km long. In these itineraries both stretches, western and eastern, are walked, and stories about its construction are told. 12 November, 15 December: 10 a.m. ROMAN LISBON. Discover fascinating Roman Lisbon through a cultural walking route that reveals the remains of ancient Olisipo, a flourishing city of the Roman Empire. The route passes by emblematic sites such as the ruins of the Roman Theatre and the religious, thermal and industrial zone. Along the way, it is possible to learn about the daily life, engineering and rituals of the Romans who inhabited the hill beside the Tagus. A journey on foot through underground and historic Lisbon, where the past emerges discreetly in the heart of the modern city. 13, 24 November: 10 a.m. FROM AREEIRO TO ALVALADE. Praça do Areeiro, with its singular buildings designed by the architect Luís Cristino da Silva, is one of the city's central points, linking Avenida Almirante Reis and Avenida Gago Coutinho, the latter leading to Lisbon Airport. Planned in 1938 by the engineer Duarte Pacheco, then President of the Lisbon Municipal Council and later Minister of Public Works, it was only completed at the end of the 1940s. In this itinerary, the history of Areeiro is explored, along with its connection to the Alvalade neighbourhood, integrated into a programme of expansion and urbanisation of the city of Lisbon. 14 November, 12 December: 10:30 a.m. MOCAMBO: AFRO-LISBON MEMORIES OF MADRAGOA. A route that invites you to discover one of Lisbon's least known stories. Through streets, squares, buildings and place names, this itinerary reveals the presence of the African and Afro-descendant communities who, from the 16th to the 18th century, lived, worked and contributed to the city of Lisbon. 17 November: 10 a.m. MASONIC LISBON. Freemasonry is one of the most discussed, respected, contested and controversy-shrouded initiatic orders throughout History. As a counterpoint to religious influence, it asserts the primacy of Man, having played a decisive role in various landmark events in Europe.
This itinerary invites the rediscovery of some facts accessible to the uninitiated, as well as of the Masonic symbolism that punctuates the city, visible to all, but not always recognised. 17, 27 November: 10 a.m. THE PLACES OF THE INQUISITION. In 1536, in the reign of D. João III, the Inquisition and the Tribunal of the Holy Office were established in Portugal. In this tribunal, which functioned until 1821, the heresies that threatened the Catholic Church were judged. In Lisbon, its headquarters were located in the Rossio, in the old Estaus Palace, near the place where the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II now stands. The Rossio was also the stage for various autos-da-fé, public ceremonies of punishment of those condemned by the Inquisition. In this itinerary, we walk through some of the places related to this institution, from the Rossio to Praça do Comércio. 20 November, 10 December: 10 a.m. THE ARCHITECT CARLOS MARDEL AND THE FOUNTAINS OF LISBON. In 1731, in order to respond to the problem of water scarcity in Lisbon, King D. João V decreed the construction of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, a public and monumental work that entailed the building of fountains, which revealed new squares and courtyards of the city. Some of these are the work of the architect Carlos Mardel, who settled in Portugal and was also one of the leading figures in the reconstruction of the city after the Earthquake of 1755. 28 November: 10:30 a.m., 15 December: 10 a.m. THE STEPS OF ANA AND MARIA SEVERA IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY MADRAGOA. An itinerary through the streets of Madragoa, one of the places where Maria Severa lived and grew up, revisiting the social and popular atmosphere that marked her brief existence. Among taverns, gambling houses, workers' streets and places of sociability, we will also remember Ana Gertrudes, her mother and tavern keeper, and the family daily life that framed the life of the future legendary figure of fado. 4 December: 10 a.m. D. DINIS AND THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLARS IN LISBON. In 1119, the Order of the Temple, or the Templars, was founded in Jerusalem; it played a preponderant role in the Christian Reconquest. It was later extinguished and, in 1319, reconverted by King D. Dinis, emerging as the Order of Christ. In this itinerary we walk through the places, churches and symbols of these two Orders in the city. 16, 17 December: 10 a.m. IN THE WAKE OF THE ATTACK. One of the most striking episodes of the 18th century was the attack on King D. José I, which took place on the night of 3 September 1758 and culminated in one of the most famous and brutal judicial proceedings in the history of Portugal, the Távora affair.
More than a journey through time, this route invites you to explore the political and social tensions that shaped a Lisbon under reconstruction after the Earthquake of 1755. By following the traces left by this web of conspiracy, punishment and propaganda, we discover a city deeply marked by intrigues, ambitions and profound changes. Bookings: [email protected]. 218 170 742, from the first working day of the month preceding the itinerary, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. NO BOOKINGS ARE MADE IN PERSON. €4.35 - Single ticket (1 visit). €7.24 - Double ticket (2 visits or two people). €29.20 - Voucher for 10 Itineraries. ar livre património.