01
Alfama
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-- Mock city guide
Lisbon.
A practical, opinionated city file for people who only have a few precious days and absolutely no appetite for wasting them in the wrong queue.
At a glance
Best for
First-timers, food walks, hilly wandering
Stay length
4 nights
When to go
April, May, October
Jo's rule
One viewpoint per day, maximum
-- The shape of the trip
Four easy bases.
02
Principe Real
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03
Campo de Ourique
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04
Cais do Sodre
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-- Jo's city file
Useful, personal, not encyclopedic.
Stay
A small, quiet hotel near Principe Real, close enough to walk but far enough from the tram queue.
Eat
One excellent bakery, one proper lunch, one back-pocket dinner when everyone is tired.
Skip
The famous tram at peak hour. Photograph it, wave at it, walk instead.
With kids
Build the day around one hill, one snack, one playground, and a very generous margin for collapse.