15 gorgeous views in Lisbon you don’t want to miss!

Take a few minutes, get yourself a cup of tea (or coffee!) and delight yourself with these 15 gorgeous views in Lisbon you don’t want to miss! I think this title was really clear about what I will talk about, right?

Now here’s the post I had in mind when I thought about coming back to the blog!

I lived in Lisbon for over a decade and most of that time I was living in the same neighbourhood, in three different houses, but in the very same area of that neighbourhood. It felt home for me and the last time I moved there, it was exactly because I needed to feel that I was coming back home. But the is to say that I have spent that decade strolling around Lisbon and taking thousands of pictures, and this is without any exaggeration on my end.

So I thought I could share some of my favorite views and where they are located, how about that? For anyone who travels to Lisbon, it’s quite easy to jump on Pinterest and find a gazillion pins about such topic, but most of them, if not all are from other tourists and not a local. Some of these spots are hard to find on those lists, so here you go, my reason to do this!

And of course, after 2020 and 2021… I think we are all dreaming about traveling freely as we used to before, so I thought I could give you one more reason to start dreaming about those next traveling plans! For those who are reading and who live here, it might feel nice to go for a walk and be a tourist in your own city too. I think we all know how much the small businesses are in need to customers, so go ahead, plan some days of being a tourist in Lisbon and enjoy it as if it was your first time here!

Tágide Restaurant
Largo da Academia Nacional de Belas Artes 18-20

Santo Amaro Chapel
Calçada Santo Amaro 21

Miradouro da Graça (this one is crucial to visit during sunset, as you can see the light is gorgeous at this time)
Calçada da Graça

Rua da Rosa (coming from Bairro Alto towards Calçada do Combro)
Bairro Alto

Santa Justa Elevator
Entrance through Largo do Carmo (you can pay to come up via Rua do Ouro or you can come via Largo do Carmo and take a look at the view from here where I’m standing or take the bridge and pay a very small fee to go up that little bit and enjoy a 360º view)

Panteão Nacional (this is the view from the side of the Panteão)
Campo de Santa Clara

 

Travessa Paraíso
As you are in Panteão (in the previous picture) you can come down via Calçada Cascão, then turn left and you’ll notice Travessa Paraíso on your left a few houses ahead.

Avenida da Torre de Belém
View from the Jardim Ducla Soares
Av. do Restelo 26

Miradouro de S. Pedro de Alcântara (S. Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint)
R. de São Pedro de Alcântara

View from the side of Santo Estêvão Church
Largo de Santo Estêvão 13

Lavra Funicular
Calçada do Lavra 1150

Intersection between Calçada da Ajuda and Rua Amoreiras à Ajuda

The photo says it all :)
View from Costa do Castelo towards Calçada do Conde de Penafiel

Start in Martim Moniz Square and find Escadinhas da Saúde
Go up the stairs and you’ll find yourself in
Rua Marquês de Ponte de Lima

Escadinhas de São Cristóvão
From Rua da Madalena go up the stairs (escadinhas means stairs)
As you are reaching the top, turn away and look back, enjoy the view of the pastel buildings

More traveling:
La Graciosa / Lanzarote / London / Copenhagen / Malmo / Madrid / Seville /Amsterdam / New York

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