In the morning, you will meet your private tour guide and driver for a full-day sightseeing tour of Lisbon.
The Belém district is your starting point and you begin your tour with a visit to the Belém Tower, which originally stood in the centre of the Tagus but now stands directly on the riverbank. For centuries, Portuguese explorers set out from this 16th-century fortress to discover the riches of the New World.
You will also visit the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, an unrivalled monastery that embodies the Manueline style, a highly decorative architectural form during the reign of Manuel I (1495-1521). This ambitious building reflects the confidence Portugal enjoyed as its explorers roamed the seas and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
One of the greatest navigators, Vasco de Gama, is buried in the church of the monastery. If you are in Belém, you should definitely make a stop to try Pastéis de Belém, the incredibly delicious cream-filled pastry named after the neighbourhood.
After lunch in a selected restaurant, you will make your way to the historic centre of Lisbon. You can start in the Alfama neighbourhood, the heart of Lisbon during the Moorish period. It unfolds through a delightful network of narrow, cobbled streets with charming, traditional old houses and many of Lisbon's most important historic buildings.
You will then travel to the Bairro Alto, Lisbon's bohemian neighbourhood. Once you arrive at the gardens and the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint, you will have a panoramic view of the city that stretches all the way to São Pedro de Alcântara.
Then continue to the enchanted Chiado and take a look at the famous levador de Santa Justa, a remarkable iron lift from the late 19th century designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, a pupil of Gustave Eiffel.
In the Baixa, you will then reach the dynamic city centre of Lisbon, which was rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake and whose beautiful cobbled streets are named after the craftsmen who traded in this area. At the end of your tour, your driver will take you back to your hotel.