Travel itinerary
Lisbon in five days
Trip essentials
- Outbound
- TAP TP 665 · AMS → LIS · Mon 09:40 – 11:35
- Return
- TAP TP 674 · LIS → AMS · Fri 18:20 – 22:05
- Stay
- Casa do Limoeiro · Rua do Limoeiro 12, Alfama
- Emergency
- EU 112 · NL embassy +351 21 391 4900
Day 1 · Mon 14 Sep
Alfama & the miradouros
- 11:35 Land at Humberto Delgado Airport — metro red line into town
- 13:00 Check in at Casa do Limoeiro — drop bags, first bica around the corner
- 14:30 Wander Alfama's lanes — Sé Cathedral, Largo das Portas do Sol
- 17:30 Golden hour at Miradouro de Santa Luzia — azulejo terraces over the river
- 20:00 Dinner & fado in a small Alfama tasca — book a table ahead
Day 2 · Tue 15 Sep
Belém by the river
- 09:00 Pastéis de Belém — arrive before the queue
- 10:00 Jerónimos Monastery — cloisters first, then the church
- 12:15 Riverside walk — Padrão dos Descobrimentos to Torre de Belém
- 14:30 LX Factory — lunch under the bridge, Ler Devagar bookshop
- 19:00 Time Out Market — dinner from the stalls, tram 15 back
Day 3 · Wed 16 Sep
Sintra day-trip
- 08:45 Train from Rossio to Sintra — buy the return + bus 434 combo
- 10:00 Palácio da Pena — book the first slot, then the gardens
- 13:00 Lunch in Sintra town — travesseiros at Casa Piriquita
- 14:30 Quinta da Regaleira — spiral down the initiation well
- 18:45 Train back to Rossio — sunset at Miradouro de Santa Catarina
- 20:30 Petiscos crawl through Bairro Alto — start on Rua da Atalaia
Good to know
- Getting around — load a Navegante card (€ 0,50) with Zapping credit; it covers metro, trams and the lifts.
- Tipping — round up or leave 5–10% at dinner; keep coins for kiosks and tram tickets.
- Quieter viewpoint — Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, above Graça: widest view in town, half the crowd.