Audio tour · Portugal
Lisbon
A self guided audio tour of Lisbon.
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A self guided audio tour of Lisbon.
Lisbon is a city of hills and light, where the effort of a climb is always paid back by a view over terracotta rooftops and the wide silver of the Tagus below. The streets wind without obvious logic, which is part of what makes walking here feel like discovery. It is a city that carries its long Atlantic history gently, worn into the tiles and the faded facades and the particular stillness of an old miradouro in the afternoon.
In the app, 100 stops in Lisbon are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You're standing here looking at a structure designed to be a gateway."
"You're standing on a hill that has been occupied for thousands of years."
"You're standing in a huge green space, one that occupies 26 hectares."
"When you stand here, you are looking at one of the largest plazas in Portugal, a space that."
"This massive monument stands right where the Tagus River used to be a busy departure point."
"You are standing in a place that feels less like a museum and more like a curated conversation."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A sweep along the Tagus shoreline from the tower that launched the Age of Discovery to the palace where Portugal's president lives today
Climb to the Moorish fortress above Alfama then wind down through medieval lanes to Lisbon's liveliest squares
Trace the grand avenue north from the Marquis of Pombal's monument through tree-lined parks to the world-class Gulbenkian collection
Start at the grand riverside square where fleets once set sail and stroll through the literary heart of Chiado to tile-fronted lanes along the old waterfront
A broad arc through the leafy residential avenues linking the Gulbenkian neighbourhood to the Zoo and the graceful palaces of Campo Grande
A short, café-and-theatre loop through the hilltop neighbourhood of Chiado down to Rossio where the city has gathered to meet for five centuries
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.