- Duration
- From 1 Day to 6+ Days
- Location
- Lisbon
- Private tour of Lisbon completely customized to your interests and schedule
- Led by PhD and MA-level art historians, historians, and other local experts
- Your choice of sites
Personalized Tour of Lisbon
“So knowledgeable, and enthusiastic! [Our docent was] tons of fun to be with. He had so much insight into the works [and] made the history come alive!”
Something Else in Mind?
- How many hours would you like the walk to be?
- What are your main goals for the walk?
- Which sites and museums would you like to prioritize? Do you want to just pass by or explore inside as well?
- Give us one or two words to describe your group.
- Delve into the military history of Portugal at the Museu do Combatente in Belém.
- Enhance your art history knowledge with a visit to the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
- Explore the Jewish History of Lisbon.
FAQ
Please contact info@contexttravel.com with details of your request and we will be happy to look into the possibility.
Once we receive your custom walk request, we'll review the details and follow up with you by email to refine your itinerary and give you final pricing. Don't worry, we will not be charging your card without your approval. Your order will first go into our system as pending.
Bert is an architect and writer, and holds an MA in architectural engineering and cultural sciences. Born in Belgium, in the past decade he has lived and worked in architectural consultancy, writing and academia in Amsterdam, Beijing, and Shanghai and that before relocating to Lisbon in 2018. He is the co-director of "MovingCities", an independent research organization investigating the role that architecture and urbanism play in shaping the contemporary city. Bert has been living in China from 2006 to 2018, and has a great understanding of Lisbon's historic, cultural, Jewish and architectural past and present, an interest he has been developing since his first visit to the city in 2003.
Patrícia Brum is a Portuguese archaeologist who also holds a Master's degree in Museum Studies. She focused her thesis on the museum planning of the Roman collection of Tróia (Portugal), the archaeological site she has been working on for the past decade. She has also worked at Núcleo Arqueológico da Rua dos Correeiros (an archaeological site in downtown Lisbon) and at the Science Museum. Currently living in Lisbon, her favorite part of the city is its magical light.
Estela Mendes is an art historian. Born and raised in Lisbon, she has been teaching about the beauty of the world for the past 11 years. After working in national palaces in Portugal, Estela moved to London where she spent 5 years working at museums like Buckingham Palace, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Her background in art history gives a special view of the history of the city, using art to illustrate historical facts. She likes to walk through quiet streets and show small secrets to those who have never been to Lisbon.
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