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Lisbon From the 1755 Tsunami to the Age of Tourism - Private walking tour
(4) Reviews
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour offers a perfect introduction to the "infamous" 1755 earthquake - a time machine style of ride that will make you zig zag through the memories of a city stuck by a dreadful natural disaster. This is not virtual reality, but the true intimate experience of a city where everything is before or after 1755. The Portuguese capital was the most stunning city in Europe during the Maritime Discoveries era, which started in the early 15th century. However, on November 1, 1755 this cosmopolitan city was ravaged by a hideous earthquake, followed by a tsunami - the first such event fully documented in modern European history. The city lost no time looking back and just a couple of years later ...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Professional guide
Professional photographer guide
Food and drinks
Meeting Points
Departure
Estação Fluvial Sul e Sueste
I'll be at the entrance of the River Station (Estação Fluvial), facing the south underground entrance of Terreiro do Paço/Praça do Comércio metro station
Return
Praça do Município
Near Cais do Sodré train, tram, boats and vessel stations
Lisbon From the 1755 Tsunami to the Age of Tourism - Private walking tour
(4) Reviews
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
About
This tour offers a perfect introduction to the "infamous" 1755 earthquake - a time machine style of ride that will make you zig zag through the memories of a city stuck by a dreadful natural disaster. This is not virtual reality, but the true intimate experience of a city where everything is before or after 1755. The Portuguese capital was the most stunning city in Europe during the Maritime Discoveries era, which started in the early 15th century. However, on November 1, 1755 this cosmopolitan city was ravaged by a hideous earthquake, followed by a tsunami - the first such event fully documented in modern European history. The city lost no time looking back and just a couple of years later ...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Professional guide
Professional photographer guide
Food and drinks
Meeting Points
Departure
Estação Fluvial Sul e Sueste
I'll be at the entrance of the River Station (Estação Fluvial), facing the south underground entrance of Terreiro do Paço/Praça do Comércio metro station
Return
Praça do Município
Near Cais do Sodré train, tram, boats and vessel stations
Itinerary
1
Cais das Colunas
Best spot to figure out what happened on November 1, 1755
15 minutes
2
Campo das Cebolas
Eighteen pier leading to a new parking lot
15 minutes
3
Casa dos Bicos-Museu de Lisboa
Dazzling manor house that survived the 1755 tsunami
15 minutes
4
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Velha
The side chapel that became a church on its own after 1755
20 minutes
5
Arco do Triunfo
Rebuilding Lisbon after the tsunami: the square, the king's statue and the big arch
20 minutes
6
Ribeira das Naus
The Discoveries Shipyards, the post tsunami Arsenal, the Milllennium mineral beach
15 minutes
7
Igreja do Corpo Santo
Saint Elmo's Fire, the church of the Irish Martys, the German brewery
10 minutes
8
Calle Rosa de Lisboa
Former sailors dent, now most cosmopolitan street in Lisbon
15 minutes
9
Time Out Market Lisboa
Post 1755 market turned into fancy food market and restaurant hub
