Lisbon: 7-Day Itinerary

Renaud Mathieu


Renaud Mathieu
Lisbon: 7-Day Itinerary
Each day includes: Morning activity • Lunch suggestion • Afternoon activity • Coffee break • Dinner
Day 1
- Morning: Alfama wander: Sé Cathedral → Miradouro de Santa Luzia → Castelo de S. Jorge
- Lunch: O Velho Eurico (classic petiscos in Mouraria)
- Afternoon: Baixa & Chiado highlights; Elevador de Santa Justa; shopping around Príncipe Real
- Coffee: Fábrica Coffee Roasters (multiple locations)
- Dinner: Canalha (produce-driven Portuguese)
Day 2
- Morning: Belém: Jerónimos Monastery, Belém Tower, MAAT waterfront walk
- Lunch: Pasteis de Belém + Time Out Market grazing
- Afternoon: LX Factory & Alcântara; street art and boutiques
- Coffee: Simpli Coffee & Bakery (Baixa)
- Dinner: Prado (seasonal, contemporary Portuguese)
Day 3
- Morning: Parque das Nações riverside cycle; Oceanário visit
- Lunch: Seafood at Cervejaria Ramiro
- Afternoon: Avenida da Liberdade → Botanical Garden → Bairro Alto viewpoints at sunset
- Coffee: BUNA Specialty Coffee
- Dinner: Zuari (Goan)
Day 4
- Morning: Day trip to Sintra: Pena Palace & Moorish Castle (go early)
- Lunch: Tascantiga (tapas near Sintra center)
- Afternoon: Quinta da Regaleira gardens; return via coastal Cabo da Roca viewpoint
- Coffee: Copenhagen Coffee Lab (Sintra or Lisbon)
- Dinner: Solar dos Presuntos (seafood institution)
Day 5
- Morning: Tram 28 early ride; Graça & Senhora do Monte viewpoint
- Lunch: A Merendinha do Arco Bandeira (tasca in Baixa)
- Afternoon: Tile immersion at National Azulejo Museum; riverfront at Campo das Cebolas
- Coffee: 94° Specialty Coffee
- Dinner: Discreto (romantic Alfama)
Day 6
- Morning: Cascais day trip: seaside promenade to Boca do Inferno
- Lunch: Taberna da Praça (Pousada Cascais)
- Afternoon: Guincho beach dunes; return to Lisbon
- Coffee: Neighbourhood Coffee
- Dinner: Pigmeu (nose-to-tail pork)
Day 7
- Morning: Mafra Palace or Setúbal Arrábida nature escape
- Lunch: O Farol (Setúbal) or market picnic
- Afternoon: Relax in Estrela Garden & Basilica; Campo de Ourique food crawl
- Coffee: Comoba (Cais do Sodré)
- Dinner: Gambrinus (old-school Lisbon)