Lisbon: 7-Day Itinerary

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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)