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  1. Lisbon6 nights

Trip format: Single base + day trip · One city hotel for every night

Tradeoff: A day trip avoids repacking. Check the last return option and whether the travel time is worth the outing.

Compare: Local transit, rail, ferry or road for the outing as applicable

Trip stats

Trip days
7
Nights
6
Home Bases
1
Scheduled entries
33

Days by place

Lisbon
6
Sintra
1

Hotels and other stays

Hotel da Baixa · Lisbon
6 nights

Schedule by type

Meal
16
Activity
13
Lodging
2
Ground transport
2
Day 1 Lisbon
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel da Baixa
  2. to · Activity Walk around Rossio and toward Praça do Comércio Baixa, Lisbon

    Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

  3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
Day 2 Lisbon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. to · Activity Walk a manageable route through Alfama’s public lanes Alfama, Lisbon

    Choose an exterior-focused afternoon. Book any interior and leave room for transit.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near the old center Alfama, Lisbon
  4. to · Activity Travel to Belém and walk past the maritime monuments Alfama, Lisbon
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
Day 3 Lisbon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. to · Activity Visit the Fado Museum and walk the nearby Alfama streets Museu do Fado, Lisbon

    Check museum opening and confirm the venue and actual show time.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch in Alfama Museu do Fado, Lisbon
  4. to · Activity Explore a public route toward the river and check the evening program Museu do Fado, Lisbon
  5. to · Meal Early dinner near the venue Baixa, Lisbon
  6. to · Activity Optional live fado performance Museu do Fado, Lisbon

    Choose an actual performance. Adjust dinner to the published curtain time or keep the evening free.

Day 4 Sintra
  1. to · Ground transport Travel from Lisbon to Sintra, Portugal Sintra, Portugal

    Use an actual service and allow time to reach the first stop.

  2. to · Activity Use a confirmed palace ticket or walk public town streets Sintra, Portugal

    Confirm timed entry and local transfers. Do not try to combine several hilltop palaces.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch in the historic center Sintra, Portugal
  4. to · Activity Choose one additional exterior or walk, then return to the station Sintra, Portugal
  5. to · Ground transport Return to Lisbon Lisbon

    Check the return before deciding when to leave.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
Day 5 Lisbon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. to · Activity Choose a pastelaria and walk through the central market streets Baixa, Lisbon

    Check kitchen hours and budget before making a reservation.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Have a seafood lunch around the center if it fits Baixa, Lisbon
  4. to · Activity Walk toward Cais do Sodré or stop for a second pastry Baixa, Lisbon
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
Day 6 Lisbon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. to · Activity Follow a public Tagus waterfront route Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
  3. to · Meal Lunch near the river Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
  4. to · Activity Choose another short riverside loop or return to the old center Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
Day 7 Lisbon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel da Baixa
  3. to · Activity Optional final walk near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon

    Skip the walk if you need the time for departure.

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  1. Day 1

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel da Baixa
    2. to · Activity Walk around Rossio and toward Praça do Comércio Baixa, Lisbon

      Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  2. Day 2

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
    2. to · Activity Walk a manageable route through Alfama’s public lanes Alfama, Lisbon

      Choose an exterior-focused afternoon. Book any interior and leave room for transit.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near the old center Alfama, Lisbon
    4. to · Activity Travel to Belém and walk past the maritime monuments Alfama, Lisbon
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  3. Day 3

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
    2. to · Activity Visit the Fado Museum and walk the nearby Alfama streets Museu do Fado, Lisbon

      Check museum opening and confirm the venue and actual show time.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch in Alfama Museu do Fado, Lisbon
    4. to · Activity Explore a public route toward the river and check the evening program Museu do Fado, Lisbon
    5. to · Meal Early dinner near the venue Baixa, Lisbon
    6. to · Activity Optional live fado performance Museu do Fado, Lisbon

      Choose an actual performance. Adjust dinner to the published curtain time or keep the evening free.

  4. Day 4

    Sintra

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Sintra
    1. to · Ground transport Travel from Lisbon to Sintra, Portugal Sintra, Portugal

      Use an actual service and allow time to reach the first stop.

    2. to · Activity Use a confirmed palace ticket or walk public town streets Sintra, Portugal

      Confirm timed entry and local transfers. Do not try to combine several hilltop palaces.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch in the historic center Sintra, Portugal
    4. to · Activity Choose one additional exterior or walk, then return to the station Sintra, Portugal
    5. to · Ground transport Return to Lisbon Lisbon

      Check the return before deciding when to leave.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  5. Day 5

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
    2. to · Activity Choose a pastelaria and walk through the central market streets Baixa, Lisbon

      Check kitchen hours and budget before making a reservation.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Have a seafood lunch around the center if it fits Baixa, Lisbon
    4. to · Activity Walk toward Cais do Sodré or stop for a second pastry Baixa, Lisbon
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  6. Day 6

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
    2. to · Activity Follow a public Tagus waterfront route Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
    3. to · Meal Lunch near the river Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
    4. to · Activity Choose another short riverside loop or return to the old center Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
  7. Day 7

    Lisbon

    Europe/Lisbon Open map for Lisbon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel da Baixa
    3. to · Activity Optional final walk near your hotel Baixa, Lisbon

      Skip the walk if you need the time for departure.