Virtual Tour of Lisbon, Portugal

A generous tourist posted this 6-part video tour of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal lies by the Tagus River on the West coast of Portugal. A very busy, yet intimate city of small streets, shopping districts, monuments and ancient street cars. Staying in the Baixa district, many of the sights are easily accessible on foot. For the sights that are a little farther away, the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus is an economical option. I was on the yellow bus line but there are a number of bus lines that will get you to all the sights. Tickets can be bought from the driver. My short stay apartment (definitely recommended to anyone visiting Lisbon) was very close to the St. Justa Elevator from where you can see beautiful views of Lisbon.



Portugal, like many large cities, has it's share of street performers or buskers. Here, I caught the climax of one such performance, a man on a unicycle juggling knives.



Lisbon has many parks and squares throughout the city. Some with ornate fountains, other with trees, plants and benches, still others with beautiful statues. The placas in the Baixa district are teaming with people looking for a place to sit and relax or one of the many restaurants for a meal.


Skateboarding is fun all over the world. Here are some would be champion skateboarders practising in one of the squares in Lisbon. They need a little work, but who knows, maybe there is a future champion among them. I hope they'll see themselves in this clip.


When first spotted in the placa do comercio, these well dressed young men and women looked much like a Harry Potter convension, particularly since several were sporting black, round glasses. Hoever, when they moved to the shopping street they laid down a blanket, pulled out instruments and began to give a performance. Don't know where they are from or why they are performing ina street in Lisbon in October but they did provide some great music.


A great way to get around to all the sights in Lisbon is to use one of the hop-on hop-off tour buses. These busses go to all the sights, provide commentary (with earphones you can keep) in multiple languages and the greatest part is, you can get off the bus, visit as long as you like and simply catch the next bus to the next sight. Tickets are good for 24 or 48 hours and are very economical. There a numerous lines also depending on what you want to visit.