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Alfama, the Sé and the Castle: the Conquest of 1147 and its Legends
In 1147 a crusader wrote down what he saw at the siege of Lisbon: hunger, the dead left unburied, and a surrender pact broken by looting.
Minorities, the Inquisition and Memory in Lisbon: audio walks
Who was left out in Lisbon, and how are they remembered today?
4 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksLisbon's history also belongs to those who were excluded. This theme follows minorities, persecution and remembrance, with the Inquisition among the subjects running through its routes. Streets provide a way into particular lives and decisions. Listening to these episodes means paying attention to absences as well as to the monuments that remain.
In “Lower Alfama: From the River to Fado”: The Jewish quarter at the evening bell brings a community's memory into the trades and streets of lower Alfama.
In “Belém”: The garden where people were exhibited in 1940 opens a critical view of what Belém celebrated and what it left out of its story.
In “From the Rossio to the Mouraria”: The massacre of 1506 and the Inquisition's tribunal place persecution and remembrance in the locations of the Rossio and Mouraria.
Choose from 4 independent walks in Lisbon. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Lower Alfama: From the River to Fado
The Jewish quarter at the evening bell brings a community's memory into the trades and streets of lower Alfama.
Belém: the Jerónimos, the Padrão and the hidden side of empire
The garden where people were exhibited in 1940 opens a critical view of what Belém celebrated and what it left out of its story.
From the Rossio to the Mouraria: the Inquisition, 1506 and fado
The massacre of 1506 and the Inquisition's tribunal place persecution and remembrance in the locations of the Rossio and Mouraria.
Lisbon, before you go
Light over the Tagus, patterned pavements and streets that change gradient without warning. Lisbon rewards a mixture of walking, shade and a pause to look at the river.
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