History-mistery of Lisbon (secrets societies and black arts)
Description
This tour is a spicy Portugal history tour, where we will touch some points of local timeline with a special focus towards mysterious figure of Marques de Pombal (the 'Enlightened despot' during whose reign happened Lisbon's Earthquake), his undergrounds, and ties with local freemasonry. What was his 'hidden knowledge' ? Did he sell out his soul to the devil? Or was a worker of good? Take this tour and stroll around mysterious heart of Lisbon, which was decision making center of the Empire. Ever heard of Knights Templars? Jesuits? How all this fits-in together in Lisbon in this story?.. Our goal is to enveil curtain of superficial facts, and connect the dots between different layers of facts and points of view! Looking forward to see you on this tour! The tour is "customizable" meaning is possible modify slightly the route and share more stories, if guests wish (that is why duration time is specified as "approximate 3" hours)
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Itinerary
Starting point of our tour, under branches of majestic ceiba trees. We start with the root of the story - who lived here before the territory became Portugal, what did they believe in?
Charming English style garden with an old cedar and underground reservatoir. Discover about Aqueduct of Lisbon, predating earthquake of 1755, and mystery of it's branched system of underground passegaways
Mysterious fountain in front of the house where Marques de Pombal was born. What is the supreme secret of "secret societies" and how are they connected to the indigenous tribes, and this character, who shaped modern Lisbon as well as influence history timeline of Portugal and South America
On our way we pass Bairro Alto neighborhood, superficially famous about it's bars. We stop in fron of Masonic Lodge to learn about it's influence in Portugal of past and present.
Special viewpoint of the center, overlooking Avenida de Liberdade and Restoration square. Learn about coat of arms of Lisbon and foundation myths
Beautiful manuelin-style masterpiece suburban train station, departing point for discovering Sintra. Let's talk here a bit about the speciality of this town, where famous people of different countries, for some reason, want to posses a bit of land.
We will discover stories of various buildings in southern part of the square. Final point of the tour is psychological picture of royal family of times of D.Pedro IV, and connection to Rio de Janeiro
Charming square with ruins of Carmo monastery, which is now a museum and house of National Guard ( with 1975 revolution's musuem ). Was it romantic revolution, or coup-d-etat? What are similarities between Salazar's Portugal and life in Soviet Union?
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please be aware that Lisbon's center is full of hills to climb!
Reviews(33)
Slava was a great tour guide! He made the history of Lisbon interesting and showcased architecture of Lisbon that one may never notice wandering the city themselves or in any other tour!
This was the best tour I took in Lisbon! The guide was so knowledgeable, the walk was at a comfortable pace and the history shared was very fascinating. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour!
Great evening tour- starts you thinking about the internal workings of Portugal’s nobles and the role they actually played. Thank you for your openness and research on the Templar , masons and the real life of nobility outside of history books
Exceptional guide, knowledgeable, personable and so fascinating. Loved this tour on so many levels. History, secrets and mysterious…from people to buildings to art. Enjoyed the unusual walk and the humor of our guide. Don’t miss this one of a kind d tour!
My walking tour with Slava was AMAZING. He shared stories about the history of Portugal you wouldn’t get anywhere else. He was super engaging and you could easily recognize his enthusiasm and interest in the topics he covered and the tour took us through some phenomenal architecture along the way. I HIGHLY recommend!!
Great alternative view of Lisbon’s history. For the curious. Truly recommend! We had a great time! Interesting facts and nice route. Thank you, W!
Slava was a very knowledgable and passionate tour guide. He provided really interesting knowlegable into the mysterious historical side of lisbon. The tour is approx 2.5 hours walking with stops at different places. There is some uphill walks throughout but he waited and there was no rush. I really enjoyed learning about knights templar free masons and symbols throughout the walking tour and seeing the sites to match. He is very personable and warm and answers any questions. Loved this tour!
This tour was not quite what we expected, but it was fascinating. Our guide, Slava, was great. Very personable and knowledgeable about the subject matter, which emphasized the Knights of Templar & Free Masons, and their influence in Lisbon. If this is something that interests you, this is the tour for you. If it's something that you've not really given much thought to, this is the tour for you. My partner and I both thoroughly enjoyed this tour, and highly recommend.
Great tour. Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. I learned so much about the Knights Templar, the Masons and other secret societies that shaped various countries. If you find conspiracy theories intriguing, then this is the tour for you!
A thorough explanation of the background of all the stops along the tour. The tour guide was very well informed.
