Beware of unauthorized guides who approach you outside popular monuments and attractions: they're usually more concerned with "guiding" you to a particular shop or restaurant.

Bus Tours

Many companies organize half-day tours of Lisbon and its environs and full-day trips to more distant places of interest. Reservations can be made through any travel agency or hotel; some tours will pick you up at your door. A half-day tour of Lisbon will cost about EUR 27. A full-day trip north to Obidos, Nazaré, and Fátima will run about EUR 75 (including lunch), as will a full day east on the "Roman Route" to Évora and Monsaraz.

Operators

Cityrama (Av. Praia da Vitória 12-B, Saldanha. 21/319-1085).

Private Guides

For names of personal guides, contact Lisbon's main tourist office or the Syndicate of Guide Interpreters. It can provide an English-speaking guide for half-day (around EUR 55) or full-day (around EUR 95) tours; the price remains the same for up to 20 people. Office hours are weekdays 9-1 and 2-5:30.

Contact

Syndicate of Guide Interpreters (Rua do Telhal 4, Campo de Santana. 21/346-7170).

Walking Tours

City Hall organizes guided tours with various themes: Moorish Lisbon, Roman Lisbon, Lisbon from the Seven Hills, Silk Route, Bohemian Lisbon, and Luís de Camões's Lisbon. Tours leave City Hall at 10 AM each morning year-round. Call the City Hall's Cultural Department to reserve a spot on one of these free tours.

Contact

City Hall (Paços do Municipio, Baixa. 21/322-7000).