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Half-Day Walking Tour about the African Presence in Lisbon
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Santa Maria Maior
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Discover the earlier African presence in Lisbon, through open and insightful conversation, while enjoying the wonderful scenery of the city.
Get to know more about the first European capital to receive African slaves, the social relationships, miscegenation, colonization, and the overall participation of Africans in the discoveries together with their influence in the Portuguese culture.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Coffee/Tea or bottle of water
Meeting Points
Departure
Restauradores Square
In front of the Tourist Office (Posto de Turismo dos Restauradores)
Return
Half-Day Walking Tour about the African Presence in Lisbon
(44) Reviews
Santa Maria Maior
About
Discover the earlier African presence in Lisbon, through open and insightful conversation, while enjoying the wonderful scenery of the city.
Get to know more about the first European capital to receive African slaves, the social relationships, miscegenation, colonization, and the overall participation of Africans in the discoveries together with their influence in the Portuguese culture.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Coffee/Tea or bottle of water
Meeting Points
Departure
Restauradores Square
In front of the Tourist Office (Posto de Turismo dos Restauradores)
Alfama, the oldest neighborhood in the city of Lisbon, founded by the Arabs. It will be a place to introduce Africa's history, roots, and connections with other people.
20 minutes
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Chafariz D'El Rei
This fountain shows the division of social classes during the middle age, where Africans are also represented.
10 minutes
3
Campo das Cebolas
This place belonged to the old port of Lisbon, where the first African slaves arrived in Europe.
10 minutes
4
Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)
One of the most emblematic places in the Portuguese capital, where several events in the country's history took place. An important place in the slave trade.
20 minutes
5
Baixa de Lisboa
The central neighborhood of the capital, although destroyed by the 1755 earthquake. It will be a perfect place to talk about the interaction of Africans in Portuguese society.
6
Calle Rosa de Lisboa
The place were several African women provided services.
10 minutes
7
Time Out Market Lisboa
One of the best-known places in the capital today, but in the past, it was the place of work for many Africans.
10 minutes
8
Jardim Dom Luis
In this beautiful Garden, it is where we have the statue of the Marquis Sá da Bandeira, responsible for the abolition of slavery in Portuguese territory and colonies.
5 minutes
9
Consulate-General of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Lisbon
Here in front of the Brazilian consulate, we will discuss the topic of transatlantic slave traffic and its consequences.
10 minutes
10
Praca Dom Pedro IV
One of the central and busiest places in the city of Lisbon. Where we will talk about the integration of Africans and the creation of colonies.
10 minutes
11
Church of Saint Dominic
Here we can understand the form of integration of Africans in the Catholic religion and the achievements.
10 minutes
12
Estacao Do Rossio
Built during the 19th century, with Manueline architectonic style, that represents the country's golden times, a way to claim a place among the European countries that divided Africa into colonies, in the Berlin Conference of 1884.
10 minutes
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Restauradores Square
This square represents the restoration of Portugal's independence from Spain in which many African slaves fought.