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Queer Lisbon - A Treasure Hunt in LGBT History
(84) Reviews
Lisboa
Important Information
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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 poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Age who can book this experience: 16+
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Legal drinking age: 18+
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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Every Tuesday and Saturday (contact me for other days/dates) this fun tour brings Lisbon’s queer history to life through an adventure (in English) around the main gay-scene neighbourhoods of Bairro Alto and Principe Real. Hear fascinating stories of love and drama that bring queer history to life as we visit the sights of Lisbon’s fascinating, scandalous (sometimes bizarre!) queer history and the modern gay scene. And we finish with a drink at a gay hotel.
Plus, you get a copy of 'Alex's LONG LIST - guide to LGBTQ Lisbon & Portugal' - over 150 pages of essential information, written by locals & updated every month. 'Alex's LONG LIST' features venues, maps, queer events, gay beach guide (and...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Discover the modern gay scene as you stroll from one stop to the next
Hear fun stories, scandals and anecdotes of Lisbon's fascinating queer history
Meet new friends in the group and we finish in a gay hotel lounge
Get your PDF copy of ‘Alex’s LONG LIST' updated guide to LGBTQ Lisbon (Normally 15 Euros)
Private transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Principe Real Playground
Meeting point: On the corner of the garden square of Principe Real; outside number 18, Praça do Príncipe Real; by the children's play corner.
We are easy to find – just look for the Rainbow Umbrella.
Return
Tv. André Valente 25
We finish in the lounge/ bar/ garden/ pool of Late Birds Hotel - Lisbon's largest gay hotel (bring your swimming costume if the weather's good).
Queer Lisbon - A Treasure Hunt in LGBT History
(84) Reviews
Lisboa
About
Every Tuesday and Saturday (contact me for other days/dates) this fun tour brings Lisbon’s queer history to life through an adventure (in English) around the main gay-scene neighbourhoods of Bairro Alto and Principe Real. Hear fascinating stories of love and drama that bring queer history to life as we visit the sights of Lisbon’s fascinating, scandalous (sometimes bizarre!) queer history and the modern gay scene. And we finish with a drink at a gay hotel.
Plus, you get a copy of 'Alex's LONG LIST - guide to LGBTQ Lisbon & Portugal' - over 150 pages of essential information, written by locals & updated every month. 'Alex's LONG LIST' features venues, maps, queer events, gay beach guide (and...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Discover the modern gay scene as you stroll from one stop to the next
Hear fun stories, scandals and anecdotes of Lisbon's fascinating queer history
Meet new friends in the group and we finish in a gay hotel lounge
Get your PDF copy of ‘Alex’s LONG LIST' updated guide to LGBTQ Lisbon (Normally 15 Euros)
Private transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Principe Real Playground
Meeting point: On the corner of the garden square of Principe Real; outside number 18, Praça do Príncipe Real; by the children's play corner.
We are easy to find – just look for the Rainbow Umbrella.
Return
Tv. André Valente 25
We finish in the lounge/ bar/ garden/ pool of Late Birds Hotel - Lisbon's largest gay hotel (bring your swimming costume if the weather's good).
We start with introductions in the gardens of in Jardim Principe Real and then begin touring the historic sites of Lisbon weird and wonderful queer history!
6 minutes
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Jardim do Principe Real
The Monument to the victims of homophobia. A sober stop on our tour, which acknowledges the past (which we will learn more about) but also celebrates the progress to Lisbon's thriving queer scene today!
6 minutes
3
Praca do Principe Real
Lisbon Pride and 'EuroPride'. This square is the starting point for Lisbon Pride (and will be for 'EuroPride' 2025!)- Find out how Lisbon Pride is unique and why it matters; and how EuroPride is coming to Lisbon!
6 minutes
4
GAT - Checkpoint LX
Managing the HIV pandemic. Hear about Lisbon's success in managing HIV/AIDS - and get essential health service info for queer men - and women.
6 minutes
5
Construction Lisbon Club
Everyone should know this long-standing dance venue for a queer night out in Lisbon. This place, and the neighbouring lesbian venues, have stories to tell about queer nights out in Lisbon.
6 minutes
6
Botanical Garden of Lisbon
Stories from cruising in the 1950s parks, that 'thing' in the Botanical Gardens, 'offending morals' and how men dodged the (hopeless! :-) ) police!
6 minutes
7
Trumps
You need to know about Lisbon's largest queer nightclub - Two floors with two different vibes. Since 1980!
Lisbon knows - this place can make you gay!
6 minutes
8
R. de Gustavo de Matos Sequeira 42
Stories from Lisbon's first lesbian bar - 'O Gato Verde' (The Green Cat) - a Lisbon institution with heaps of history!
6 minutes
9
Praça das Flores 7
The first drag bar in Lisbon!
The 1974 revolution liberated enthusiasm for drag - Until it didn't...! Hear the rise and fall story of Lisbon's first drag queen.
6 minutes
10
Bar 106
Leave a message for friends at Bar 106 - A great place to know.
6 minutes
11
Shelter Bar Lisboa
Where the Bears are (part 1)!
6 minutes
12
Finalmente Club
The best (and oldest) drag in town - 'Finally!' Essential to know the different shows and different times.
6 minutes
13
Bar TR3S Lisboa
Where the Bears are (part 2).
Bear Pride, beach clubs, party nights, a sauna and sports sponsorship...
6 minutes
14
Constitutional Court
Legal Challenges at the Constitutional Courts!
Hear about Portugal's long journey from dictatorship values to Constitutional Protection for LGBTQ rights.
6 minutes
15
R. Luz Soriano 44
'Long Live Homosexuality'.
The first 'homosexual manifesto' - early steps suppressed, and eventual success.
6 minutes
16
R. do Trombeta 10
From love-nests to luxury apartments and modern saunas.
The steamy story of the ‘Two Fernandes’ - 19Century scandal and saunas!
6 minutes
17
Purex
A dance floor for everyone, run by women - plus vagina jewellery!
6 minutes
18
Maria Caxuxa
The right woman to kill your ox!
Who was this amazing women who confounded conventions and dismissed nosey journalists in the 1940s.
6 minutes
19
Tv. da Espera 50
19th Century scandal! The Marquis of Valada naked in the arms of a common soldier! Disgraced politicians, political blackmail and ultimate survival.
6 minutes
20
Teatro da Trindade
Secrets inside my bra!
Bisexual jazz-legend Josephine Baker dodges the secret police and spying in wartime Lisbon.
6 minutes
21
R. da Misericórdia 125
'Women in love - but not with men'!
Queer fiction, censorship and compromised censors.
6 minutes
22
Igreja de Sao Roque
The Portuguese Inquisition provides a window into queer history - Sex in church! Lesbian nuns, a ‘demonic penis’ and a Trans love story - four stories of bold determination that have survived from the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries!
15 minutes
23
Hospital St. Louis
“I love you because I love you"
Fernand Pessoa - a great writer who didn't know what tomorrow would bring, but is now recognised for his gay writing and is reclaimed.
6 minutes
24
Tv. André Valente 21
Late Birds Hotel - our final stop in the lounge/ bar/ garden/ pool of Lisbon's largest gay hotel. (Did you bring your swimming costume!?).
Pub-quiz and prizes.
