Items | Half Day Historical Walking Tour about the Slave Trade in Lisbon
Half Day Historical Walking Tour about the Slave Trade in Lisbon
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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 poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Not recommended for travelers with walking difficulties
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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On this small group 3 hour walking tour, you will learn how, in the 15th century, Portugal created the Atlantic Slave Trade, and how slavery went hand in hand with the journeys of exploration Portugal is most famous for.
This educational experience cover the locations in Lisbon's historical city center associated with the Slave Trade and African History, but will also address Portugal's contemporary History and the recent fall of the country's colonial empire in the mid 1970's.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Local taxes
Food and drinks
Hotel pick up and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Largo do Chafariz de Dentro 30
In front of the medieval fountain located at the following address: Largo do Chafariz de Dentro
Return
Largo do Carmo
Half Day Historical Walking Tour about the Slave Trade in Lisbon
(181) Reviews
About
On this small group 3 hour walking tour, you will learn how, in the 15th century, Portugal created the Atlantic Slave Trade, and how slavery went hand in hand with the journeys of exploration Portugal is most famous for.
This educational experience cover the locations in Lisbon's historical city center associated with the Slave Trade and African History, but will also address Portugal's contemporary History and the recent fall of the country's colonial empire in the mid 1970's.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Local taxes
Food and drinks
Hotel pick up and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Largo do Chafariz de Dentro 30
In front of the medieval fountain located at the following address: Largo do Chafariz de Dentro
Return
Largo do Carmo
Itinerary
1
Largo do Chafariz de Dentro
Travelers will meet there guide on this location and begin the tour with an introduction to the theme.
10 minutes
2
Alfama
Travelers will visit Lisbon's oldest neighborhood and learn about how the many different civilizations that settled in Portugal practiced slavery, from the Romans to the Moors, and how the Portuguese eventually got involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade during the mid 15th century.
30 minutes
3
Campo das Cebolas
Travelers will visit the location where the monument to the victims of the Slave Trade will be erected in the future.
10 minutes
4
Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)
Travelers will visit what was the commercial heart of Lisbon and learn about how the slave trade was part of colonial trade.
15 minutes
5
Baixa, Rossio & Restauradores
Travelers will learn about the day to day lives of enslaved captives, from Africa and around the globe, that lived in Lisbon.
30 minutes
6
Church of Saint Dominic
Travelers will learn about how Lisbon's enslaved captives interacted with the city's religious organizations.
10 minutes
7
Largo do Carmo
Travelers will visit a location associated with the 25th of April coup and revolution and learn about the subsequent demise of the Portuguese colonial empire during the mid 1970s.
