Today our trip took us on a tour through an alternative Lisbon, an off the beaten tracks, Lisbon.
We caught the boat at Cacilhas and got off at Cais do Sodré. From here we walked to Praça do Comércio and through the Arco da Rua Augusta, Martim Moniz, where we saw lots of street art murals going through Mouraria and up to Jardim Cerca da Graça and on the way down we came through Alfama to go and catch the boat back to Cacilhas.
It was an all day trip and although very tired it was so much fun and so worthwhile! Hope you enjoy our photos 😼
Following taken from up top of Cacilhas
Cais do Sodré and on way to Praça do Comércio
Some stone and sand art work
Praça do Comércio and the famous Arco da Rua Augusta
Rossio Station
Pit stop for lunch aha
Mural of Amália
São Domingos Church - This church dates from the thirteenth century and has the particularity of having suffered two major disasters. The first in 1755 an earthquake and the second in 1954, when a huge fire broke out in the church and destroyed the gilded carvings and various paintings. The inside has never been restored. For the Catholic readers this church also houses part of the handkerchief of Pastor Lúcia, as well as the Rosary of Pastor Jacinta, worn by them when the sun miracle took place on May 13, 1917.
Lots and lots of steps but hey we got a help from the escalator aha
and some more...
Lovely little alley ways
Here I took a little sit down my tongue was already hanging out from all the climbing and note out of nowhere there grows beauty ;)
Following photos taken from Jardim da Cerca da Graça
Crazy block of flats
Lovely mural art! This all on the winding steps up to Miradouro da Graça.
Miradouro da Graça, but it's official name is actually Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen, a Portuguese poet who died in 2004 and who spent many of her days admiring Lisbon from this spot. This is also a hub with the youngsters because of it's café shops/kiosk.
Igreja e Convento da Graça - the convent and church of Our Lady of Grace were built in 1291 but didn't survive the 1755 earthquake. They rebuilt them in the Baroque style. The convent has a beautiful cloister and 18th-century tile panels and the church gilded woodwork and grisaille paintings.
Along the way down we saw lots of these aparently they are from actual people that live in these "bairros"
Going down to Alfama, the place to go if you're a lover of "Fado" ;)
Rafa messing up my photography aha
Casa dos Bicos - The house, built in the early 16th century in the Alfama neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian Renaissance palaces and Portuguese Manueline styles.
And the video taken from the top part of Cacilhas.
https://youtu.be/DhrDfYtZ6sA
