Capital City

Lisboa

Seven hills, Atlantic light and the mouth of the Tagus. Beyond the cosmopolitan capital, the district holds stately estates, fishing villages and the hills of Sintra and Arrábida.

141 Parishes

16 Municipalities

2275K Inhabitants

01

The Grand Route
of Lisboa

A journey through the most emblematic municipalities

1

Algueirão-Mem Martins

Algueirão-Mem Martins

From 1380s horse-swap to commuter density, riverside paths and Baroque altars survive.

2

Mina de Água

Mina de Água

Breathe cooler air above the Tagus where 43,000 voices hum around 127 aqueduct arches.

3

Odivelas

Odivelas

Walk limestone cloisters where Cistercian queens once paced and the town’s name still smells of wool

4

Lumiar

Lumiar

From palace stone to open-air cinema, Lumiar keeps olive groves, palace walls and film nights alive.

5

União das freguesias de Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela

União das freguesias de Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela

Baroque chapels, hidden fountains and tidal reeds in Loures’ most densely fused freguesia

6

União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa

Vila Franca de Xira

União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa

Tejo breeze, flamingo sandbanks, 15th-c fort and 1930s factory chimneys

7

Arruda dos Vinhos

Arruda dos Vinhos

Arruda dos Vinhos

Limestone ridges, 7.7 million litres of wine and a bronze bell that has kept time since 1561.

8

Santo Quintino

Sobral de Monte Agraço

Santo Quintino

White-lime glare, 1520 church relics and Wellington’s cannons on a 309 m ridge

9

União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais

União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais

Ride into Carregado-Cadafais, taste sun-warmed Lisboa wine beside the Tagus rail cutting

10

Azambuja

Azambuja

Trains glide past paddies, wild olives and a Manueline pillory in this river-breathed market town.

02

All Municipalities
of Lisboa

16 municipalities to explore

Alenquer

Alenquer

11 parishes

Amadora

Amadora

6 parishes

Arruda dos Vinhos

Arruda dos Vinhos

4 parishes

Azambuja

Azambuja

7 parishes

Cadaval

Cadaval

7 parishes

Cascais

Cascais

4 parishes

Lisboa

Lisboa

24 parishes

Loures

Loures

10 parishes

Lourinhã

Lourinhã

9 parishes

Mafra

Mafra

11 parishes

Odivelas

Odivelas

4 parishes

Oeiras

Oeiras

5 parishes

Sintra

Sintra

15 parishes

Sobral de Monte Agraço

Sobral de Monte Agraço

3 parishes

Torres Vedras

Torres Vedras

15 parishes

Vila Franca de Xira

Vila Franca de Xira

6 parishes

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