Photos: Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Alvesgaspar (talk), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Alvesgaspar (talk), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rato to Principe Real, a garden-to-garden walk
Your local guide
Vera Moreira
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Highlights
- Two gardens linked by a short walk
- Streets connecting green spaces
- A natural route, never formally planned
- An unhurried walk between two parks
- Lisbon's gardens, treated as one route
About this tour
This session connects two of Lisbon's green spaces on foot, starting near Rato and finishing at Principe Real's garden. You see the streets linking the two areas, then the second garden itself, treated as a natural finishing point rather than a separate stop. It links two green spaces most visitors treat as unrelated.
We check the connection near Rato, then walk toward Principe Real for the second stop, taking your questions about the route along the way. I send a short list of streets covered once the session ends.
It suits anyone who enjoys connecting a city's green spaces on foot rather than visiting them as isolated stops, and travellers with time for an unhurried walk. This session covers public streets and gardens only.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Lisbon before heading out.
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Leaving Rato 15 min
The camera moves through the streets around Rato, and I point out how this smaller square connects several of Lisbon's green spaces to each other.
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Arriving at Principe Real 15 min
We arrive at Principe Real's garden, and I explain how the two green spaces were never designed as a pair but work well walked together.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Lisbon: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Ginjinha and Alfama, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Lisbon time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Lisbon, showing you Leaving Rato and Arriving at Principe Real live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk between the two gardens live with my phone.
Times shown in Lisbon time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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