Photos: Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dale Cruse - 10M views from San Francisco, CA, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dale Cruse - 10M views from San Francisco, CA, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Avenidas Novas, Lisbon's early 20th-century grid
Your local guide
Ricardo Alves
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Highlights
- Wide avenues planned for expansion
- Early 20th-century decorative facades
- Lisbon's calmer, more orderly grid
- A city growing north, explained
- A district beyond the old centre
About this tour
This session walks Avenidas Novas, the grid of wide, tree-lined streets planned as Lisbon expanded north in the early 20th century. You see one of the main avenues, then a residential facade from the same period showing its decorative detail. It is a calmer, more orderly counterpart to the older, tangled streets of the historic centre.
We check the connection on the avenue, then move to the facade for the second stop, taking your questions about the district's planning along the way. I send a short list of what we covered once the session ends.
It suits anyone interested in Lisbon's expansion beyond its old centre, and travellers curious about the city's early 20th-century architecture. This session covers public streets and facades, not the inside of any building.
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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A wide avenue 15 min
The camera looks down a wide, tree-lined avenue, and I explain how this district was planned in the early 20th century as Lisbon expanded north.
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An apartment facade 15 min
We stop at an early 20th-century apartment building, and I point out decorative details typical of the period's architecture.
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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: Bacalhau (salt cod) and Belém, 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 A wide avenue and An apartment facade 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 the avenues 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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