Photos: Dale Cruse - 10M views from San Francisco, CA, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Dale Cruse - 10M views from San Francisco, CA, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
LX Factory's murals and workshops, up close
Your local guide
Tiago Rodrigues
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Highlights
- A mural painted onto factory brick
- A print studio window, explained by an insider
- Industrial bones kept, not demolished
- Lisbon beyond its historic centre
- A former worker's own view of the site
About this tour
This session walks LX Factory, a 19th-century industrial complex under the 25 de Abril bridge turned into a hub of studios and shops. You see a large mural painted onto a former factory wall, then a print workshop window of the kind I used to work in myself before guiding. It shows how the site's industrial bones were kept rather than demolished.
We start with a sound check facing the mural, then move to the workshop window for the second stop, taking questions about the site's transformation. I send a short list of studio names once the session ends.
It suits anyone interested in adaptive reuse and street art specifically, and travellers curious about Lisbon beyond its historic centre. This session films exteriors and shopfronts rather than the inside of any working studio.
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 rooftop mural 21 min
The camera looks up at a large mural covering the side of a former factory building, and I explain how the site's industrial past shaped the art now painted onto it.
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A print workshop window 21 min
We pause outside a working print studio, the kind I used to work in myself, and I point out the equipment visible through the window.
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Your questions 9 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 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Grilled sardines (sardinhas assadas) and Bairro Alto, 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 rooftop mural and A print workshop window 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.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
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 LX Factory 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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