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10 great ways to experience Lisbon
Art Architecture & Design, History Dr Jeni Ryde Art Architecture & Design, History Dr Jeni Ryde

10 great ways to experience Lisbon

Tour leader, linguist and art history specialist Dr Jeni Ryde takes you through one of her favourite destinations – Portugal’s coastal capital city of Lisbon. Situated on seven hills at the wide mouth of the river Tagus (Tejo), where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon enchants travellers with its white bleached limestone buildings, intimate alleyways, and brightly coloured yellow trams.

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