Live History is a 100% Portuguese registered trademark and a licensed company by the Tourism Bureau of Portugal operating tours in the city of Lisbon.
We are one of the few companies operating in Lisbon that is in fact both local and Portuguese and we have two main goals in our company’s philosophy and vision:
- to provide off the beaten path free tours that cover the most important neighbourhoods of the city, offering top level content and insights on both historical and actual facts of Lisbon, shared by guides that really are locals and love their city
- to help fight the effects of gentrification in the tourism business by developing partnerships with local creative hubs and local commerce and by helping real locals find a permanent job position with us and not only a temporary occupation during summertime
We do tours in English / Español / Français / Português.
Join our tours and learn the history and legends of the old town most representative neighbourhoods, told by real local guides (sometimes impersonating Portuguese historical figures), getting a truly personal and insightful view on Lisbon, walking through the city's narrow alleys up and downhill, lost in time on a genuine "back to the past" entertaining and informal guided tour where history, stories, and fun facts combine together.
For the best tours in Lisbon, look for our white umbrellas at Praça Dom Pedro IV, also known as Rossio.
Rodrigo was very knowledgeable and helpful but even more, he was very professional, which you might not expect from a free tour. Even the smallest details of the trip were very well planned, down to having the stops in shady places in order to minimize sun & heat exposure. Very highly recommended. - Edmund M.
3 intense hours waliking for the old Lisbon: from Alfama to Mouraria. We saw beautiful miradouros and we walked inside the real Lisbon. The guide, Marco, showed us lots of particulars, and told us not just the history of the city and of Portugal, but also lots of legends and anectodes. I would do another tour in another part of the sort for sure! - Serena Bellotti
Rodrigo to zajebisty przewodnik!
Znakomicie zna Lizbonę i opowiada niesamowite historie. Ma świetne poczucie humoru, jest bardzo zabawny i pomocny. Spędziłam niesamowite 3 godziny, wypiłam pyszną ginjinha'ę, po prostu bawiałam się świetnie. Polecam! :) - AnnaB11848
As expected (I have already tried it in Berlin and my expectation were high) the tour was really great. 3,5 hours of interesting stories, historical facts and interesting places. The guide was very friendly person. The level of English was also very good. All in all the tour was fantastic! - Michal Szeliski
Very informative and entertaining. Lisbon has a fascinating history and Joffrey really brought it to life. His English was perfect yet he is a local that knew the city as well he explained its’ history. Make sure you bring good walking shoes as the tour covers a lot of territory and lots of steps as you travel throughout some of the downtown districts. I can’t imagine a better tour than this. - Daniel McFadden
Wir haben die Tour durch Alfama und Mouraria bei Rodrigo gemacht. Es war sehr informativ und spannend, wir haben viel über die Geschichte Lissabons erfahren und tolle Schauplätze gesehen. Die Tour ist definitv zu empfehlen, da man auf viele kleine Details in den Straßen hingewiesen wird, die einem sonst nie auffallen würden. Rodrigo ist sehr sympathisch und es hat viel Spaß gemacht! - Lenamarie98
The tour guided by nice Marco was super useful and even better than any other paid tours! My friend and I enjoyed it a lot and could have comprehensive understanding about the history & culture of the lovely city, Lisboa!! We've already recommended our friends this free walking tour who want to visit Lisbon soon and will continue that :-) Obrigada Live History, obrigada Marco :-D - Jaeeun Choi
We did the three hour free morning walking tour. Really interesting and incredibly well informed guide with perfect English. Tour was very well paced and we learnt so much. We’ve done 5 free city tours in other major cities and this was by far the best! Would highly recommend as a first day activity. - Jmn83
Jofry is the best tour guide I've ever met among countless tours I've done including the ones that are over 100 euros. I learned so much about the history of Portugal and Lisbon. I 100% recommend the Alfama and Mouraria tour to learn more about the culture and history of Portugal and Lisbon. - Glory Choe