Lisbon video city walk

Lisbon is a city of gradients, and the walking shows it. The Baixa is flat and gridded and calm; one street later you are climbing a stair-cut lane with laundry overhead and a tram squeezing past at shoulder distance. The pavement itself is part of it — polished limestone that catches the light and gets slippery in rain. These walks stay on foot for the climbs rather than cutting to the top, which is the honest version of what the city asks of you.

Common questions

Do the walks include the hills?

Yes, on foot and in real time. The climbs out of the Baixa towards Alfama and Chiado are part of the route rather than something the edit skips.

Will I see the trams?

Frequently. On the narrow uphill streets the tram uses the same space as the pedestrians, which is a good deal of what walking Lisbon feels like.

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