Discovering a Reinvented City
Language available: Portuguese, French and English
The 1755 Earthquake was one of the most significant events in Lisbon’s history. It destroyed much of the city, but also paved the way for the birth of a new Lisbon, modern and innovative.
On this private tour, led by sociologist Guilherme Pereira, we set out from the Carmo Convent — the most emblematic ruin preserved as a memorial to the catastrophe — to discover traces of the earthquake that still remain and understand how the reconstruction transformed the city centre into the city we know today.
Travel back in time with us and discover this fascinating Lisbon through a different and more in-depth perspective.
TOUR INFORMATION
🙋♂️ Guide: Sociologist Guilherme Pereira
📍Meeting Point: Largo do Carmo, in front of the Carmo Convent
🎯Ending Point: Casa dos Bicos
🕒 Duration: Approximately 2 hours
👅Language available: Portuguese, French and English
🎟️ Price: On request (depending on group size)
📧 Contact us: [email protected]
Our Private Tours are arranged on request, according to your preferences and the guide’s availability.
Meet your guide, Guilherme Pereira
Born in Lisbon, Guilherme inherited from his father a love and curiosity for the city during their Sunday walks.
He graduated in Sociology and Economics in 1976 from the University of Grenoble (France) and continues to study History, Geography and Heritage in his spare time.
He attended a course in Olisipografia (the study of Lisbon) coordinated by Professor José Augusto França at the Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL).
Between 2008 and 2012, for the GEO – Lisbon City Council’s Office for Olisiponense Studies, he carried out the survey Shops of Baixa and Chiado: Living and Intangible Heritage. He later expanded this research to cover Lisbon and its surroundings, under the title The Shops of Lisbon.
From 2013 to 2023, as a Lisbon City Council technician, he created 55 itineraries dedicated to the city, its neighbourhoods, historical figures and architects, guiding more than 8,000 participants in 648 walks, and accompanying numerous commented visits to cultural and heritage sites.
Continues to create and carry out itineraries around Lisbon for different cultural associations.
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