Queer Lisbon - A Treasure Hunt in LGBT History

Name: Queer Lisbon - A Treasure Hunt in LGBT History
Brand: Viator
Rating: 5 (80 reviews)

5.0(80)3h 30mEnglishLisbon

Free cancellation

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Every Tuesday and Saturday (contact me for other days/dates) this fun tour brings Lisbon’s queer history to life through an adventure (in English) around the main gay-scene neighbourhoods of Bairro Alto and Principe Real. Hear fascinating stories of love and drama that bring queer history to life as we visit the sights of Lisbon’s fascinating, scandalous (sometimes bizarre!) queer history and the modern gay scene. And we finish with a drink at a gay hotel.

Plus, you get a copy of 'Alex's LONG LIST - guide to LGBTQ Lisbon & Portugal' - over 150 pages of essential information, written by locals & updated every month. 'Alex's LONG LIST' features venues, maps, queer events, gay beach guide (and how to get there), nightclubs, bars, saunas, Women's venues and events, relaxed bars, crazy cabaret venues, Lisbon on a budget, Trans/non-binary spaces, community/sports/social groups, health services, etc

Included

Discover the modern gay scene as you stroll from one stop to the next
Hear fun stories, scandals and anecdotes of Lisbon's fascinating queer history
Meet new friends in the group and we finish in a gay hotel lounge
Get your PDF copy of ‘Alex’s LONG LIST' updated guide to LGBTQ Lisbon (Normally 15 Euros)

Not included

Private transportation

What you'll do

Jardim do Principe Real
Praca Principe Real, Lisbon, Portugal
We start with introductions in the gardens of in Jardim Principe Real and then begin touring the historic sites of Lisbon weird and wonderful queer history!
6 min
Jardim do Principe Real
Praca Principe Real, Lisbon, Portugal
The Monument to the victims of homophobia. A sober stop on our tour, which acknowledges the past (which we will learn more about) but also celebrates the progress to Lisbon's thriving queer scene today!
6 min
Praca do Principe Real
Barrio Alto, Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Pride and 'EuroPride'. This square is the starting point for Lisbon Pride (and will be for 'EuroPride' 2025!)- Find out how Lisbon Pride is unique and why it matters; and how EuroPride is coming to Lisbon!
6 min
Managing the HIV pandemic
Hear about Lisbon's success in managing HIV/AIDS - and get essential health service info for queer men - and women.
6 min
Construction Lisbon Club
Cecilio de Sousa Street 84, Lisbon, Portugal
Everyone should know this long-standing dance venue for a queer night out in Lisbon. This place, and the neighbouring lesbian venues, have stories to tell about queer nights out in Lisbon.
6 min
Stories from cruising in the 1950s parks, that 'thing' in the Botanical Gardens
'offending morals' and how men dodged the (hopeless! :-) ) police!
6 min
You need to know about Lisbon's largest queer nightclub - Two floors with two different vibes
Since 1980! Lisbon knows - this place can make you gay!
6 min
Stories from Lisbon's first lesbian bar - 'O Gato Verde' (The Green Cat) - a Lisbon institution with heaps of history!
6 min
The first drag bar in Lisbon!
The 1974 revolution liberated enthusiasm for drag - Until it didn't...! Hear the rise and fall story of Lisbon's first drag queen.
6 min
Bar 106
Rua de Sao Marcal 106, Príncipe Real /Praça das Flores, Lisbon, Portugal
Leave a message for friends at Bar 106 - A great place to know.
6 min
Shelter Bar Lisboa
Rua do Diario de Noticias, 6, Lisbon, Portugal
Where the Bears are (part 1)!
6 min
Finalmente Club
Rua da Palmeira 38, , Lisbon, Portugal
The best (and oldest) drag in town - 'Finally!' Essential to know the different shows and different times.
6 min
Bar TR3S Lisboa
Rua Ruben A. Leitao 2, Lisbon, Portugal
Where the Bears are (part 2). Bear Pride, beach clubs, party nights, a sauna and sports sponsorship...
6 min
Legal Challenges at the Constitutional Courts!
Hear about Portugal's long journey from dictatorship values to Constitutional Protection for LGBTQ rights.
6 min
'Long Live Homosexuality'
The first 'homosexual manifesto' - early steps suppressed, and eventual success.
6 min
From love-nests to luxury apartments and modern saunas
The steamy story of the ‘Two Fernandes’ - 19Century scandal and saunas!
6 min
A dance floor for everyone, run by women - plus vagina jewellery!
6 min
The right woman to kill your ox!
Who was this amazing women who confounded conventions and dismissed nosey journalists in the 1940s.
6 min
19th Century scandal!
The Marquis of Valada naked in the arms of a common soldier! Disgraced politicians, political blackmail and ultimate survival.
6 min
Teatro da Trindade
Rua Nova da Trindade 9, Bairro Alto, 1200, Lisbon, Portugal
Secrets inside my bra! Bisexual jazz-legend Josephine Baker dodges the secret police and spying in wartime Lisbon.
6 min
'Women in love - but not with men'!
Queer fiction, censorship and compromised censors.
6 min
Igreja de Sao Roque
Largo Trindade Coelho, Bairro Alto, Lisbon, Portugal
The Portuguese Inquisition provides a window into queer history - Sex in church! Lesbian nuns, a ‘demonic penis’ and a Trans love story - four stories of bold determination that have survived from the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries!
15 min
“I love you because I love you"
Fernand Pessoa - a great writer who didn't know what tomorrow would bring, but is now recognised for his gay writing and is reclaimed.
6 min
Late Birds Hotel - our final stop in the lounge/ bar/ garden/ pool of Lisbon's largest gay hotel
(Did you bring your swimming costume!?). Pub-quiz and prizes.
6 min

Meeting and pickup

9 locations

Pickup details

Meeting point: On the corner of the garden square of Principe Real; outside number 18, Praça do Príncipe Real; by the children's play corner. We are easy to find – just look for the Rainbow Umbrella.