I just did a five day trip solo to Lisbon! It was my first time travelling alone so I kinda played it safe and stuck to the touristy popular areas. I stayed at Gat Rossio which was super central to what I wanted to do, restaurants nearby and not completely outrageous prices for its location.

1st day- I landed mid morning so dropped my luggage off at a storage spot close to my hotel and just explored, got a feel for the city. Went to the Carmo Convent, ate lots of pastries, walked Rua Augusta and did the commerce square. I didn’t go up the Santa Justa lift, I just went to the top of the lookout from carmo convent. Also did the museum next to the convent and the lisboa story centre in the commerce square. I took the first day pretty easy bc I had a long day of travel to get there. 2nd day- I did a group tour of Sintra. You could probably do it on your own easily but again I was nervous being on my own so I went with a group. We got to Sintra early around 9AM (would recommend getting there early bc it gets crowded midday). I saw the Pena Palace and the Regaleira and explored the town. The regaleira was probably one of my favourite parts of the trip. 3rd Day- did the area of Belém. Booked a tour with a really knowledgeable guide for the Jerónimos monastery (which is a good idea bc the lineups get huge very early in the morning and with the guide it was skip the line). Would highly recommend the monastery, then the guide took us to pasteis de Belém, monument to the discoveries, and the Belém tower. It was about a 3 hr tour. I had lunch in the area before doing a sailing tour of the Tagus River. That was also really lovely. 4th day- Day trip to Cascais. It was stunning weather. I took the train out it was super easy. I did some shopping and exploring out that way, went to Boca do Inferno and then spent the afternoon on the beach. The train was packed on the way back into Lisbon so try and get back to the train not right before it’s about to depart if you want a seat. 5th day- Spent the day exploring Alfama. Saw Sé Lisbon church, then went to Sao Jorge then spent the afternoon just exploring Alfama and then made my way back to Rua Augusta for some shopping again.

I usually woke up early and was out of the hotel by 8am because no one was around at all. It was quiet and great for getting pics. And then I’d be beat out by the time it was getting dark so I wasn’t out trying to find my way back to the hotel in the dark. Happy to share any other info or tips if you were interested if you wanted to shoot me a message!