Views of Alfama from Santa Lucia viewpoint (Lisbon)

One of the most attractive corners you will find in your Lisbon visit is Santa Lucia viewpoint. to which you can arrive when you go up to the Castle of San Jorge,

You will do this well on foot or on board a typical Lisbon tram, For the Rua Limoeiro, and when you reach the top of the hill, on the right, you will see the small Church of Santa Lucia.

Dating back to the 18th century, this small church is surrounded by a garden with spectacular bougainvillea.

That garden is where the Santa Lucia viewpoint, which you should not miss, you can from said viewpoint have the best panoramic views of the Alfama neighborhood and the estuary of the Tagus River.

From Santa Lucía, in the foreground of the panoramic views you have the conglomerate of houses of the popular Alfama neighborhood de Lisbon.

In the background, the dome of the church of Santa Engracia, the facade of the St. Stephen's Church, and just below, the two bell towers of the church of san miguel.

But Panoramic views They don't end here, but you must go around the church of santa lucia for the aforementioned Rua Limoeiro and you get to another viewpoint, called Gates of the Sun.

Views of the San Vicente de Fora church from Puertas del Sol viewpoint in Lisbon

Located on the remains of the old Arab fortification, from this viewpoint you have some Panoramic views even broader than eastern area of Lisbon,

In this perspective of the Portuguese capital, the monumental building of the Church of San Vicente de Fora.