• Jardim do Principe Real - 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!
• Jardim do Principe Real - 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!
• Praca do Principe Real - 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!
• GAT - Checkpoint LX - Managing the HIV pandemic. Hear about Lisbon’s success in managing HIV/AIDS - and get essential health service info for queer men - and women.
• Construction Lisbon Club - 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.
• Botanical Garden of Lisbon - Stories from cruising in the 1950s parks, that ‘thing’ in the Botanical Gardens, ‘offending morals’ and how men dodged the (hopeless! :-) ) police!
• Trumps - 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!
• R. Gustavo de Matos Sequeira 42 - Stories from Lisbon’s first lesbian bar - ‘O Gato Verde’ (The Green Cat) - a Lisbon institution with heaps of history!
• Praça das Flores 7 - 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.
• Bar 106 - Leave a message for friends at Bar 106 - A great place to know.
• Shelter Bar Lisboa - Where the Bears are (part 1)!
• Finalmente Club - The best (and oldest) drag in town - ‘Finally!’ Essential to know the different shows and different times.
• Bar TR3S Lisboa - Where the Bears are (part 2).
  Bear Pride, beach clubs, party nights, a sauna and sports sponsorship…
• Constitutional Court - Legal Challenges at the Constitutional Courts!
  Hear about Portugal’s long journey from dictatorship values to Constitutional Protection for LGBTQ rights.
• R. Luz Soriano 44 - ‘Long Live Homosexuality’.
  The first ‘homosexual manifesto’ - early steps suppressed, and eventual success.
• R. do Trombeta 10 - From love-nests to luxury apartments and modern saunas.
  The steamy story of the ‘Two Fernandes’ - 19Century scandal and saunas!
• Purex - A dance floor for everyone, run by women - plus vagina jewellery!
• Maria Caxuxa - The right woman to kill your ox!
  Who was this amazing women who confounded conventions and dismissed nosey journalists in the 1940s.
• Tv. da Espera 50 - 19th Century scandal! The Marquis of Valada naked in the arms of a common soldier! Disgraced politicians, political blackmail and ultimate survival.
• Teatro da Trindade - Secrets inside my bra!
  Bisexual jazz-legend Josephine Baker dodges the secret police and spying in wartime Lisbon.
• R. da Misericórdia 125 - ‘Women in love - but not with men’!
  Queer fiction, censorship and compromised censors.
• Igreja de Sao Roque - 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!
• Hospital St. Louis - “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.
• Tv. André Valente 21 - 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.

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

• Private transportation

Sorry to disappoint you, but this tour is currently SUSPENDED since I broke my leg. Please check back later in the year. Thanks for your patience. Alex x

every Monday (contact me for other days/dates), 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 the stories that bring lost queer history back to life as we visit the sights of Lisbon’s fascinating, scandalous and sometimes bizarre queer history and the modern gay scene. Then we finish with a drink at a gay hotel.

Plus, a copy of ‘Alex’s LONG LIST - guide to LGBTQ Lisbon’ - 60 pages of essential information. Written by locals, & updated every month, ‘Alex’s LONG LIST’ features venues, queer events, gay beaches guide (and how to get there), nightclubs, bars, saunas etc, Women’s venues and events, relaxed bars, crazy cabaret venues, queer and Trans spaces, community/sports/social groups, women’s organisations, health services, etc

• Age who can book this experience: 16+
• Legal drinking age: 18+

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.