The plan is tempting: enjoying the city, through the river! An unusual sight, on a two hours journey on board of a special boat from Transtejo, with the presence of a translator guide. The ship sails fluvial station at the Terreiro do Paço and makes a tour with stops at the monumental and historical area of Belém and at the Parque das Nações.

Pleasant tour through the town’s historical zone, in XIX century tram cars. The tour begins at the Comércio Square and it’s escorted by a interpreter guide. It lasts an hour and a half and allows you to know the particular atmosphere that exists in this typical Lisbon Square – Alfama, Graça, Baixa, Estrela, Sétima Colina.

About Fernandina was built in 1336 by d. Afonso IV, to replace the old about high-medieval. This work would only be concluded in 1376, in the reign of King Ferdinand, and this fact the adopted name. The fence, with nearly 5 miles, it defined the Medieval Lisbon but, currently, only certain parts of the wall are visible. It is believed that started on the Western side of the Castle of São Jorge, descended the Valley of Mouraria, rising after the slope of Monte de Sant'Ana and down through the Valley of the Boulevard, returning up to Largo de s. Roque, …

This Thursday, the use of tiles is explored ad nauseam: paper walls, fountains, alegretes, arches, benches, colonnades and pergolas. It can be said that the garden is more made of tiles that of plants. Notable are the multi-colored panels that decorate the galleries, banks of the gardens and the panels with religious motifs and country scenes.

XVIII century construction where the ashlar masonry work at the main façade and, mostly, the glazed tiles décor inside and outside stand out.