Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Alfama's most classic viewpoint, where tiled walls and a bougainvillea-covered pergola frame a view of red-tiled rooftops and the Tagus.
Miradouro de Santa Luzia sits beside the Church of Santa Luzia and is Alfama's most photogenic lookout. The terrace has a long pergola covered in bougainvillea and blue-and-white tile panels depicting Commerce Square and Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake. Looking down, you see layers of red-tiled roofs, the white bell towers of the Church of Santo Estêvão and the Church of São Vicente, and the broad Tagus. A few steps away is the Miradouro das Portas do Sol, which can be visited alongside it. The viewpoint is free and open all day, and the terrace has a small café kiosk. Getting there: get off tram 28E at the Miradouro de Santa Luzia stop, or walk about 5 minutes uphill from the cathedral and continue up to St George's Castle. It is crowded with tourists and tour groups during the day, and pickpockets are common.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Alfama
- Tram 28
- Lisbon Cathedral
- São Jorge Castle
- National Pantheon (Church of Santa Engrácia)
- Rua Augusta Arch
- Praça do Comércio
- Miradouro da Senhora do Monte