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experts’ opinions
Walkers
Reviews
Lisbon
Walker spotted by the media
The experts’
opinions
What tourist guidebooks and magazines say about us:
- "My last day of research was complicated by a walking
tour. I intended to check it out by just tagging along for half an
hour. It was so good, I stayed the entire 3.5 hours. They called it an
intro tour, but after 20 years of visits, I just couldn’t leave. Titled
“Lisbon Revelation” and run by a company called Lisbon Walker, there
were five in our group. We paid €13 each ($20) and the guide had us
enthralled for every minute as we walked and took the trolley through
the old town. (That evening I emailed my tour operations director and
said, "Let’s get this experience for our Portugal groups!")” - 23 de
Abril
2008
-Rick Steves: Blog Gone Europe
- "this excellent organization offers
thematic Walking Tours led by knowledgeable guides.”
-Lonely
Planet
- "excellent walking tours guided by lisbon loving locals" - Rick Steve's
- "a different way to discover Lisbon" – Guide
du Routard
- "a must do in Lisbon" – De
Volkskrant newspaper
- "Lisbon Walker provides something over and
above the standard travel guide"
-
Lisboa Unforgettable
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Walkers
Reviews
What walkers say about our Lisbon
Walking Tours:
- Lis (2008/10/21)
A bunch of roses for Katrina! I had the privilege to be on her first -
ever tour last Saturday and enjoyed it tremendously. Like having a
knowledgeable and very patient friend in town :-)
- Ulrich Hasper (2008/10/06)
I would like to thank Claudia again for guiding and accompanying my
friends and myself on the walking tour "Das Lissabon der Entdeckungen".
Claudia is a very nice person and an excellent and knowledgable guide.
I can recommend her wholeheartedly as German speaking guide. Thanks
also to you, Rita, for your arrangement and especially for your
recommendation and reservation of the "A Baiuca". This Fado-Restaurant
was exactly what we had hoped for and we all enjoyed the night there
very much.
- Maarten Vink (2008/07/27)
Hi Rita, just a short message to say that my friend and I really
enjoyed the Legends & Mysteries walk very much last Friday
afternoon! I am definitely coming back for more walks and will start
reading with (even) more interest about freemasonry and Lisbon history.
- Giovanna Desero (2008/06/02)
Bonjour José, Je reviens de mon petit WE à Lisbonne, je
vous remercie une fois de plus pour vos renseignements et vous
félicite pour la belle initiative de LisbonWalker: j’ai fait un
tour révélation avec Rita, franchement très
intéressant, agréable, pas trop historique mais tout
aussi riche d’informations… remerciez-la !
- Pirjo Kopola – Frankfurt (2008/05/18)
Hello, I had the interesting walk on Sunday, the city of spies and I
would like to thank the excellent guide we had. I don´t remember
when I had such interesting 2 hours. So thank you so much!
- Ryszard Świrkula - Warszawa, Poland (2008/05/09)
Hello, how could I forget such a great time. As to the pleasure, yes it
was a great pleasure to have tours with you in Lisbon. Both tours, with
you and with Rita, gave us a picture and information about Lisbon that
we would never found in any book guides. (…) Thank you for the two days
in Lisbon, for helping us understand and feel the city. Thank you Rita,
Thank you Jose.
- Cycling Country (2008/05/03)
Hi Rita, I just wanted to say, thanks for the great tour a couple of
weeks ago - you really showed the group some great nooks in Lisbon! I
also wanted to confirm our next tour with you (…) Looking forward to
the tour. Will you be our guide again?
- Justine Smith - UK (2008/04/19)
Hi, we joined 2 of your walks on our recent trip to Lisboa, the Old
Town on Sat 12th August with Rita and the Legends and Mysteries on the
following Tuesday. They were both excellent and we both learn stuff (…)
Thank you so much for making our visit so pleasurable and informative
and rest assured, we will be back.
- Matthew Hancock (2008/10/20)
Thanks for organising the walk which was very interesting!
- Jay and Karen – USA (2008/10/16)
We made it home after a wonderful 4 day trip. We saw so much and
enjoyed your country. Your walking tour was a great start and you did a
great job!!! Thanks again!
- Benedicte Plovier – Belgique (2008/08/07)
Bonjour, (…) Je voudrai remercier Rita (…) et de nous avoir fait
découvrir d'une très jolie manière cette
magnifique ville qu'est Lisbonne. Si j'ai l'occasion de revenir
à Lisbonne, j'espère encore pouvoir me balader en sa
compagnie ou en celle d'un de ses collègues pour lever le voile
sur d'autres mystères lisboètes. Merci et je ne manquerai
pas de parler de votre association.
- Alice (2008/08/01)
Hi guys, I just wanted to thank you for an awesome tour of Lisbon, my
husband and I went on the Revelation tour with Rita this morning and
found it really informative and as the group wasn't to big really
comfortable. I've already told my hostel to recommend you.
- Sanda Samitca (2008/06/13)
Dear Rita, I hope your are ok and that with this gorgeous weather the
number of walkers
increased!!! I went again last Friday on a walk with my mother and we
really enjoyed
it. Thank you for the information.
- Cathy (2008/05/12)
Hello…I heard from a friend that your tours are wonderful.
- Susan Barker (2008/04/25)
Hi Rita Thank you very much for the tour of the Old Town on Monday
28th. The tour was very enjoyable and informative and made our holiday
much more enjoyable.
- Cathy Gabriel (2008/04/15)
Dear Mrs Rita, First of all I want to thank you for the excellent tours
that we made with Ignacio. It was a good experience for all of us. We
enjoyed Lisbon very much.
- Dominique Rose-Rosette & Cécile
Bouteille (2008/01/05)
Hello, We'd be very interested in having bibliographic references
concerning the very
entertaining "City Of Spies" walk we made last week with José.
We really enjoyed the three walks we did. Keep up the good work ! (And
Happy New Year!)
- Elizabeth Anderson (2007/11/27)
Dear Sir I enjoyed the walk with your company on Friday very much. It
was fascinating!
- Mari Jeminen (2007/11/24)
Hello, I was yesterday with your guide José on spy-walk. The
walk was very good and interesting! :) Now I like to know those books
name and writers, what José told about.
- Marie Affonso – US (2007/11/01)
The first morning of our stay we took a walking tour of Lisbon led by
Rita Prata. She was friendly, helpful and informative. It was a great
way to start our stay in Lisbon. I would recommend Lisbon Walker to
anyone coming to your beautiful city for a visit.
- Judy Felt – US (2007/10/18)
I was fortunate enough to participate in your City of Spies tour a
couple of weeks ago. I LOVED it and Jose was the most knowledgeable
tour guide I have encountered anywhere in the world. Trust me; I have
been on many tours. He was heads and shoulders above the rest.
- Leah Whitehorse – US (2007/10/05)
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the walk I came to on
Friday 5th October. It was the Lisbon Revelation walk with Rita Prata.
I had such a brilliant time and Rita was lovely. Even after 3 hours of
walking, wandering, listening and looking I was sad for it to end! This
walk gives such a wonderful overview of the city and I felt truly
immersed in its history and culture.
- Cleo Crimmins – US (2007/06/27)
City of Spies, with Jose, was pure enjoyment. Afterwards I viewed the
streets with a whole different perspective.
- Willem Peter – NL (2007/06/26)
Their highly educated staff will make sure you will have a more than
excellent time in the city by showing you ‘more’, telling you ‘more’
and above all, their English and overall quality is extremely good.
- Eryl Hicks – UK (2007/06/20)
José Manuel, many thanks for a wonderful afternoon. We all
enjoyed it thoroughly and found it a fascinating introduction to
Lisbon, thanks to your knowledge and attitude which perfectly suited
our expectations. Thanks again for a delightful afternoon.
- Janet Fluehr – US (2007/06/12)
We thoroughly enjoyed Rita P., who did a splendid job taking us around
last Sunday. She was very pleasant, helpful and well-informed. She made
our first day in Portugal a great pleasure. I will contact you on our
next trip.
- Katryn and Brynjar – NO (2007/05/07)
I would on behalf of my husband and me thank you for the Spy Tour
today, very good service.
- Rudi and Christine – BE (2007/02/02)
We enjoyed a nice visit with Rita on 02 Feb. She is a very warm person
and her explanations in English are interesting without being boring.
She is a perfect ambassador for your company which we will recommend to
our friends.
- Ingrid and Ole-Erik – NO (2007/01/09)
Thanks to José
for an exellent walk last Tuesday. Even our different questions about
history and the situation up to today was taken care of and answered
very well informed. It could not have been done better in any way we
can think of.
- Francis Vanhee – BE (2007/05)
Je tiens à vous remercier pour la promenade dans l'alfama, vous
nous avez fait découvrir et aimer votre ville, votre
organisation est parfaite, je ne manquerai pas de vous recommander
à mes amis.
- Anthony & Lisa - AUS (2007/05)
We went on the L&M walk a few weeks ago with Ze and loved it so
much we came back the next day for the Alfama walk with Jose. Great
work guys for putting together very interesting walks and for being so
friendly and accessible.
- Karen & Joel Rosen – US (2007/05)
The four of us LOVED your tour and really learned a lot about your
beautiful city. I will definitely let my office know about you if they
have any clients going to Portugal.
- Pebbles – UK (2007/04/15)
We went on the walk with Rita on Friday 6 April in the morning and we
would like to say we really enjoyed the walk with Rita and found her to
be a very pleasant and well informed guide.
- Luciana Noja- IT (2006/10/16)
Brilliant website, congratulations!Lisbon will always be in my heart,
also thanks to you!
- Emily Sykes – US (2006/10)
In October we went on 2 of your walking tours and both of them were
excellent! Jose was an excellent guide who gave us insite into the city
and pointed out numerous facts and stories that we would have never got
from the guide books. This is a must for anyone who ever goes to Lisbon
and is definitely value for
money!
- Janice & Gary Jones – CA (2006/9/19)
Thank you, Rita, for your excellent and informative tour of the Alfama
district (25-08-06). You've definitely given us some great memories. We
can't wait to return to beautiful Lisbon to complete the three
remaining walks! Até breve!
- Sandy & Gail Cohen– US (2006/8/26)
You took us to Chiado and Bairro Alto on August 5th. We told you that
we were going to the Azores the next day.(…)Thanks again for the lovely
Lisbon
walking tour earlier in the month. It remains one of the highlights of
our trip.
- Marcella Martinetti - IT (2006/01/25)
I keep a very good memory of the two “tours" I have made with Lisbon
Walker (Old Town with José Manuel and 7th Hill with
José). I have discovered a lot of things that are not in the
tourist guides, but above all I have received authentic and living
description of Lisbon and of its History. I will suggest this
experience to all the people I know who will visit Lisbon. Thank you!
Grazie.
- Morag Dasiewicz – UK (2006/8/19)
We really enjoyed our tour of the Alfama on August 9th 2006. It was
great to have such a personalised tour and with a guide who obviously
loves the city and its history. We got so much more out of it than we
would have with a guide book. Hopefully, we can return to Lisbon soon
and take your other tours.
- Alex – ES (2006/8/18)
I was in Lisbon last week and I had a tour with Jose. It was fantastic
and very interesting.
I’ve told José that I have been working in a similar job in
Edinburgh and that I found his “performance” very good indeed. Good
job, go on like this, it would have taken me ages to learn what Jose
told me in a couple of hours!
- Oscar Mangas – ES (2006/7/25)
…your value as a company is big: you're young, you offer something
different (walks) and you do it in a different way (graphic design,
familiar way...). So, please, go on with this. I've just told all my
friends about you... :-)
- Karin Veraart - NL (2006/6/20)
I am a journalist for the Dutch daily de Volkskrant. On June 13th I had
a great “Legends and Mysteries” walk with José Manuel and I
would like to include the services of Lisbon Walker in my story on your
city in the travel section of my newspaper.
- Robin and Max – US (2006/6/19)
We got more out of the walks than out of anything else the entire trip
because we were able to ask questions. Interacting with a Lisboner
beyond asking for a food tab was priceless. We especially appreciated
the attention given to the Jewish history in Lisbon, as we had trouble
finding much coverage to the subject in our travel guides.
- Riky Choudhuri (2006/5/26)
Thank you for today's old town tour. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
- Lisa Spera and Elisabeth Bell - Hong
Kong (2006/5/4)
Our family thoroughly enjoyed your tours while in Lisbon. Rita provided
information that was not found in our guide books--always a plus--and
your interest in your home city was evident. I was especially grateful
that you encouraged our children. Most guides forget that children,
even teens, are people too. We wish you much success in your endeavor.
Thank you for adding a dash of color to our vacation.
- Lisa and Chuck – US (2006/4/29)
We came to Lisbon on our honeymoon and discovered Lisbon Walker once we
arrived. We really loved the walk - our guide was very knowledgeable
about history, literature, and city planning. We would recommend this
walk to anybody!
- Paul Bell – US (2006/4/12)
On behalf of Elizabeth, Meredith, Chris, Lisa and myself thanks for a
very entertaining morning.
- Richard and Frankie Carpenter - UK
(2006/2/19)
Just writing to say how much we enjoyed our walk around the Alfama
district with you - it was one of the highlights of our visit to Lisbon.
- Kelly Amabile –US (2006/2/17)
Lisbon is a beautiful city...I spent the morning in the Alfama on a
walking tour with Lisbon Walker. We learned a ton about the history of
the city, from the Romans in 2000 BC through the time the city was in
the hands of the Phoenicians, Moors, Barbarians, and assorted royalty
too. Jose was an excellent guide, and totally worth the ten euros I
paid.
- Jose Ferri - ES (2006/2/08)
Keep up the good work!
- Frank Whetten - USA (2005/12/12)
... an outstanding introduction to the old-town Alfama. ... this was
the most outstanding tour/experience I had in Portugal.
Thanks again! Great tour.
- Marianne Sandels - Sweden (2005/12/11)
Many thanks for both of the walks I was fortunate to do with you last
November.
Best wishes to the future of Lisbon Walker.
- Michael Macie - Salamanca ES
(2005/12/07)
I had the pleasure of seeing Lisbon through two of your "walks". You
have a very good idea there. I hope to return
some day and attend the two walks in your program that I have not taken.
- Andy & Louise – Nottingham UK
(2005/11/10)
Lisbon has become our natural weekend escape and Alfama was always a
must of our trips here. The Lisbon Old Town walk was a revelation
providing in depth views of a part of town we had been barely
scratching the surface.
- Sarah - Philadelphia USA (2005/11/03)
LisbonWalker is one of the best memories of this short trip to Lisbon.
- Jan – Amsterdam NL (2005/11/01)
Top rate tour. Keep up the enthusiasm.
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Lisbon
Walker
spotted by
the media
TV and Radio appearances:
- FR3, TV5 Monde « Des Racines
et des Ailes »
- RTP1, RTPN « Destinos.pt
»
- NDR « Mare TV »
- RTP2 « Sociedade Civil
»
- RCP « Escolhidos a Dedo
»
Printed media:
- New York Times
- Time Out Lisboa
- Expresso
- Público
- Sol
- Visão
- Guias Convida
- De Volkskrant
- À Nous Paris
- Metro
- Jornal de Notícias
- Destak
- Agenda Cultural de Lisboa
- Lusa News Agency
- Atlantis
- Lisboa Unforgettable
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