Lisbon stacks pastel neighborhoods up seven hills above the Tagus, with miradouros (viewpoints) for sunset, a serious seafood-and-pastel-de-nata food scene, and day-trip beaches and palaces within an hour. It is walkable, sunny most of the year, and still cheaper than Paris or Barcelona for a group.
Alfama & Tram 28
Time Out Market
Sintra day trip
Belém & pastéis de nata
Booking a hotel "in the center" without checking the hill — Lisbon is brutally steep and cobbled, and a cheap room three flights up a 30° lane gets old fast with luggage.
The Tram 28 mid-afternoon crush. Ride it at 8am or walk the route — the famous photo is the same and you keep your wallet.
July–August is hot and packed with cruise crowds; May, June, and September give you the same light at half the queue.
Munduva is free for your whole group — pick the dates together, build the plan, and split the costs.
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