The Original Fado Free Tour with a Fado Singer

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The sound of Fado is much more than a tour, it’s an experience. Here the guide is replaced by a Fado singer that will take you on a journey through the different moments in the history of Fado, but above all will guide you through a musical style that needs 5 senses to be felt. We will ask you to close your eyes and listen with your heart.
“The point is to feel Fado. Because you do not sing Fado, it happens. You don't understand nor explain Fado, you feel it.”– Amália Rodrigues
Despite being classified as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, in this tour, you will hear about Fado of Portuguese people and also listen to it.
This activity includes:
- Origins of Fado
- Mouraria District
- 19th Century Fado
- Fado Vadio
- Origins of the Portuguese Guitar
- Alfama District
- 20th Century Fado
- Portuguese Guitar
- Elements of the Fado Scene
- Fado: A Painting
On arrival
Meet your guide with the Take Lisboa badge at Praça do Martim Moniz, in front of the chapel.
The nearest metro station is Martim Moniz and the chapel is called Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde.
We ask you to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the starting time, so we may have time to welcome all our guests.
This tour will only run with a minimum of 4 adults, and it will be confirmed via Whatsapp on the same day.
Things to note
Bem-vindos à Mouraria e a Alfama! The Old Districts, where Fado was born and where we're going to take a trip to the past. Being a free tour, we will give it our best for you to enjoy our charismatic neighborhood. Being a free tour all we ask is that you show up and if not please cancel so others may join.
We ask you to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the starting time so we may have time to welcome all our guests.
Free Cancellation
You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.
