• placement: fullWidthHero
  • path: destinations/hero
  • containerId: gpt-ad-639329507997
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "portugal/lisbon/bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "destination": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "title": "bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "type": "Neighborhood",
  "neighborhood": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "city": "Lisbon",
  "country": "Portugal",
  "region": "Western-Europe",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}
Add us on

Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

Three neighbourhoods, three very different personalities. Chiado invites days spent boutique-shopping, gallery-hopping and lingering in literary cafes. Its more rakish, party-loving neighbour is Bairro Alto, a tangle of lanes harbouring dozens of shabby-chic shops, late-night bistros and hole-in-the-wall bars. Swinging south, Cais do Sodré has reinvented itself from red-light district to nightlife hub.
Yellow funicular car on steep cobbled tracks between balconied buildings with hanging laundry in Lisbon, Portugal.

Kerry Murray for Lonely Planet

Book
Portugal Travel Guide
Book

Portugal

Shop $26.99 USD
App

Book your Portugal trip with Lonely Planet Journeys

See Portugal how it's meant to be seen

Planned by local experts and tailored to you, Lonely Planet Journeys handles the logistics so you can just enjoy the trip. Tell us what you want and we'll build your Portugal itinerary from scratch, or browse our bookable trips to get inspired.

Start planning Browse itineraries

Top places to visit in Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

Discover the best attractions in Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré from must-see sights to unexpected hidden gems.

Explore all
  • placement: fullWidth
  • path: destinations/top
  • containerId: gpt-ad-6942029237
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "portugal/lisbon/bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "destination": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "title": "bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "type": "Neighborhood",
  "neighborhood": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "city": "Lisbon",
  "country": "Portugal",
  "region": "Western-Europe",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}

Get a book. Get inspired. Get exploring.

Explore all books

in partnership with getyourguide

Book popular activities in Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

Lonely Planet may earn a commission from affiliate links on our site. All recommendations and reviews reflect our own independent opinions.

  • placement: fullWidth
  • path: destinations/bottom
  • containerId: gpt-ad-8378786975
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "portugal/lisbon/bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "destination": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "title": "bairro-alto-chiado-cais-do-sodre",
  "type": "Neighborhood",
  "neighborhood": "Bairro-Alto,-Chiado-&-Cais-do-Sodré",
  "city": "Lisbon",
  "country": "Portugal",
  "region": "Western-Europe",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}