Lisbon on Street View

How to recognise the city from a panorama

Portugal shows azulejos — blue tiles across whole facades — and calçada pavements of white limestone mosaic. Lisbon sits on seven hills, so streets almost always run at an angle.

What the streets look like

Streets slope almost everywhere and pavements are laid in white limestone mosaic. Facades are covered in azulejos — blue and white tiles across whole walls.

How to tell it from lookalikes

Scale and the yellow trams separate it from Porto. From Spanish cities it differs by language and the calçada — Spain has no such mosaic.

Useful details

The city sits on seven hills, so a climb or a drop is almost always in frame. Trams are yellow and narrow with wooden interiors, and funiculars link the levels.

Geogessr drops you somewhere random in the world — sometimes in Lisbon. Work out where you are and drop a pin on the map.

Country giveaways

A quick check when the panorama looks unfamiliar: these signs are visible almost anywhere in the city.

Country	Portugal
Driving side	right-hand
Licence plates	white · blue EU band on the left · yellow band on the right
Script on signs	Latin
Currency	EUR €
Time zone	UTC+0/+1
Domain	.pt

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