6 Self-Guided Audio Tours in Portugal to Download First

1.Coimbra’s Historical Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $11Our pick

Start at Largo da Portagem and follow an English VoiceMap audio tour uphill through Coimbra’s medieval gates toward the Alta da Cidade. You’ll hear about churches, museums, monuments, Republicas, and the people tied to them, then finish at the Porta Férrea. The app includes offline audio, maps, and geodata, so you can pause for lunch or museum visits.

“This was our first self guided tour, and we were surprised at how easy it was to follow! It was packed full of information and gave great instructions on where to go and where to look. We could stop and spend as much time looking at something or taking pictures, then start up again. We used air buds to listen with, and didn’t have any problems at all. The price so reasonable too! We will definitely do one of these again! Thanks for making this type of tour an option!”

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2.Downtown Funchal: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Through the Old City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $11

Walk from the CR7 Museum through Funchal’s old city with a VoiceMap audio guide in English. Over 90 minutes to 2 hours, you’ll hear about São Lourenço Palace, Zarco, Sé Cathedral, Madeira wine, the Farmers’ Market, old chapels, and historic forts. Pause whenever you like, and enter selected sights at your own expense.

“Excellent informative audio guide. I did have to check the navigation map a couple of times due to gps lag but the audio navigation prompts otherwise worked well. Recommended.”

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3.Explore the Highlights of Evora: Self-Guided GPS and Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $8

This self-guided GPS and audio walk leads you from Giraldo Square through Évora’s royal palace, São Francisco Church, Jewish Quarter, aqueduct, city walls, Cadaval Palace, and Roman Temple. Niki Your TravelBuddy provides spoken directions and commentary in your chosen language, with map and text support. Allow two to three hours.

“This experience gave us a cursory review of the city. We got to see some of the highlights. It was nice to be able to get 3 miles worth of walking in. There were other areas of the city that were much more beautiful than the streets on the tour. Read more”

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4.Castle of Monsanto: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Portugal’s Most Famous Site

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $6Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to explore Upper Town São Miguel and Monsanto Castle at your own pace. This 60 to 75 minute route in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese passes the North Wall, castle, ruined chapels, Church of São Miguel, Torre do Pião, and Hanging Rock. Bring your own smartphone and headphones.

“Easy to use/understand. Learned about and saw sights that would not have if weren’t for the tour. Enjoyable and highly recommend.”

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5.Self-Guided Audio Tour – Lisbon on Wheels: the capital of the sea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $10

Follow a self-guided audio route through Lisbon’s Alfama and hilltop viewpoints, with stories about Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities, maritime history, Baroque tiles, and the National Pantheon. Your $10 mobile ticket includes offline chapters, maps, and tips, but not transport, headphones, snacks, or entry fees.

“Hola ! Quería saber qué recomiendan hacer en Lisboa , soy una chica sola y voy 2 días , es peligroso? Qué zona de Lisboa me conviene sacar el hotel ?”

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6.Prazeres Cemetery: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Lisbon

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the VoiceMap app to explore Lisbon’s Prazeres Cemetery with an English audio guide, offline maps, and geodata. The self-guided route takes about 90 to 105 minutes, includes the cemetery and chapel, and lets you pause or move at your own speed. Bring your smartphone and headphones. No tram ride, food, transport, or museum tickets are included.

“After two hours of waiting, I was refused access to the tram telling me that the reservation was not in conformity...shameful, I ask for a refund...you can check, my QR code did not have not been validated by the controller.”

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