Lisbon Itinerary

Before you get your heart set on going to all the places you list, check every single one to be sure that 1) kids the ages of yours are allowed at all, and 2) strollers are allowed. We spent a week in Lisbon, did a lot of the stuff you mention and saw no kids that age anywhere except at a kids' procession we lucked into at the chapel in the Tile Museum. Even then, the kids in the procession were school age and there were very few kids under the age of five in the audience.

In fact, we saw no kids in strollers anywhere. It may have been the times we were out or where we went. Hopefully others will report the opposite.

Also please be aware that Lisbon is very hilly, maybe more than San Francisco kind of hilly. That's why there are elevators up to the top of the hills.

About the Fado. We went two nights to two totally different places: Sr. Fado in the Alfama district where we stayed and Sr. Vinho on the totally opposite side of town. The latter is much more formal than the former which is quite small. Both were great. We saw no children of any age at either place the nights we were there.

Finally, based on our experience, I think you are trying to do too much in too little time.

This will be our 4th trip to Europe and every single time, people say we have too much planned, and we almost always still end up doing most, if not all, of what we have planned. This is just a tentative itinerary. If we get there and we don't have time to see all of it, then we'll drop something . Last time we went, I got sick in Vienna and we had to cross a few things off our list, so we can be flexible when we need to be.

I have done lots of research on each place we are hoping to see and I've seen nothing about kids not being allowed, nor have we ever had any trouble bringing our daughter to any of the places we wanted to visit the last time we were in Europe. That being said, we have never been to Portugal, so I guess anything is possible! Most of the places actually list that kids under a certain age are free, so I took that to be a sign that they were allowed in. If strollers aren't allowed, I have a baby carrier to wear the baby and my husband can carry our daughter and she can walk part of the way. Definitely something to be aware of, though.

Thanks for the tips! If we get to the Moorish castle and it seems like too much for a stroller, etc., then we will skip it! The toddler will also be in the stroller so I'm not worrying about her wandering too much. Also, my husband is training for a Tough Mudder (some big tough-guy competition) the weekend after we get back from Europe, so I told him pushing and carrying the kids/stroller up and down stuff will be his training...lol. If we come to something that doesn't look feasible, then we'll just skip it. I also have a carrier to put the baby in if need be and my husband can carry our daughter, as long as there is a place to leave the stroller at the entrance.

The only real reason we're going to the carriage museum is that it is part of the card and we thought our daughter might like it (she's into princesses lately), but I can see how it wouldn't be too exciting!

I will certainly look into adding St. George and a ferry ride. Sometimes when we get to our destination, things look more interesting than in the books (or less interesting), and we have been known to change plans at the last minute. We just like to have a plan in place so we don't have to spend each night in the room/apartment figuring out where we're going the next day and how much cash we need....

I agree with the comments on this thread, but I think the itinerary will be a lot for little ones. Since children can be an unknown variable when it comes to how much can be done in a day, it might be useful to make a list of at least 1-2 must sees in a day and a list of perhaps 1-2 secondaries to fit in if the time permits.. Even as an adult who travels regularly, going with that plan has worked for me for more than ten years.