Guided Tour - The Spies of Lisbon

Guided walking tour ‘The Spies of Lisbon’

In wartime Lisbon, neutrality was only on paper. Beneath the glowing lamps of Rossio and Avenida da Liberdade, diplomats, royalty, refugees—and spies—crossed paths in cafés and grand hotels that doubled as intelligence hubs.

While Portugal stayed out of World War II, the capital became a battlefield of secrets, double agents, and silent deals between German, British, and American services.

Who really pulled the strings from Lisbon? Were there double agents? Was Josephine Baker a spy? And what about James Bond—pure fiction, or inspired by real events?

Join us for a thrilling walk through intrigue, glamour, and shadowy encounters in a city where nothing was quite what it seemed.

Event enquiries contact Martina Bonzom events.coordinator@iwpportugal.org