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Discover Portugal through the eyes of a certified tourist guide! I was born in Lisbon and I'm forever in love with it! I am a mother of 3. Can't wait to meet you!
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After my family, guiding is my greatest passion: I love what I do! I've travelled around the world during my almost 19 year (Wow, already?!? I'm getting old!) experience on tour guiding in Portugal and tour managing in Europe and Central and South America. However, since my first child was born I decided to stop being so nomadic. In 2016, I became part of ToursByLocals' amazing team and since then

I've been 100% dedicated to my lovely Lisbon and its surroundings. During the day I meet fantastic people from all over the world, guide them through the most interesting places and take them to my favourite spots! Then, when I finish, I get back home to be spoiled by my boys :) Couldn't get any better! I love planning family trips. I know how important it is to create our special family memories. Traveling means getting to know new places and cultures, living more with nature, walking and playing more, discovering history through cities, monuments and palaces! Our childhood travel memories are often the sweetest and along with other remarkable moments, we build who we are and how we live in the world. In need of someone to guide you and your kids and have them thrilled while travelling? Tour guiding has been my full time job since 2003 and it has always been incredibly rewarding. In 2021, I was recognized by the Wanderlust Awards as one of the world's "Best Specialist Guides", which I think is a result of doing what I love every day. Waking up knowing I'll meet enthusiastic people who are excited to discover my city makes me a very grateful and happy person. Sunny people bring out the best of me :) I wouldn't know how my life would have turned out to be if I wasn't a tourist guide! I'm very fond of small groups, family trips and solo travellers. It's a much more personal approach and very interesting and grateful, too. It's so lovely to get to know you! My wish is to make you feel all the unique details of this fairytale country the way I proudly do, welcoming you as a friend, however always assuring professional, original and interesting tours. You can choose from my many tours the one you're more into or we can build together a tailored experience, everything at your pace. Once you send me a message, I'll try to answer right away but if I'm delivering a tour or busy with my family, I'll let you know that I'll get back to you soon. I offer walking tours or if you prefer to just sit and relax, I also provide tours with transportation included (private minivan, minibus, bus). The most recent experience has been incredible: the virtual tours. The idea came up with the 2020 pandemic scenery and I decided to keep them going in the future as they're such a pleasant way of travelling differently and sustainably. These tours are perfect to gather families and friends who live away from each other and for schools to complement their teaching, as well as to help those who cannot travel for many reasons, to be able to see the world. I believe we always need to make the best out of the worst. I'll be happy to create a customized tour just for you and if you have a special request, if it's a family with different age ranges. . . let me know so we can go through rates and programmes together. Some of my tours can perfectly be combined. Let's build the best option! I can also help you plan the best timings to avoid the crowds and even buy your tickets, if needed. There are lots of magic places in Portugal: let me know about you, your interests and ideas and according to that I will work on your time here! Portugal is a country to visit all year round: weather is wonderful and even during the winter you can enjoy the simple pleasures of life like sitting on an esplanade, absorbing each sunbeam! Plus, I love cooking and baking and I'm happy to share my recipes! Portuguese food is simply delicious and the wine is just perfect for a toast to celebrate life! Get ready to deeply fall in love with Portugal!

03/09/2024

Estrelas do mar ⭐🌊⛵

28/08/2024

Gastronomy is a true art!
This list goes up to the 100th position 🥰
Happy and proud ❤️

26/08/2024

The nicest 2 couples ❤️
Just got this lovely picture from when we toured Lisbon and Sintra on Aug 13th and 14th ✨

26/08/2024

I'm still doubting that it happened!!! 😱
I only felt 2 earthquakes in my life:
🟣 one, that I don't even recall the exact year... I know I still lived with my parents and I initially thought it was a trash truck outside 👀 and went I asked my dad he smiled and said, come on Marta, it's an earthquake but it's over, don't worry, it's all good 😊
🟡 the second, I was sitting at the kitchen table with my oldest son and we looked at each other and felt weird and said: it's an earthquake, let's check on Google if it really is! This was on March 18th 2021, right during one more COVID lockdown 😳
And the scariest was a few hours ago, exactly at 5.11AM. It was so scary!!! I heard a very strong noise that I can't explain how it sounded, honestly, it sounded like a very strong wind blowing but coming from the inside of the earth. Me and my husband woke up with our armoire shaking and the bed too, I guess. I asked him what was happening and he simply said: it's an earthquake. And I kept thinking: I just hope it's over and there are no replicas...
There were no people injured and nothing happened.
But we all got very frightened.
After all, this is not the first and it won't be the last 🫣
When I checked online, the magnitude was superior (5.9) to the one they now claimed it really was: 5.4.
The epicenter was 60km/37m W of Sines (S of Lisbon) and it was inside of the ocean 10.7km/6.64m deep.
There were 3 replicas... 1.2, 1.1, 0.9.
It was the strongest of the last 50 years.
On the link below you can watch a short video where a surveillance camera shows the effect of the earthquake in a room 😳
https://www.publico.pt/2024/08/26/sociedade/noticia/sismo-51-abala-lisboa-2101849

25/08/2024

The awesome virtual tours adventure back in 2021, by Natalie Compton, from the Washington Post 🥰
So very proud ❤️

22/08/2024

Last Saturday 🥰

17/08/2024

Desde La Isla del Encanto, Borinqueña, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 me ha llegado la compañía perfecta para pasar un día fantástico, disfrutando de las bellezas de mi Lisboa 😎
Gracias!!! 🤩

16/08/2024

The loveliest couple and my favourite walking tour of Lisbon! 🤩🤩🤩
Happy guide! 😍
I guess today was declared the hottest day of 2024 here in Portugal 🫠

15/08/2024

Beautiful memories of the Summer of 2022 🥰

04/08/2024

After touring Lisbon with a lovely family of 6 this morning, I went to see my mom and on my way I made a little stop... That fig tree around the corner is always very tempting haha
Sooooooo gooooood!!! 😎

Fig trees are one of the most rustic fruit trees, best adapted to the Portuguese climate, especially to our usually hot and dry summers.

This tree was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors in the 8th century.

In Portuguese a fig tree is called Figueira and it's also a common surname.

An amazing fact is that despite being called a fruit, a fig is technically a syconium: a tiny group of inverted flowers growing inside a pod 😀

01/08/2024

Getting ready for another great day!
My travellers are going through customs and I'm waiting for them 😎

29/07/2024

Born in Brazil, Maria II was the only European monarch to have been born outside of Europe, though she was still born in Portuguese territory.
1819-1853
She never got to enjoy the breathtaking Pena Palace but her soul still lives there.
Wanna learn more?
Join me on a tour of Sintra where you can choose to visit your favourite palaces ✨

05/07/2024

Day trip to the always beautiful Évora with 2 lovely couples 🤗
I almost melted but my travellers came from Seville and they said this heat (43C/109F) was nothing 😎
Love it!!! 😁

04/07/2024

Happy 4th of July to all my dear 🇺🇲 friends ❤️💙

To celebrate I was given the opportunity to meet the most wonderful US citizen visiting my country.
Travelling solo. Incredible company. Great morning spent on a half day walking tour of Cascais 🥰
I am a lucky person, definitely 🤗

25/06/2024

My virtual cooking classes, back in 2021... The lockdowns, COVID... hard times...
I like it better now 😬 just order and get served at the Pastéis de Belém and plus... I can see you all in person ❤️

24/06/2024

Pena Palace, Sintra 💚
Afterwards, we found a gorgeous blue sky in Cascais!
Day spent with the most wonderful couple on their honeymoon 🥰

23/06/2024

Mafra: 18th century ❤️
World heritage site: 2019 💗

23/06/2024

2 days with the sweetest family of 5 💕
The parents were lovely and the kiddos were super cute, extremely polite and enjoyed every bite of the food tour! Meanwhile they're listening carefully to what I was telling so that they could follow the map and fill in the quizz about Lisbon 😀
Today we visited Sintra with the breathtaking Pena Palace and I dropped them off in Cascais to spend the afternoon at the beach 🥰
I met some of their relatives 6 years ago when I toured them Lisbon 💗 so glad for the referral ❤️

21/06/2024

WOW!!!
Portugal 💗💕❤️

From its stunning beaches to rich architecture and vibrant culture of music and food, the country has something for everyone.

18/06/2024

The ones who know me can tell how much nationalist I can be, but I guess we have to admit today's match was... different (as a traveller of mine just said).
It was our first match on the European Cup!!! C'mon...! We needed to have played it harder, with more courage, with more trust, with way more enthusiasm!!! The team needed to get electrified to want more and do more!
It's true that we ended up winning but now I just hope we change the strategy. We're way better than what was shown this evening.
Go Portugal! 🇵🇹✨

🍿 I know sports is not just about football bit when it comes to our national team, it's another level 😍

15/06/2024

Memories from June 2019 ✨

12/06/2024

Lovely sunny people, happy guide, perfect day! ❤️

07/06/2024

I spent two lovely days with the most charming mother and daughter ❤️
Yesterday we discovered Lisbon, stopping at the most beautiful viewpoints and neighborhoods and today we toured Sintra 😊
To finish the day, my sweet travellers went to have a special snack and simply loved the "bifana" and the gelato 😍
Happy guide ✨

02/06/2024

They've landed!
Getting ready for another adventure!

28/05/2024

Take a deep breath... And then, get on a plane to Lisbon to taste this delicious pastéis 😍
Second day with the most marvelous group of Canadian friends 🇨🇦🥰

26/05/2024

About yesterday...
The one and only Pena Palace, Sintra 💗

21/05/2024

So cool!
I've just received these pictures from my travellers who I toured on April 29th 🥰
Love them!!! 💗
📸 Sintra: Pena Palace & Quinta da Regaleira ✨

20/05/2024

Alfama is proudly getting ready for next month's festivities dedicated to the most famous person ever born there: Saint Anthony 😇
It's beautiful!!! 😃

19/05/2024

Bom dia! 🌷🌼💐

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Yesterday, while waiting for my travellers to tour them around Lisbon right before dinner! Memorable: my 900th tour with Toursbylocals WOW 😍

Half Spanish, half Portuguese: that's us ❤️ Happy afternoon at work with my special person 🤗

Saint Anthony's festivities 🎡 June 2024 🎋

Vasco da Gama Aquarium, EST 1898. The oldest in the world open to the public, was born thanks to “the dream of a prince - D. Carlos de Bragança (1963-1908) - who dreamt of the bottom of the sea 🌊🩵 "Carlos distinguished himself as a talented painter and a scientist, with a particular interest in oceanography. "He developed a deep friendship with Albert I of Monaco, who shared his fascination with the ocean. As a consequence of this ‘alliance’ the Vasco da Gama Aquarium was born, which was intended to fulfil a similar role in Portugal as that of the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco." 🌬️ http://www.mosteirobatalha.gov.pt/en/index.php?s=white&pid=237&identificador=bt1418_en

No need for background music, the birds took care of it! I love Lisbon early in the morning ✨

Starting another beautiful Monday! On my way to meet my new travellers for both today and tomorrow 💗

The first of a few days with 3 lovely ladies 🥰 Yes, I've already introduced them to Lisbon 😁😬: first we went for a tram ride, after that we did some walking and then we had a few PASTRIES, just a few 😋😋😋

Escola Politécnica de Lisboa was a technical and scientific higher education establishment based in Lisbon. It succeeded the Royal Navy Academy and - in 1911 - was turned into the current Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Since 2011, the building hosts the Natural History and Science Museum. Wanna spend a great morning in a museum which is amazingly entertaining? This is a true gem! And around it, you have lots of cute shops, delicious cafes and great restaurants 🤩 Today, the afternoon was spent there: my family is a true fan of this spectacular museum 💗 Have you been there? 😊

My favourite Spanish person 😍 This was us this morning acting crazy during the free time at the Belém Tower 😬🫣😅

A rainy afternoon in Lisbon... 🌧️😞 But guess what: tomorrow it changes cause Spring is here! 💗 Fingers crossed 🤞

Earlier this morning... 💛 Praça do Comércio/Commerce Square seen from Tram #15 🚋🤗

Eating the cherry version of the pastel de nata from Fundão in Santarém 🥰

Still around Serra da Estrela, there are lots of amazing sites that are impossible to resist, where you lose track of time... 🥰 You can feel silence everywhere, you can feel life l, you can feel the true Portuguese soul 😍 Be inspired! Guarda Sabugal Monsanto 🐉 The series House of the Dragon was filmed in Monsanto! 🎬 https://youtu.be/FSvfgbmfv4o?feature=shared

Serra da Estrela ⭐ This mountain is called STAR (estrela) and it's the highest peak in mainland Portugal. Around the 89,000ha/220,000a natural park there are little villages, towns and cities sprinkled everywhere, worth a stop. From Covilhã to Penhas da Saúde, Torre, Sabugueiro, Seia, Manteigas, Belmonte you can visit museums related to the main economic activities: it's the land of high quality wool (burel), top cheeses and butter, fresh bread, water springs... And more interesting facts can be added like lots of street art, Jewish heritage, and farming. You can follow the course of several Portuguese rivers like Mondego or Zêzere. At 1,993 metres at its highest point in Torre, Serra da Estrela is an area of rare landscape beauty, where you can discover the diversity of plants and birds and the flocks of sheep herded by Estrela dogs from the breed named after the Mountain. What are you waiting for? ❤️ Little note: last week there was enough snow to have one ski run on but well, today, there was only left the tiny patch you can see me pointing at 😬😅 Winters in Portugal are quite mild but this year has been so mild that all snow melts almost immediately 🫣

About yesterday! Praça do Comércio, Lisboa 🌥️

How nice is this? 💛

Second day with my Brazilian travellers 🤗 Now, they need to be back with the whole family! Can't wait for the day ❤️

Heading to the hotel this morning to meet my travellers who come from a beautiful country called Brazil 😊 They're adorable and we spent a wonderful morning together exploring Lisbon 💫

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