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During the second world war, neutral Lisbon was a hotbed of espionage. The City of Spies guided walking tour shines a spotlight on that shadowy past, bringing some colourful characters, including the “real” James Bond, to life. In the Teatro Politeama, on “Lisbon’s Broadway”, performer Josephine Baker regularly smuggled messages for the allies in her bra. From a nearby coffee shop, a chicken farmer turned double agent called Garbo filed fake reports to the Nazis; while in the Avenida Palace Hotel a concealed door led directly into Rossio railway station, so that furtive figures carrying vital intelligence, could avoid the waiting secret police at its main entrance. We were fascinated.
• €20pp, lisbonwalker.com
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