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96 verified places and 266 missions to truly experience Lisbon. Must-sees: Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, Padrão dos Descobrimentos, St George's Castle. Best known for: Culture, Leisure, Food & drink.
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CultureBelém TowerA Manueline fortification built between 1514 and 1520 to a design by Francisco de Arruda to defend the…CultureJerónimos MonasteryA Manueline monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome, whose construction began in 1501 under the reign of…CulturePadrão dos DescobrimentosA monument to the Portuguese Discoveries beside the Tagus, in Belém.CultureSt George's CastleMedieval fortress on the highest hill of Lisbon's historic centre, next to the Alfama district.CulturePraça do ComércioA great square open to the Tagus, on the site of the former royal palace (Terreiro do Paço), destroyed in the…LeisurePraça D. Pedro IV (Rossio)The central square of Lisbon’s Baixa, popularly known as the Rossio.LeisureSanta Justa LiftA Neo-Gothic wrought-iron city lift opened in 1902, designed by Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard.LeisureBairro AltoNeighbourhood with a 16th-century grid layout in the upper part of Lisbon, between Chiado and Príncipe Real.CultureLisbon Cathedral (Sé)Lisbon Cathedral, in the Romanesque style, begun around 1147 after the Christian conquest of the city.CultureNational Tile MuseumA museum dedicated to the Portuguese azulejo, housed in the former convent of Madre de Deus, founded in 1509…CultureCalouste Gulbenkian MuseumA museum opened in 1969 that houses the art collection assembled by the Armenian magnate Calouste Gulbenkian.CultureNational Museum of Ancient ArtThe national museum of old master art, housed since 1884 in the Alvor-Pombal palace, in the Santos district.NatureEduardo VII ParkA large urban park north of Praça Marquês de Pombal, named after the British king Edward VII, who visited…CultureMarquês de Pombal SquareLarge roundabout at the upper end of Avenida da Liberdade, with Eduardo VII Park behind it.LeisureAvenida da LiberdadeA great tree-lined avenue in Lisbon that links Praça dos Restauradores with Praça Marquês de Pombal, over a…Food & drinkTime Out Market LisboaThe great iron hall of the Mercado da Ribeira, next to Cais do Sodré station, which since 2014 has brought…LeisureLX FactoryA creative complex set in a former textile factory in the Alcântara district, beneath the 25 de Abril Bridge.LeisureLisbon OceanariumA public aquarium opened in 1998 during Expo 98, in the Parque das Nações.CultureTorre Vasco da GamaTorre de unos 145 metros en el Parque das Nações, levantada para la Expo 98 de Lisboa junto al río Tajo.LeisureEstádio da LuzThe stadium of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, opened in 2003 to replace the old stadium of the same name and the…LeisureMiradouro da Senhora do MonteA viewpoint in the Graça district, at the top of one of Lisbon’s hills and considered the highest vantage…CultureVasco da Gama BridgeThe Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with viaducts that crosses the Tagus River and connects…Culture25 de Abril BridgeThe 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Tagus estuary, linking Lisbon with Almada.LeisureMEO ArenaThe MEO Arena is the largest indoor arena in Portugal, with a capacity of 20,000 people.CultureQueluz National Palace18th-century Rococo palace in Queluz, on the outskirts of Lisbon, built as a summer residence of the…LeisureMonsanto CircuitThe Monsanto Circuit was a 5.440 km track located in Monsanto forest park, on the outskirts of Lisbon.CultureElevador da GlóriaA funicular of 1885 linking Praça dos Restauradores with the Bairro Alto, next to the Miradouro de São Pedro…CultureChurch of Santa Engrácia (National Pantheon)Baroque church with a central plan and a white dome, in the Alfama district, converted into the National…CultureBelém PalacePink palace of sixteenth-century origin located in Belém, the official residence of the President of the…CultureSão Bento PalaceSeat of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, at the top of Rua de São Bento, in Lisbon.CultureAjuda National PalaceAfter the earthquake of 1755, King Joseph I refused to live in stone buildings and ordered a wooden residence…CultureÁguas Livres AqueductAn 18th-century aqueduct built to bring drinking water to Lisbon, which survived the 1755 earthquake.CultureChurch of São Vicente de ForaA church and monastery in Alfama, designed by Filippo Terzi in the late 16th century on the site of an…CultureCentral Mosque of LisbonMain mosque of Lisbon, inaugurated in 1985 near the Praça de Espanha.CultureConvento do Carmo (ruins and Carmo Archaeological Museum)A Gothic convent founded in the late 14th century, whose church lost its roof in the 1755 earthquake.CultureRua Augusta ArchA triumphal arch that closes Rua Augusta on the Praça do Comércio side, built to commemorate the…CultureBasílica da EstrelaBaroque and Neoclassical basilica in the Estrela district of Lisbon, commissioned by Queen Maria I in…CultureChurch of São RoqueThe church of São Roque dates from 1506, when King Manuel I obtained a relic of Saint Roch in Venice after…CultureNational Museum of ArchaeologyA museum founded in 1893 by José Leite de Vasconcelos, housed in the west wing of the Jerónimos Monastery, in…CultureSanctuary of Christ the KingReligious monument in Almada, on the south bank of the Tagus opposite Lisbon.CultureRibeira PalaceThe Ribeira Palace stood on the bank of the River Tagus, next to the Ribeira das Naus shipyard and close to…CulturePraça da FigueiraSquare in Lisbon's Baixa, a short step from Rossio, surrounded by four-storey buildings put up after the 1755…CulturePraça dos RestauradoresA square in central Lisbon, at the southern end of Avenida da Liberdade.CultureShaaré Tikva SynagogueLisbon synagogue opened in 1904 on Rua Alexandre Herculano, designed by the architect Ventura Terra.CultureCalouste Gulbenkian FoundationThe Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a large cultural complex in Lisbon that brings together a museum with…CultureElectricity Museum (Central Tejo)Museum housed in the former Central Tejo thermoelectric power station, an early 20th-century brick building…CultureObservatorio Astronómico de LisboaObservatorio del siglo XIX en la Tapada da Ajuda, fundado en 1861 y gestionado hoy por los museos de la…NatureMonsanto Forest ParkLisbon's largest green space, with around 900 hectares of woodland on the hills to the west of the city.LeisureElevador da BicaA funicular opened in 1892, the work of engineer Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, which climbs the steep Rua da Bica…CulturePantheon of the BraganzasThe Pantheon of the Braganzas is in the former refectory of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in the…CultureCentral TejoAntigua central termoeléctrica de carbón en Belém, construida en 1908 y en funcionamiento hasta 1972.CultureBelém Cultural CentreCultural complex in Belém designed by the architects Vittorio Gregotti and Manuel Salgado.CultureElevador do LavraLisbon funicular opened on 19 April 1884, the oldest in the city.LeisureLisbon ZooLisbon's zoological park, in the Sete Rios area, opened in the 19th century and one of the oldest in Europe.CultureNational Coach MuseumA carriage museum in Belém, with one of the most important collections of period coaches in the world.CultureBerardo Collection MuseumThe Museu Coleção Berardo, located in the Centro Cultural de Belém, houses an outstanding collection of…LeisureCampo Pequeno BullringBullring opened in 1892, in Neo-Mudéjar style and built of red brick, with domes on its towers.CultureSão Carlos National TheatreOpera house opened in 1793 on Rua Serpa Pinto, right in Chiado.CulturePrazeres CemeteryA large cemetery in the Campo de Ourique district of Lisbon, opened in 1833 after a cholera epidemic.Food & drinkCafé A BrasileiraHistoric café in Chiado, on Rua Garrett, opened in 1905. It was a meeting point for Lisbon's artists and…NatureLisbon Botanical GardenThe botanical garden of the University of Lisbon, beside Rua da Escola Politécnica, in the Príncipe Real…CultureCasa dos Bicos16th-century house commissioned by Brás de Albuquerque, son of the viceroy of India Afonso de Albuquerque…SportEstádio do ResteloThe Estádio do Restelo is a historic sports ground in the Belém neighbourhood of Lisbon, built in 1956 on a…CultureDona Maria II National TheatreNational theatre on the north side of Rossio Square, opened in 1846.Food & drinkPalacio de los Duques de Lafões (Palácio do Grilo)Palacio del barrio de Beato levantado tras el terremoto de 1755 por el segundo duque de Lafões, fundador de…CultureAlto de São João CemeteryLarge historic cemetery in eastern Lisbon, opened in 1833 on top of a hill above the Tagus.LeisureMiradouro de Santa LuziaAn Alfama terrace next to the church of Santa Luzia, with a pergola covered in bougainvillea and azulejo…CultureManueline Portal of the Church of Conceição VelhaSouth portal of the old church of Conceição Velha, on Rua da Alfândega, in the Baixa.LeisureFeira da LadraLisbon’s flea market, held on Tuesdays and Saturdays in Campo de Santa Clara, next to the National Pantheon…LeisureMiradouro de São Pedro de AlcântaraA viewpoint garden at the top of the Bairro Alto, next to Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara and opposite the…CultureFrigate Dom Fernando II e GlóriaA wooden frigate launched in 1843 in Daman, in Portuguese India, and the last sailing frigate of the…NatureJardim Botânico TropicalBotanical garden in Belém, created in 1906 as the Jardim Colonial and now part of the University of Lisbon.NatureJardim Dr. Mário SoaresThe Jardim Mário Soares, also known as the Jardim do Campo Grande, is the largest park in central Lisbon…CultureCarris MuseumThe Carris Museum, in the Alcântara neighbourhood, occupies the old Santo Amaro Depot and shows the history…CultureParque MayerParque Mayer is a historic theatre and entertainment district in Lisbon, located between the Botanical…CultureRoman Theatre of LisbonTheatre of ancient Olisipo, built in the time of the Emperor Augustus on the slope below St George's Castle.CultureMuseu do Centro Científico e Cultural de MacauThe Museu do Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau, in Lisbon, is the main Portuguese museum devoted to…CultureDr. Anastácio Gonçalves House-MuseumThis is an artist's house built in 1904-1905 on Avenida 5 de Outubro, in Lisbon.CultureCamões MonumentOn the Praça de Luís de Camões, in the Chiado neighbourhood, stands this monument inaugurated in 1867.Food & drinkCampo de Ourique MarketA municipal market in the residential district of Campo de Ourique, in the western part of central Lisbon.LeisurePink Street (Rua Nova do Carvalho)Rua Nova do Carvalho, known as Pink Street because of its pink-painted tarmac, is a street in the Cais do…CultureMaria Vitória TheatreThe Teatro Maria Vitória is a historic theatre in Parque Mayer, Lisbon's old theatre district.CultureMaria Matos TheatreThe Maria Matos Theatre is a municipal performing arts venue in the Alvalade parish of Lisbon.LeisureMiradouro das Portas do SolAn Alfama viewpoint located next to the site of one of the old gates of the Moorish wall, hence its name.Food & drinkPastéis de BelémA pastry shop in the Belém district that has made custard tarts since 1837, following a recipe kept secret…CultureVariedades TheatreThe Teatro Variedades, located in Lisbon's Parque Mayer, is a multidisciplinary cultural space offering a…CultureArpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva MuseumMuseum dedicated to the painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and her husband, the painter Árpád Szenes.Food & drinkA GinjinhaTiny bar next to Rossio Square that has served ginjinha, Lisbon's sour cherry liqueur, since 1840.LeisurePavilhão ChinêsA bar-museum on Rua Dom Pedro V, in Príncipe Real, set in former grocery shops.Food & drinkCervejaria RamiroSeafood restaurant in the style of a beer hall, opened in the mid-20th century in the Intendente area of…Food & drinkCervejaria TrindadeBeer hall in Chiado set in the former convent of the Trinitarians, considered one of the oldest in Lisbon…LeisureClube de FadoFado house in Alfama, next to the Sé, which opened in the 1990s in a stone building.Food & drinkConfeitaria NacionalHistoric confectioner on Praça da Figueira, founded in 1829 and one of the oldest in Lisbon.LeisureLux FrágilA nightclub beside Santa Apolónia station, facing the Tagus, opened in the 1990s and one of the best known in…Food & drinkManteigariaPastry shop specialising almost exclusively in the pastel de nata, in the Chiado and Bairro Alto area.LeisurePark BarBar on the roof of a multi-storey car park, on the Calçada do Combro, between Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real.
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Frequently asked questions
What to see in Lisbon in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, Padrão dos Descobrimentos, St George's Castle and Praça do Comércio.
What can you see for free in Lisbon?
No entry fee: Vasco da Gama Bridge, 25 de Abril Bridge, MEO Arena, Monsanto Circuit, São Bento Palace and Ribeira Palace.
Are there hiking trails near Lisbon?
Yes, one waymarked trail: Passeio Marítimo de Oeiras (3.6 km · +19 m · 55 min · Very easy).