62 Sights in Lisbon, Portugal (with Map and Images)

The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. The oldest church in the city, it is the seat of the Patriarchate of Lisbon. Built in 1147, the cathedral has survived many earthquakes and has been modified, renovated and restored several times. It is nowadays a mix of different architectural styles. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1910.

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The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River. It has a main span length of 1,013 metres (3,323 ft), making it the 48th longest suspension bridge in the world.

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The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus river estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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The Casa dos Bicos is a historical house in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the Portuguese municipality of Lisbon. The house, built in the early 16th century in the Alfama neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian Renaissance palaces and Portuguese Manueline styles. It survived the disastrous 1755 Lisbon earthquake that destroyed much of the city, but over time was abandoned as a residence and used as a warehouse. After a 20th-century renovation, it became the headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation and a location of the Museum of Lisbon.

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The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, memorial arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. It has six columns and is adorned with statues of various historical figures. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure. The associated space is filled with the coat of arms of Portugal. The allegorical group at the top, made by French sculptor Célestin Anatole Calmels, represents Glory rewarding Valor and Genius.

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Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. This tower symbolizes Portugal's maritime and colonial power in early modern Europe. It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance, and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates other architectural styles, such as the minarets, which are inspired by Moorish architecture. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (100 ft), four-storey tower.

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Tejo Power Station is a cultural centre that presents the evolution of energy with a Museum of Science and Industrial Archaeology concept, where themed and experimental exhibits live side by side with a great variety of cultural events. Located in the Belém area on terrain Lisbon usurped from the Tagus river at the end of the 19th century, in one of the city's areas with the greatest concentration of historical monuments where one can find, among others, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Cultural Centre, the Tower of Belém, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the Portuguese Presidential Palace and Museum, the Coach Museum or the Cordoaria Nacional . A building classified as a Public Interest Project, the Electricity Museum unfolds along the perimeter of the old thermoelectric plant – the Tejo Power Station, which illuminated the city of Lisbon for more than four decades.

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The South and Southeast River Terminal, originally called South and Southeast Station, is located in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It was built after a long period of planning, during which several proposals were submitted for its shape and location, for example it was outlined as a complete railway and river station, as part of the abandoned plan for a railway line between Santa Apolónia and Cais do Sodré. It was inaugurated on May 28, 1932, and at that time was considered an extension of trains to and from Barreiro, on the current Alentejo Line. In November 2019, the municipality started an in-depth rehabilitation plan for the marginal area next to Praça do Comércio, which included the requalification of the station building.

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The Igreja de São Roque is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere. The edifice served as the Society's home church in Portugal for over 200 years, before the Jesuits were expelled from that country. After the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the church and its ancillary residence were given to the Lisbon Holy House of Mercy to replace their church and headquarters which had been destroyed. It remains a part of the Holy House of Mercy today, one of its many heritage buildings.

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The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators. In 1963, during construction of a coffer dam, state officials removed the rock from the river for preservation. It was installed in a museum in a nearby park, Dighton Rock State Park. In 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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The Convent of Rilhafoles, later the Hospital of Rilhafoles and since 1911 the Miguel Bombarda GOB Hospital, belonged first to the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul and was founded by pontifical authorization and that of the Cardinal-Patriarch D. Tomás de Almeida. It was also called the Mother House of the Congregation of the Mission, the House of the Congregation of the Mission in Rilhafoles, the House of St. John and St. Paul, the House of Rilhafoles.

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The Hermitage of Restelo, alternately Chapel of Saint Jerome, is a hermitage in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon. The religious architecture has Manueline and revivalist Neo-manueline elements, consisting of a single-nave structure with a vaulted ceiling and surrounded by a modernist landscape, as evidenced by a preoccupation with choice of plants and manicured environment, in order to create a zone of protection for the hermitage.

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The Teatro Capitólio, officially called Cineteatro Capitólio - Teatro Raul Solnado, is located in Parque Mayer, in Lisbon, Portugal. It was opened in 1931. Because of its early modernist design it has been recognized as the first building of the Modern movement in Portugal and was declared a "Building of Public Interest" in 1983. Suffering from water damage, the theatre was closed in the 1980s and only finally reopened in November 2016 after extensive restoration.

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The National Museum of Archaeology is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Lisbon, the museum was founded in 1893 by the archaeologist José Leite de Vasconcelos. The museum is located in the western wing of the Jeronimos Monastery where the monks had their dormitory. The museum is built in the Neo-Manueline style and was officially opened in 1906.

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The Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM) is a major venue for contemporary art in Portugal and holds one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary Portuguese artworks. Its building is currently under renovation and will reopen to the public, with a reformulated building, by Kengo Kuma, to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023. The CAM continues to develop its activities beyond the limits of the building until its reopening.

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The Museu da Marioneta has been located since November 2001 in the Convent of Bernardas in Lisbon, Portugal, establishing itself as the first museum in Portugal entirely dedicated to the interpretation and dissemination of the history of puppetry, covering the history of this art form across the world, presenting the different types of puppets and the different approaches they allow, with special emphasis on Portuguese puppets.

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The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. It became the necropolis of the Portuguese royal dynasty of Aviz in the 16th century but was secularized on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.

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The Navy Museum is a maritime museum in Lisbon, dedicated to all aspects of the history of navigation in Portugal. The museum is administered by the Portuguese Navy and is located in the tourist district of Belém. It occupies a part of the neo-Manueline western wing of the Jerónimos Monastery with the National Museum of Archaeology, as well as a modern annex built to the north of the monastery.

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The Museum of the Orient in Lisbon, Portugal is a museum of Asian art. The museum opened in May, 2008, and is located in a refurbished industrial building on the Alcântara waterfront. The collection includes Indonesian textiles and shadowplays, Japanese screens, antique snuff bottles, crucifixes made in Asia for Western export, and the Kwok On Collection of masks, costumes, and accessories.

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The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), founded in 1911, is a contemporary art museum located in the historic center of Lisbon. The MNAC is housed in part of the former Convent of São Francisco da Cidade, which also houses, in the rest of the convent complex, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon and the National Academy of Fine Arts.

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The Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre Museum in Lisbon is Portugal's main museum of Chinese artefacts and artworks. Made to document Sino-Portuguese relations, the museum contains over 3,500 works of art including decorative artwork, costumes, a collection of opium-smoking paraphernalia and an important extensive collection of Chinese ceramics.

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Parque Mayer is a theatrical and entertainment district in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Originally created as a summer amusement park, it at one time had four theatres, although one was demolished in 2015 and another has not been used since 1992. Successive proposals have been made for upgrading the area, but none has yet come to fruition.

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Cinemateca Portuguesa is a public institution dedicated to the diffusion and preservation of the filmic arts in Portugal and, in particular, of Portuguese Cinema. It functions as a film archive and promotes daily screenings of worldwide films at its headquarters, now located on Rua Barata Salgueiro in Lisbon. It was established in 1948.

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The Gulbenkian Park also known as Gulbenkian Garden is located in Lisbon, Portugal. It was created in 1969 and is part of the cultural center where the headquarters of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Gulbenkian Museum and the José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Centre are situated enriching the cultural importance of the garden.

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The Museu Benfica – Cosme Damião is the museum of Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica. Named after Cosme Damião, one of the club's founders in 1904, the museum was inaugurated on 26 July 2013 under the presidency of Luís Filipe Vieira and opened to the public on 29 July, one year and three months after the start of construction.

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The Museum-Residence of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves is a former residential home built in the Art Nouveau style that has been converted into a museum of nineteenth-century Portuguese painting and of Art Nouveau art and artifacts. It is located in the civil parish of Avenidas Novas, in the municipality and Portuguese capital of Lisbon.

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The Military Academy is a Portuguese military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a university. It develops activities of teaching, research and support for the communities with the purpose of training and forming officers for the Portuguese Army and the Republican National Guard.

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The Teatro Variedades was a theatre in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, that offered variety or revue shows of the type known in Portugal as Teatro de Revista. Opened in 1926, it has not been used since 1992, but as of 2020 there were active plans to construct a new theatre on the site, incorporating elements of the existing building.

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The Vale do Silêncio Urban Park, also known as Mata do Vale do Silêncio or Mata dos Olivais, is a public garden located in Lisbon, in the parish of Olivais. It is located in the area between the following streets: Avenida de Berlim, Avenida Cidade de Lourenço Marques, Rua Cidade de Nova Lisboa and Rua Cidade de Malange.

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The field of the martyrs of the Fatherland, currently known by its previous name of Campo de Santana, is a square of the parish of Arroios in Lisbon. It occupies the upper part of the slope that separates the two converging valleys in the city center, which correspond to Avenida da Liberdade and Almirante Reis Avenue.

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The Monument to the Overseas Combatants is a monument located next to the Bom Sucesso Fort, in Belém, Lisbon. It was created to honor all the soldiers who fought in the African War (1961-1974), in defense of the Homeland. Created in 1991 by a team led by architect Francisco José Ferreira Guedes de Carvalho.

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The old sea door, currently known as a dark arch, is an old door of the city inserted in the Lisbon fence. It is located at Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, in front of the Truck Door of the Conceição Velha Church. It is also named by Postigo da Rua das Canastras, for being at the end of this street.

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The Museu das Comunicações is a technology museum in Lisbon, Portugal. Dedicated to promote the study, conservation and dissemination of the historical, scientific and technological communications heritage, The museum focuses on the History of communication, particularly in Portugal

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Pestana Palace is a luxury hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, in the Alcântara district. Housed in the historic Palácio Vale Flor, Pestana Palace is the flagship luxury hotel of the Pestana Group, one of Portugal's premier hotel groups. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.

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The São Paulo Baths Building, which is currently the headquarters of the Order of Architects, was a public bathhouse built between 1850 and 1858, according to the plans of Pedro José Pézerat, located in the neighborhood of São Paulo, in the parish of Misericórdia, in Lisbon.

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Jardim Avelar Brotero is a public garden in Lisbon, located in the parish of Alcântara, delimited by the streets Filinto Elísio, Pedro Calmon, Jau and Gil Vicente, between the Santo Amaro sidewalk and the Tapada sidewalk. Its total area is 5 973 m² and the green of 2 433 m².

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The Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon is a Roman Catholic church located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon. According to tradition, the church was built on the site where the saint was born, in 1195. The church is classified as a National Monument.

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The Águas Livres Aqueduct is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th-century Portuguese engineering. The main course of the aqueduct covers 18 km, but the whole network of canals extends through nearly 58 km.

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The Order of Architects ComSE (OA) is the professional regulation institution of Portuguese Architects. One of its attributions is the responsibility of assigning the professional title of "Architect", legally necessary to work in certain areas of the field of Architecture.

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The Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir, better known as just Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, is the deposit that collects water from the Águas Livres aqueduct, in the district of Lisbon. It was designed in 1745 and built in the Amoreiras Garden, being completed in 1834.

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Lisbon Zoo is a zoological garden in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1884. The zoo was originally located in the park of São Sebastião da Pedreira. The zoo moved once in 1894 and once again in 1905 to its current location at Quinta das Laranjeiras, in Sete Rios.

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The Church of Loreto is located next to Largo do Chiado, on the corner of Rua da Misericórdia, in Lisbon. The author of the project to build this church was José da Costa e Silva. With the earthquake of 1755 the temple suffered great damage and was rebuilt in 1785.

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Penha de França is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of São Vicente, east of Arroios, south of Areeiro, and west of Beato. The population in 2021 was 28,475.

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The Cesário Verde Garden is a small garden in Lisbon with about 0.25 ha., located in Praça Ilha do Faial, parish of Arroios, former São Jorge de Arroios, where you can appreciate the bust of the poet Cesário Verde by Maximiano Alves, inaugurated in 1955.

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The Mendonça Palace is located on Rua Marquês de Fronteira in São Sebastião da Pedreira, currently the parish of Avenidas Novas, in Lisbon. It was designed between 1900 and 1902 by the architect Ventura Terra for Henrique José Monteiro de Mendonça.

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The National Museum of Ethnology is an ethnology museum in Lisbon, Portugal. The museum holds in its collections the most relevant ethnographic heritage in Portugal. It is responsible for the safeguarding and management of nearly half a million items.

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The Quinta dos Lagares d'El-Rei, is a quinta and manor house on the Portuguese estate of Quinta dos Lagares d'El-Rei, part of the Senhorio dos Lagares d'El-Rei, a feudal fiefdom, seated in the civil parish of Alvalade, in the municipality of Lisbon.

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The Moinhos de Santana Recreational Park is a park located in Lisbon, in the parish of Belém, in the vicinity of the Monsanto Forest Park. It owes its name to the presence of two windmills, the Moinhos de Santana, in the highest part of the space.

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The Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda, is the Portuguese mint and national press, owned by the Portuguese Government and administratively subordinated to the Portuguese Ministry of Finance. It is located in Lisbon in the São Mamede neighborhood.

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The Church of Santa Catherine, also referred to as the Church of the Paulists' Convent, Parochial Church of Santa Catherine and Church of Santa Catherine, was built in the 18th century, located in the Combro footwear, a mercy freight in Lisbon,

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The Marquis of Pombal Square is an important roundabout in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located between the Avenida da Liberdade and the Eduardo VII Park in the former parish of Coração de Jesus and in the quarter of Santo António.

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The Santa Luzia Viewpoint has a wide view over Alfama and the Tagus River. The characteristic points, from left to right, are the dome of Santa Engrácia, the Church of Santo Estêvão and the two white towers of the Church of São Miguel.

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The El-Rei Fountain, which was the first public fountain in the city of Lisbon, was built in the thirteenth century, during the reigns of King Afonso III and King Dinis, taking advantage of the excellent waters of the Alfama hillside.

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The Church of São Cristóvão is a church located at the top of the Escadinhas de São Cristóvão, in Lisbon. Due to the strong need for preservation, the Church has been added to the biennial list of World Monuments Watch.

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The Roman galleries of Rua da Prata or cryptoporticus of Rua da Prata, are an architectural structure that is located in the basement of Rua da Prata and Rua da Conceição, extending to Rua do Comércio, in downtown Lisbon.

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The Parque das Nações Cable Car, also called the Expo Cable Car, is a cable car located in Lisbon, Portugal, intended for tourism purposes. It is operated by the company Telecabine Lisboa, integrating the EXPO'98 grounds.

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The Museu da Música is a museum in Lisbon, Portugal. The museum primarily features musical instruments; among its holdings is a 1725 Stradivarius cello once owned and played by King Luís I of Portugal (ruled 1861–1889.

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MEO Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.

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The Chapel of Santo Amaro, also known as the Church of Santo Amaro, is located in the Portuguese parish of Alcântara, in the municipality of Lisbon, more precisely on Rua Gil Vicente and Calçada de Santo Amaro.

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The Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida is one of the most important Portuguese private decorative arts collections, gathered by the businessman, collector, and benefactor António Medeiros e Almeida (1895–1986).

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The Queen Maria II National Theatre is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historic theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city.

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The Chapel of Rato is the name by which the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Bonança, later the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, located in Calçada Bento da Rocha Cabral, in Lisbon, is commonly known.

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