Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 10.4 km
Ascend 287 m
Descend 346 m

Experience Lisbon in Portugal in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LisbonIndividual Sights in Lisbon

Sight 1: Coliseu dos Recreios

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The Coliseu dos Recreios is a multi-purpose auditorium located in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Coliseu dos Recreios (EN), Website

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Teatro Politeama

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The Teatro Politeama is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal that opened in 1913.

Wikipedia: Teatro Politeama, Lisbon (EN), Website

569 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Jardim Alfredo Keil

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Jardim Alfredo Keil

The Alfredo Keil Garden is a small romantic garden, located in Praça da Alegria in Lisbon. Resting on a terrace, it has specimens of exotic vegetation and a lake with a fountain. On the west side of the garden is a bust of Alfredo Keil, musician, painter and poet, composer of the music of A Portuguesa, the current national anthem Portuguese.

Wikipedia: Jardim Alfredo Keil (PT)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Jardim Botânico de Lisboa

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The Botanical Garden of the University of Lisbon (JBUL) is located in the parish of Santo António, in Lisbon. It arose from the need to create a practical complement in the teaching and research of botany, at the then Polytechnic School of Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Jardim Botânico de Lisboa (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Reservatório da Patriarcal

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The Patriarchal Reservoir is located in the basement of Praça do Príncipe Real, and was designed in 1856 by the French engineer Louis-Charles Mary. It was built between 1860 and 1864 to serve the water distribution network of the city of Lisbon, constituting in Lisbon times.

Wikipedia: Reservatório da Patriarcal (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Museu Geológico

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The Geological Museum is a museum in Lisbon that gathers and exhibits thousands of specimens of Paleontology, Archaeology and Mineralogy in two large rooms, being installed in the same building as the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, at number 19 of Rua da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa.

Wikipedia: Museu Geológico de Lisboa (PT), Website

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Jesus

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The Church of Our Lady of Jesus, or Parish Church of Our Lady of Mercy, also known as the Convent of Jesus, is located in Largo de Jesus, in the parish of Misericórdia, in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Jesus (PT)

743 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Palacete de São Bento

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Palacete de São Bento, formally the Official Residence of the Prime Minister, is a late 19th-century mansion that presently serves as the official residence of the prime minister of Portugal. It is located in the Lisbon civil parish of Estrela, within the grounds of São Bento Palace, the seat of the Portuguese parliament.

Wikipedia: Palacete de São Bento (EN)

539 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Estrela Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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Estrela Basilica of the Sacred Heart Scalleja [2] / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Estrela Basilica or the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a minor basilica and ancient carmelite convent in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Estrela Basilica (EN)

1058 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 10: Palacete do Conde de Agrolongo

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The Palacete do Conde de Agrolongo is a historic building located in the parish of Estrela in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It was designed by the architect Arnaldo Redondo Adães Bermudes, at the request of José Francisco Correia, Viscount of Sande and Count of Agrolongo in 1909. In the same year, Adães Bermudes received an honorable mention from the Valmor Architecture Prize.

Wikipedia: Palacete do Conde de Agrolongo (PT)

913 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: Chafariz da Praça da Armada

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Chafariz da Praça da ArmadaVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Armada Square Fountain is located in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Chafariz da Praça da Armada (PT)

727 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Museu do Oriente

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Museu do Oriente

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.

Wikipedia: Museum of the Orient (EN), Website

1107 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 13: 25th of April Bridge

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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.

Wikipedia: 25 de Abril Bridge (EN)

888 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 14: Scientific and Cultural Macao Museum

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Scientific and Cultural Macao Museum The original uploader was Jpbowen at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre Museum (The Macau Museum) (EN), Website, Website

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Palácio Sabugosa

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The Sabugosa Palace is located in the Portuguese parish of Alcântara, in the municipality of Lisbon, more precisely on Rua 1º de Maio. It was built in the sixteenth century, and later underwent expansion, restoration and improvement works.

Wikipedia: Palácio Sabugosa (PT)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Capela de Santo Amaro

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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.

Wikipedia: Capela de Santo Amaro (Alcântara) (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Jardim Avelar Brotero

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

Wikipedia: Jardim Avelar Brotero (PT)

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Palácio Vale-Flor

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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.

Wikipedia: Pestana Palace (EN)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Pestana Palace Hotel

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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.

Wikipedia: Pestana Palace (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

970 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 20: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino

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The Palácio da Ega, Palácio do Pátio do Saldanha or Palácio dos Condes da Ega is a property located in Calçada da Boa-Hora, in the parish of Alcântara, in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Palácio da Ega (PT), Website

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