Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 107 m
Descend 117 m

Experience Lisbon in Portugal in a whole new way with our free 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: 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)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Casa Fernando Pessoa

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Casa Fernando Pessoa is a cultural center in Campo de Ourique of Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa Fernando Pessoa (EN)

876 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Aqueduto das Águas Livres

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Aqueduto das Águas Livres No machine-readable author provided. Juntas assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

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 reaches nearly 58 km.

Wikipedia: Águas Livres Aqueduct (EN)

359 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras

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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 the water from the Águas Livres aqueduct, in the district of Lisbon. It was designed in 1745 and built in Jardim das Amoreiras, being completed in 1834.

Wikipedia: Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras (PT)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Capela do Rato

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The chapel of the rat is the designation why the chapel of Our Lady of Bonança is commonly known, later Chapel of Our Lady of Conception, located on the Bento da Rocha Cabral sidewalk in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Capela do Rato (PT)

419 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Casa-Museu Mestre João da Silva

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The João da Silva House Museum is located at Rua Tenente Raul Cascais, in Rato, Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Mestre João da Silva (PT)

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: 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

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Cinemateca

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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.

Wikipedia: Cinemateca Portuguesa (EN)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Museu Medeiros e Almeida

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The Medeiros e Almeida Museum, formerly the Medeiros e Almeida House-Museum, is one of the main private collections of Portuguese decorative arts, brought together by the businessman, collector and patron António de Medeiros e Almeida (1895-1986).

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida (PT), Website

473 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Sinagoga Shaaré Tikva

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The Lisbon Synagogue, formally the Synagogue Shaaré Tikvah, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 59 Rua Alexandre Herculano, in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Lisbon Synagogue (EN)

870 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Marquês de Pombal

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Marquês de Pombal Carlos Costa, European Commission / CC BY 4.0

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.

Wikipedia: Marquis of Pombal Square (EN), Website

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