Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Lisbon, Portugal
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10.6 km
279 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 LisbonSight 1: Museum of Popular Art
The Museu de Arte Popular is an Art museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sight 2: Monument to the Discoveries
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.
Sight 3: Jardim Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama Garden is a garden located in Lisbon. Its name honors the discoverer of the sea route to India, the navigator Portuguese Vasco da Gama.
Sight 4: Afonso de Albuquerque Square Garden
The Afonso de Albuquerque Garden is a garden located in Praça Afonso de Albuquerque, in the parish of Belém, Lisbon.
Sight 5: MAAT - Tejo Power Station
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.
Sight 6: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino
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.
Sight 7: Capela de Santo Amaro
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
Sight 8: Palácio Sabugosa
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.
Sight 9: Scientific and Cultural Macao Museum
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
Sight 10: 25th of April Bridge
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.
Sight 11: 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.
Sight 12: Chafariz da Praça da Armada
The Armada Square Fountain is located in Lisbon.
Sight 13: Palacete do Conde de Agrolongo
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.
Sight 14: Museu da Marioneta
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.
Sight 15: Museu das Comunicações
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
Sight 16: Jardim Sá da Bandeira
The Praça Dom Luís Garden is a garden in Lisbon. It has a monument to Marquês Sá da Bandeira in the center.
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