Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 9.7 km
Ascend 269 m
Descend 276 m

Explore Lisbon in Portugal with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in LisbonIndividual Sights in Lisbon

Sight 1: 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 extends through nearly 58 km.

Wikipedia: Águas Livres Aqueduct (EN)

1381 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Jardim Amália Rodrigues

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The Amália Rodrigues Garden, formerly called Alto do Parque, is a garden in Lisbon, named in 2000 to honor the fado singer Amália Rodrigues.

Wikipedia: Jardim Amália Rodrigues (PT)

918 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Marquês de Pombal

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Marquês de Pombal Carlos Costa, European Commission / Attribution

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

973 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Casa-Museu Doutor Anastácio Gonçalves

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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.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Website, Heritage Website

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Palácio Sotto Mayor

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Palácio Sotto MayorVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sotto Mayor Palace is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Sotto Mayor Palace (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

1098 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: Museu Miguel Bombarda

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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.

Wikipedia: Convento de Rilhafoles (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

962 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 7: Palácio do Paço Real da Bemposta

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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.

Wikipedia: Military Academy (Portugal) (EN)

1299 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 8: Jardim Cesário Verde

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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.

Wikipedia: Jardim Cesário Verde (PT)

1042 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 9: Jardim da Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques

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Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques is a street and garden in Lisbon. It was built in honor of the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques. It has just over three hectares, and consists of a small garden at the eastern top, then extending into two large grassy tablelands divided by Avenida Almirante Reis; at the western top is located the Instituto Superior Técnico. Separating the garden from the grassy trays is the Luminous Fountain, one of the greatest monumental works of the Estado Novo.

Wikipedia: Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques (PT)

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Fonte Monumental da Alameda

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The Monumental Fountain in Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques, known as Fonte Luminosa is located in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Fonte Luminosa (Lisboa) (PT)

1198 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 11: Depósito de Água da EPAL - Penha de França

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Depósito de Água da EPAL - Penha de FrançaVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Penha de França (EN)

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