Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Lisbon, Portugal
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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: Museu Militar de Lisboa
The Military Museum of Lisbon is a museum unit of the Portuguese Army located in Largo dos Caminhos de Ferro in Lisbon, Portugal, in front of Santa Apolónia Station.
Sight 2: Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Saint Stephen Church is a church in Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
Wikipedia: Igreja de Santo Estêvão (Lisbon) (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 3: Igreja de São Brás e de Santa Luzia
Igreja de Santa Luzia is a church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
Sight 4: Igreja do Menino Deus
Igreja do Menino Deus is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. It was designed by the architect João Antunes.
Wikipedia: Igreja do Menino Deus (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 5: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen Belvedere
The Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Viewpoint, formerly the Graça Viewpoint, is located in the parish of São Vicente (Graça), in the former churchyard of the Convent of Graça in Lisbon.
Wikipedia: Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (PT), Website
Sight 6: Igreja de São Cristóvão e de São Lourenço
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.
Sight 7: Igreja da Madalena
Church of the Magdalene is a church in Lisbon, Portugal. Its portal is classified as a National Monument.
Sight 8: Galerias Romanas
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.
Sight 9: Rua Augusta Arch
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.
Sight 10: Pelourinho de Lisboa
The Pillory of Lisbon is a pillory situated in the municipal square of the Portuguese capital, classified as a National Monument.
Wikipedia: Pillory of Lisbon (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 11: Santa Justa Lift
The Santa Justa Lift, also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Justa, in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated at the end of Rua de Santa Justa, it connects the lower streets of the Baixa with the higher Largo do Carmo.
Wikipedia: Santa Justa Lift (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 12: Museu Arqueológico do Carmo
The Carmo Archaeological Museum is located in the ruins of the Carmo Convent in the city and district of Lisbon, Portugal.
Wikipedia: Museu Arqueológico do Carmo (PT), Website , Website
Sight 13: Largo do Carmo
Largo do Carmo is a square located in Lisbon.
Sight 14: Muralha Fernandina
The fence Fernandina, also known as walls Fernandinas from Lisbon, are the walls of the city of Lisbon corresponding to the expansion of the Old César Age, carried out by D. Fernando I in the year 1373.
Sight 15: Teatro da Trindade
The Teatro da Trindade is a theatre in the Chiado neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal, built in the 19th century. It is one of the oldest theatres in Lisbon still in operation.
Sight 16: Igreja do Loreto
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.
Sight 17: Museu-Igreja de São Roque
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.
Sight 18: Estação Ferroviária de Lisboa - Rossio
The Rossio Railway Station is a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the Rossio square. The station was formerly known as Estação Central and that designation still appears in its façade. Trains gain access to the station, which is in the central urban area of Lisbon, through a tunnel which is over 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long.
Wikipedia: Rossio railway station (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 19: Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II
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.
Wikipedia: D. Maria II National Theatre (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 20: Igreja de São Domingos
Church of St. Dominic is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
Wikipedia: Igreja de São Domingos (Lisbon) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Sight 21: Teatro Politeama
The Teatro Politeama is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal that opened in 1913.
Sight 22: Coliseu dos Recreios
The Coliseu dos Recreios is a multi-purpose auditorium located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sight 23: Museu Nacional do Desporto
The National Sports Museum exhibits testimonies of the history and culture of sport and its material and scientific development. Cristiano Ronaldo's boots, Nelson Évora's boots or the Grand-Bi, the predecessor of the bicycle, are some of the pieces of the collection. Inaugurated at Palácio Foz (Restauradores) on July 12, 2012, the year in which Portugal celebrated 100 years of participation in the Olympic Games, the space resulted from the public invitation addressed to sports federations to make known the heritage that athletes and various sports have left. The Museum's facilities at Palácio Foz closed to the public in December 2022, for conservation works on the building.
Sight 24: Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
The Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara is a garden located in Lisbon, in the parish of Misericórdia. It was built in 1864, on two terraces.
Sight 25: Museu Maçónico Português
The Masonic Museum Portuguese is a museum founded in 1984, in Lisbon, in Bairro Alto, being installed in the headquarters of the Grand Orient Lusitano, a Masonic obedience founded in 1802.
Sight 26: Igreja de Santa Catarina
The Church of Santa Catarina, also referred to as the Church of the Convent of the Paulistas, the Parish Church of Santa Catarina and the Church of Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai, was built in the seventeenth century, located in Calçada do Combro, parish of Misericórdia, in Lisbon,
Sight 27: Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina
Verride Palace, or the Palace of Santa Catarina, is an 18th-century Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sight 28: Banhos de São Paulo
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.
Sight 29: 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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