Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 345 m
Descend 358 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: Museu da Água

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The Museu da Água is located in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Museu da Água (EN)

1653 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte

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The Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte or Chapel of Senhora do Monte, is located in the parish of São Vicente (Graça), in what was called Monte de São Gens, in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte (Lisboa) (PT)

1142 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 3: Igreja de São Brás e de Santa Luzia

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Igreja de Santa Luzia is a church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Santa Luzia (Lisbon) (EN)

590 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Igreja da Madalena

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Church of the Magdalene is a church in Lisbon, Portugal. Its portal is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Madalena (EN)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Rua Augusta Arch

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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.

Wikipedia: Rua Augusta Arch (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Pelourinho de Lisboa

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Pelourinho de LisboaBernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway / CC BY 2.0

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

980 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 7: Igreja de São Domingos

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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

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II

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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

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: 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

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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

863 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Cineteatro Capitólio – Teatro Raúl Solnado

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The Teatro Capitólio, officially called Cineteatro Capitólio - Teatro Raul Solnado, is located in Parque Mayer, in Lisbon, Portugal. It was opened in 1931. Because of its early modernist design it has been recognized as the first building of the Modern movement in Portugal and was declared a "Building of Public Interest" in 1983. Suffering from water damage, the theatre was closed in the 1980s and only finally reopened in November 2016 after extensive restoration.

Wikipedia: Teatro Capitólio (EN)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Parque Mayer

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Parque Mayer is a theatrical and entertainment district in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Originally created as a summer amusement park, it at one time had four theatres, although one was demolished in 2015 and another has not been used since 1992. Successive proposals have been made for upgrading the area, but none has yet come to fruition.

Wikipedia: Parque Mayer, Lisbon (EN)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Teatro Variedades

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The Teatro Variedades was a theatre in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, that offered variety or revue shows of the type known in Portugal as Teatro de Revista. Opened in 1926, it has not been used since 1992, but as of 2020 there were active plans to construct a new theatre on the site, incorporating elements of the existing building.

Wikipedia: Teatro Variedades, Lisbon (EN)

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Museu-Igreja de São Roque

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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.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Roque (EN), Facebook , Website

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Teatro da Trindade

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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.

Wikipedia: Teatro da Trindade (EN)

699 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 16: Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina

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Verride Palace, or the Palace of Santa Catarina, is an 18th-century Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Verride Palace (EN), Website

473 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Banhos de São Paulo

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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.

Wikipedia: Banhos de São Paulo (PT)

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