Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Lisbon, Portugal
Legend
Guided Free Walking Tours
Book free guided walking tours in Lisbon.
Guided Sightseeing Tours
Book guided sightseeing tours and activities in Lisbon.
Tour Facts
6.6 km
191 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: Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
The Church of Our Lady of the Angels, more commonly known simply as Igreja dos Anjos, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sight 2: Palácio do Paço Real da Bemposta
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.
Sight 3: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Palácio Valmor is a former noble palace in Lisbon. It is located on the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria in the Pena district.
Sight 4: Miradouro do Torel
Jardim do Torel is a garden located on Rua Júlio de Andrade, in Lisbon, in the parish of Santo António.
Sight 5: Igreja de São José dos Carpinteiros
The Church of São José dos Carpinteiros is a church of Baroque and Pombaline architecture located on Rua de São José, in Lisbon.
Sight 6: Jardim Alfredo Keil
The Alfredo Keil Garden is a small romantic garden, located in Praça da Alegria in Lisbon. Resting on a terrace, it has specimens of exotic vegetation and a lake with a fountain. On the west side of the garden is a bust of Alfredo Keil, musician, painter and poet, composer of the music of A Portuguesa, the current national anthem Portuguese.
Sight 7: Teatro Variedades
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.
Sight 8: Teatro Maria Vitória
The Teatro Maria Vitória is a theatre in Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is located in the theatre district of Parque Mayer.
Sight 9: Parque Mayer
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.
Sight 10: Cineteatro Capitólio – Teatro Raúl Solnado
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.
Sight 11: Jardim Botânico de Lisboa
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
Sight 12: Casa-Museu Mestre João da Silva
The João da Silva House Museum is located at Rua Tenente Raul Cascais, in Rato, Lisbon.
Sight 13: Capela do Rato
The Chapel of Rato is the name by which the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Bonança, later the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, located in Calçada Bento da Rocha Cabral, in Lisbon, is commonly known.
Sight 14: Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras
The Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir, better known as just Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, is the deposit that collects water from the Águas Livres aqueduct, in the district of Lisbon. It was designed in 1745 and built in the Amoreiras Garden, being completed in 1834.
Sight 15: Sinagoga Shaaré Tikva
The Lisbon Synagogue is a historical synagogue situated in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.
Sight 16: Cinemateca
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.
Sight 17: Museu Miguel Bombarda
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), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website
Share
Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.
GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.