Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 34 sights
Distance 11.5 km
Ascend 476 m
Descend 480 m

Experience Lisbon in Portugal in a whole new way with our free 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 Lisbon

Sight 1: Palacete de São Bento

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Palacete de São Bento, formally the Official Residence of the Prime Minister, is a late 19th-century mansion that presently serves as the official residence of the prime minister of Portugal. It is located in the Lisbon civil parish of Estrela, within the grounds of São Bento Palace, the seat of the Portuguese parliament.

Wikipedia: Palacete de São Bento (EN)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Palácio da Flor da Murta

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The Palácio da Flor da Murta is located at Rua Poço dos Negros, 158, parish of Misericórdia, Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Palácio da Flor da Murta (PT)

447 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Jesus

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The Church of Our Lady of Jesus, or Parish Church of Our Lady of Mercês, also designated by the Convent of Jesus, is located in the Largo de Jesus, in the parish of Mercy in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Jesus (PT)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Museu Geológico

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The Geological Museum is a museum in Lisbon that brings together and exhibits thousands of specimens of Paleontology, Archaeology and Mineralogy in two large rooms, and is housed in the same building as the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, at number 19 of Rua da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa.

Wikipedia: Museu Geológico de Lisboa (PT), Website

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Reservatório da Patriarcal

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The Patriarchal Reservoir is located in the basement of Praça do Príncipe Real, and was designed in 1856 by the French engineer Louis-Charles Mary. It was built between 1860 and 1864 to serve the water distribution network of the city of Lisbon, constituting in Lisbon times.

Wikipedia: Reservatório da Patriarcal (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

550 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara

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Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara

The Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara is a garden located in Lisbon, in the parish of Misericórdia. It was built in 1864, on two terraces.

Wikipedia: Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara (PT)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: 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

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Museu Maçónico Português

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Museu Maçónico Português

The Portuguese Masonic Museum is a museum founded in 1984, in Lisbon, in Bairro Alto, and is housed in the headquarters of the Grand Orient Lusitano, a Masonic obedience founded in 1802.

Wikipedia: Museu Maçónico Português (PT)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Igreja de Santa Catarina

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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.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Santa Catarina (Lisboa) (PT)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: 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

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Museu da Farmácia Lisboa

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The Pharmacy Museum of Lisbon is a museum dedicated to the history of pharmaceutical activity. It was established in the building of the National Association of Pharmacies, in the Santa Catarina district of the Portuguese capital, and was inaugurated in June 1996. A branch of the museum was created in the city of Porto in 2010. The first pieces that formed the Lisbon museum were those donated from the private collection of Dr. Salgueiro Basso. These were followed by several donations from other pharmacists and institutions, following a request sent out by the association, which were augmented by purchases worldwide. The collection represents over 5,000 years of health history.

Wikipedia: Pharmacy Museum, Lisbon (EN), Facebook, Website

584 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Largo do Carmo

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Largo do Carmo

Largo do Carmo is a square located in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Largo do Carmo (Lisboa) (PT)

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Museu Arqueológico do Carmo

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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

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Santa Justa Lift

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The Santa Justa Lift, also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, 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

494 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Estação Ferroviária de Lisboa - Rossio

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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

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: 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

343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Casa do Alentejo

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The Alverca Palace is a palace located in the parish of Santa Justa, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Palácio Alverca (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: 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

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: 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)

293 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Museu Nacional do Desporto

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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, predecessor of the bicycle, are some of the pieces in 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 the various sports have left. The Museum's facilities at Palácio Foz closed to the public in December 2022, for conservation works on the building.

Wikipedia: Museu Nacional do Desporto (PT)

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 23: Jardim Alfredo Keil

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Jardim Alfredo Keil

The Alfredo Keil Garden is a small garden of romantic design, located in Praça da Alegria in Lisbon. Sitting on a terrace, it features examples of exotic vegetation and a pond with fountains. 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 Portuguese national anthem.

Wikipedia: Jardim Alfredo Keil (PT)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: 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)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 25: Teatro Maria Vitória

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The Teatro Maria Vitória is a theatre in Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is located in the theatre district of Parque Mayer.

Wikipedia: Teatro Maria Vitória (EN)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: 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)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 27: Jardim Botânico de Lisboa

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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

509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 28: Igreja de São José dos Carpinteiros

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The Church of São José dos Carpinteiros is a church of Baroque and Pombaline architecture located on Rua de São José, in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São José dos Carpinteiros (PT)

391 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 29: Miradouro do Torel

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Jardim do Torel is a garden located in Rua Júlio de Andrade, in Lisbon, in the parish of Santo António.

Wikipedia: Jardim do Torel (PT)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 30: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

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The Palácio Valmor is a former noble palace in Lisbon. It is located on the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria in the Pena district.

Wikipedia: Palácio Valmor (DE), Website

860 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 31: Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos

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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.

Wikipedia: Igreja dos Anjos (EN)

802 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 32: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte

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The Chapel of Our Lady of Monte or Chapel of Our Lady of 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)

665 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 33: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen Belvedere

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The Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Viewpoint, formerly the Miradouro da Graça, is located in the parish of São Vicente (Graça), in the old churchyard of the Church of the Convent of Graça in Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (PT), Website

826 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 34: Igreja de São Cristóvão e de São Lourenço

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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.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Cristóvão (Lisboa) (PT)

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