Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Lisbon, Portugal

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 7.1 km
Ascend 168 m
Descend 177 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 Lisbon

Sight 1: Estrela Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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Estrela Basilica of the Sacred Heart Scalleja [2] / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Estrela Basilica or the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a minor basilica and ancient carmelite convent in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Estrela Basilica (EN)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Casa Fernando Pessoa

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Casa Fernando Pessoa is a cultural center in Campo de Ourique of Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa Fernando Pessoa (EN)

876 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: 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 reaches nearly 58 km.

Wikipedia: Águas Livres Aqueduct (EN)

359 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras

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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.

Wikipedia: Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras (PT)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Capela do Rato

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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.

Wikipedia: Capela do Rato (PT)

419 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Casa-Museu Mestre João da Silva

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The João da Silva House Museum is located at Rua Tenente Raul Cascais, in Rato, Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Mestre João da Silva (PT)

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: 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

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Cinemateca

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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.

Wikipedia: Cinemateca Portuguesa (EN)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Museu Medeiros e Almeida

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The Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida is one of the most important Portuguese private decorative arts collections, gathered by the businessman, collector, and benefactor António Medeiros e Almeida (1895–1986).

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida (EN), Website

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Sinagoga Shaaré Tikva

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The Lisbon Synagogue is a historical synagogue situated in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Lisbon Synagogue (EN)

873 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Marquês de Pombal

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Marquês de Pombal Carlos Costa, European Commission / CC BY 4.0

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

1425 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 12: 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), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

661 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: 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

492 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

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