15 Best Things to Do in Lisbon

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   Oceanário de Lisboa

   Park & nature

   The Oceanário de Lisboa is a world-class aquarium located in the Parque das Nações, a modern waterfront district built for the 1998 World Exposition.

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   Castelo de São Jorge

   Museum

   Perched atop one of Lisbon's highest hills, Castelo de São Jorge is a medieval fortress that dominates the city's skyline.

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   Jerónimos Monastery

   Religious siteFree entry

   Jerónimos Monastery is a masterpiece of Portuguese Manueline architecture, located in the Belém district of Lisbon.

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   Miradouro de Santa Luzia

   LandmarkFree entry

   Miradouro de Santa Luzia is one of Lisbon's most beloved viewpoints, located in the historic Alfama district.

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   Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara

   LandmarkFree entry

   Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara is one of Lisbon's most beloved viewpoints, perched on a hill in the Bairro Alto district.

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   São Jorge Castle

   Landmark

   São Jorge Castle is a historic hilltop fortress that has guarded Lisbon since the 11th century.

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   Praça Luís de Camões

   LandmarkFree entry

   Praça Luís de Camões is a picturesque square in the heart of Lisbon's Chiado neighborhood, named after the revered 16th-century poet Luís de Camões.

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   Miradouro da Senhora do Monte

   LandmarkFree entry

   Miradouro da Senhora do Monte (Our Lady of the Hill Lookout) is a popular viewpoint in the Graça district of Lisbon, perched on one of the city's highest hills.

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   Alfama

   Neighborhood

   Alfama is Lisbon's oldest neighborhood, spreading on the slope between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus River.

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    Carmo Archaeological Museum

    Museum

    The Carmo Archaeological Museum occupies the roofless nave of the Carmo Convent, a Gothic church partially destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

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    Praça do Comércio

    Landmark

    Praça do Comércio is a vast, open square on the banks of the Tagus River, built after the 1755 earthquake.

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    Bairro Alto

    Neighborhood

    Bairro Alto is a central Lisbon district known for its orthogonal street layout and youthful nightlife.

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    Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

    MuseumFree entry

    The Palácio Nacional da Ajuda is a grand neoclassical palace located in the Ajuda district of Lisbon, overlooking the Tagus River.

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    Santa Justa Lift

    Landmark

    The Santa Justa Lift is a 19th-century wrought-iron elevator designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel.

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    Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

    MuseumFree entry

    The Gulbenkian is Lisbon's finest museum, the private collection of oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, one of the great art collections assembled by a single person, displayed in a calm modernist…

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