hotels in Lisbon

Museums in Lisbon

• Museum Calouste Gulbenkian.
• Museum Arqueológico do Carmo
• Museum Nacional do Azulejo
• Museum dos Coches
• Museum de Arte Antiga

Exhibitions / Art galeries Lisbon

• Listening Fado
• Castelo de São Jorge
• Lisbon Cathedral
• Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

Cultural activities in Lisbon

• Centro Cultural de Belém
• Culturgest. Museum do Chiado
• Casa Fernando Pessoa
• Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes- Galeria de Arte Moderna

Historic monuments in Lisbon

• Praça do Comércio: A magnificent plaza, facing the river, which is the beginning of Lisbon's downtown
• Castelo de São Jorge: Located on the hill, has a great view over the city and the river as well as some fantastic building which show the wealth of pre-colonial Portugal
• Ponte 25 de Abril: This sister bridge of the Golden Gate in San Francisco was designed by the same architect in 1966 to connect Lisbon with the Setubal peninsula
• Cristo Rei: Similar to the Christ statue in Rio de Janeiro, this statue stands over 100 meters tall on the opposite bank of the Tejo River from downtown Lisbon
• Belém: A beautiful area of the city which is full of monuments and historic buildings as well as a number of museums, restaurants and cafes
• Bairro Alto & Bica
• Chiado. Baix
• Belém

Shopping in Lisbon

• Amoreiras shopping centre
• Centro Comercial Vasco da Gama
• Colombo shopping centre
• El Corte Inglés
• Mercado da Ribeira

Day trip

• 1_Sintra: UNESCO has classified Sintra as a World Heritage site under the category of “Cultural Landscape”. This distinction recognises the unquestionable value of this region.
• 2_Leiria/ Fátima: This region embraces a huge variety of culture, leisure & recreation opportunities. The unique environment of Fátima and imposing monasteries and castles both surprise and leave us wanting more.
• 3_Costa azul: Accept the invitation to explore Costa Azul and visit its magnificent castles and views.
• 4_Oeste / Ribatejo / Témplarios: The cities and towns put on a display of the region’s historical and cultural wealth in their castles, fortresses and churches.
• 5_Amadora / Loures / Odivelas: The council of Amadora has a number of interesting monuments that have been well preserved. Loures and Odivelas also have a wide range of points of interest from palaces to churches and fortifications.

Group activities

• 1_The song of Lisbon: Fado is the song of Lisbon. Born of unique sentiment, of a soul that can´t be explained but only felt, fado today is the most noble and genuine product of Portuguese popular culture.
• 2_Golf: In Lisbon you will find two golf courses reflecting quality, quantity and diversity. On the Estoril Coast, just to the west of Lisbon, there are several courses, some of them are competition level. On the Costa Azul, the golf lovers are faced with having to choose from the best of four top of the range golf courses.
• 3_Sailing tour: Departure to Lisbon harbour for a cruise on the Tagus River, boarding a typical sailing “fragata” boat where a lunch can be served. See Lisbon from the Belém area up the Tejo River into the ex-Expo site and the new over water bridge, Ponte Vasco da Gama (the largest in Europe).
• 4_Park of Nations: The inmense area where the World Exposition of 1998 took place was conceived as a space for public enjoyment. The concept underlying the project included a wide and varied set of urban equipment which remained at the disposal of the city.
• 5_Lisbon Zoo: Located in the centre of the city for 120 years, Lisbon Zoo is an important park where education and amusement is encouraged.