Heritage
Óbidos and Nazaré
Combine Óbidos’s historic centre with Nazaré’s beachfront and Sítio on an independent day trip designed primarily for travelling by car.
- 9-11 hours
- about 85 km
- Car
- Partial accessibility
- Booking recommended
Neighbourhoods
Bairro Alto
Quiet by day, lively by night.
Narrow gridded streets packed with small restaurants and bars. By day you find churches and old shops.
Top sights
Nightlife · Bairro Alto
Adega Machado
A fado house at Rua do Norte, 91, offering dinner and live Portuguese music.
Museums · Bairro Alto
Museu de São Roque
Sacred art, painting, sculpture and silverwork at Largo Trindade Coelho, on the eastern edge of Bairro Alto.
Monuments · Bairro Alto
Igreja de São Roque
A plain façade hiding a striking gilded and marble interior.
Viewpoints · Bairro Alto
Miradouro de Santa Catarina
On Rua de Santa Catarina, a viewpoint over the Tagus with a statue of Adamastor marking the garden.
Viewpoints · Bairro Alto
Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
A two-level garden looking across to the castle and Baixa.
Concert halls and theatres · Bairro Alto
Teatro do Bairro
An active venue for theatre, cinema, dance and music on Rua Luz Soriano, in Bairro Alto.
Nightlife · Bairro Alto
Café Luso
A fado house at Travessa da Queimada, 10, offering dinner and live Portuguese music.
Nightlife · Bairro Alto
Rua da Atalaia
A Bairro Alto street identified by the parish council as the location of its neighbourhood office.
Nightlife · Bairro Alto
Pavilhão Chinês
A bar at Rua Dom Pedro V, 89, an address to consider when planning an evening out in Lisbon.
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Featured in these itineraries
Day trips from Lisbon that pair with this area
Heritage
Óbidos
Spend a day in Óbidos exploring historic streets, squares and the castle exterior, without rushing to add another town to your Lisbon outing.
- 7-9 hours
- about 85 km
- Bus, Car
- Partial accessibility
- Booking recommended
Heritage
Óbidos, a town within walls
A medieval town of whitewashed houses and flowers, surrounded by walls you can walk on, about an hour away by bus.
- 7-9 hours
- about 85 km
- Bus, Car
- Partial accessibility
- No booking needed
Beach · Nature
Nazaré, beach and giant waves
A fishing town with a long beach in a bay and, in winter, the Praia do Norte waves seen from the Sítio headland.
- 8-11 hours
- about 120 km
- Bus, Car
- Partial accessibility
- No booking needed
Heritage
Fátima, Batalha and Nazaré
A self-drive day linking Fátima’s sanctuary, Batalha’s Gothic monastery and the coast at Nazaré, with selective visits rather than a race through monuments.
- 10-12 hours
- about 130 km
- Car
- Partial accessibility
- Booking recommended
Neighbouring areas
On the agenda nearby
- Comunicar é Natural - A Botânica das ComunicaçõesFri 13 Nov · Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações - Museu das Comunicações
- Rafael BarrosFri 13 Nov · UMA Galeria
- Enquanto Há EspaçoFri 13 Nov · Hotel The One Palácio da Anunciada
- Eu Sou Daqui. E Aqui Estou EuFri 13 Nov · Galeria da Boavista
Source: Agenda Cultural de Lisboa (CC BY). Events