Things to do in Lisbon
Monuments, museums, viewpoints, gardens and markets, organised so you can choose quickly.
Monuments
Monuments · Xabregas e Beato
Igreja e antigo Convento do Grilo
Igreja e antigo Convento do Grilo is a listed heritage site in Beato parish, beside Rua do Grilo and Calçada do Grilo.
Monuments · Bairro Alto
Igreja de São Roque
A plain façade hiding a striking gilded and marble interior.
Monuments · Parque das Nações
Ponte Vasco da Gama
Tagus estuary crossing opened in 1998, with a total length of 17,185 metres including its approach roads.
Monuments · Lapa e Santos
Basílica da Estrela
Basílica da Estrela stands on its namesake square, a national monument whose construction followed a vow by D. Maria I.
Monuments · Baixa & Chiado
Praça do Comércio
The great riverside square, gateway to the Pombaline Baixa.
Monuments · Parque das Nações
Telecabine Lisboa
Riverside cable car linking Passeio de Neptuno, by the Oceanário, with Passeio das Tágides, near the Myriad hotel.
Monuments · Belém
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
A Manueline masterpiece with a lace-like stone cloister.
Monuments · Belém
Torre de Belém
A Manueline bastion on the Tagus shore, symbol of the age of exploration.
Monuments · Alfama
Castelo de São Jorge
Ramparts crowning the city's oldest hill, with sweeping views over the Tagus.
Monuments · Alfama
Sé de Lisboa
A fortress-like Romanesque cathedral at the edge of Alfama.
Monuments · Alcântara
Ponte 25 de Abril
Suspension bridge over the Tagus between Lisbon and Almada, opened in 1966 and carrying both road and rail traffic.
Monuments · Baixa & Chiado
Elevador de Santa Justa
Temporarily closed: see it from outside and check for reopening
A neo-Gothic iron tower linking Baixa to Carmo.