Jerónimos Monastery
In Belém, the masterpiece of the Manueline style: King Manuel I's monastery, with its lace-like cloister and the tombs of Vasco da Gama and Camões.
Belém Tower
On the Tagus, Francisco de Arruda's Manueline fortress that guarded the entrance to Lisbon, with its famous rhinoceros carved in stone.
São Jorge Castle
On the hilltop, the castle of Islamic origin taken in 1147, with its walls, the Camera Obscura and the finest views over Lisbon.
National Museum of Ancient Art
In the Alvor Palace, the country’s largest public collection of early art; closed for works, it reopens on 21 November 2026.
Gulbenkian Museum
From Ancient Egypt to Lalique, Calouste Gulbenkian's collection in a 1969 modernist building, reopened after renovation.
Tile Museum
In the Convent of Madre de Deus, five centuries of Portuguese tiles. Closed for refurbishment, with no reopening date yet.
Monument to the Discoveries
On the Tagus, the stone prow with Prince Henry and 32 figures of the Age of Discovery, the Compass Rose and a viewpoint more than 50 metres up.
National Coach Museum
In Belém, the world's most important collection of gala coaches, founded by Queen Amélia in 1905, in Paulo Mendes da Rocha's building.