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MARITIME MUSEUM LISBON The (Portuguese: Museu de Marinha) of At , you will travel around the world without Lisbon is dedicated to all aspects of the History of navigation leaving Lisbon. Sea Lions, snakes, gorillas and chimpanzees, in . The museum is administered by the Portuguese elephants, giraffes, pelicans, okapis and lemurs are some of Navy and is located in the tourist district of Belém. It the species that can be found. There is also a Children’s occupies a part of the neo- Western wing of Farm where you can learn all about domestic animals, an the Jerónimos Monastery with the National Museum of amusement park and a cable car with amazing views. , as well as a modern annex built to the North of the monastery. The Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium Everyday: 10:00 - 18:00 (Winter) is part of the Maritime Museum and offer amazing show Everyday: 10:00 - 20:00 (Summer) about the solar system and the mysteries of the universe.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00

LISBON NATIONAL CARRIAGE MUSEUM Lisbon’s Oceanarium is one of the world’s largest . Presents the lavish transportation vehicles of Portuguese Designed by American architect Peter Chermeyeff, it rises royalty. It is housed in the Belem and represents the from the river and is reached by a footbridge. world’s largest and most valuable collection of this type.

Everyday: 10:00 - 18:00 Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 17:15

NATIONAL TILE MUSEUM CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM The National Tile Museum was established in 1965 and became Founded in conformity with Calouste Gulbenkian’s last will a National Museum in 1980. It is located in the former Convent and testament, the museum accommodates the art collection of Madre Deus, founded by Queen D. Leonor in 1509. of the similarly-named Foundation, that includes ancient and, some, modern art. Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00 Wednesday to Monday: 10:00 - 18:00

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANCIENT ART NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM Important one for art lovers. This national gallery showcases A neo-classical building from the first half of the 19th pieces of art from the 14th to the 20th century, including century, the palace was the residence of the Portuguese the “Veneration of St. Vincent”, regarded as the most royal family from the reign of King D. Luís I (1861-1889) to important of the Portuguese paintings in the museum. the end of the monarchy in 1910. Queen D. Maria Pia de Sabóia (1847-1911) brought life back to the palace in 1862. Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00 Everyday: 10:00 - 17:30

JERONIMOS MONASTERY DISCOVERING MONUMENT The Jeronimos Monastery is the most impressive symbol of Across from Jeronimos Monastery, reached via an underpass Portugal’s power and wealth during the . by its gardens, is the Discoveries Monument, built on the King Manuel I built it in 1502 on the site of a hermitage north bank of the River, it was rebuilt in 1960 to founded by Prince Henry the Navigator, where Vasco da commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Gama and his crew spent their last night in Portugal in Henry the Navigator. prayer before sailling for India.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00

BELEM TOWER ST JORGE CASTLE Built in 1515 as a fortress to guard the entrance to Lisbon’s Overlooking the is the mediaeval Castle of São Jorge, harbour, the Belem Tower was the starting point for many royal residence until the early 16th century after serving as a of the voyages of discovery, and for the sailors it was the Moorish royal residence. It is now a peaceful place with the last sight of their homeland. best views of the city.

Everyday: 10:00 - 17:30 (October to April) Everyday: 10:00 - 17:30 (October to April) Everyday: 10:00 - 18:30 (May to September)

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MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology KIDZANIA Is a new cultural proposal for the city of Lisbon. A museum that KidZania is a theme park for whole families with children combines these three fields in a space for debate, discovery, up to 15 years old. The little ones can try out more than 60 critical thinking and international dialogue. An innovative professions and adults can accompany them all the way, project that brings together a new building, designed by enjoying a unique and unrepeatable moment in this city the architect Amanda Levete, and the , an built to children’s scale. example of Portuguese industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century, and one of the most visited museums Wednesday to Friday: 10:30 – 15:30 in the country. Saturday to Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00

Wednesday to Monday: 12:00 - 20:00

PAVILION OF KNOWLEDGE – Ciência Viva CCB Is the largest interactive science centre in Lisbon. Originally the building was part of the 1998 Lisbon World Centro Cultural de Belém is managed by a foundation Fair as one of its most iconic pavilions - the Pavilion of the that aims to promote culture, developing creation and Knowledge of the Seas. During the event visitors from all dissemination in all its forms, from theater to dance, over the world were invited on a journay across the seas from classical music to jazz, from opera to cinema. from an historical, technical and human perspective. As a complementary activity, CCB also offers itself as a centre for conferences and professional meetings. Tuesday to friday: 10:00 - 18.00 Weekend and holiday: 11:00 - 19.00

ORIENT MUSEUM The idea of opening in Lisbon a museum dedicated to the - SERAFINA PARK Orient coincides with the establishment of the Fundação The Monsanto Forest Park is the largest green space in , in 1988. Following a Portuguese tradition, the Lisbon and has been laid out with a solid leisure and sports Foundation allowed itself to be guided by its vocation to infrastructure, such as the amazing children playground build links between civilizations in the West and in the East at Parque da Serafina (also known as Parque dos Indios) that have became indispensable to guarantee a peaceful Monsanto Forest also enjoys stunning views of Lisbon city future in the 21st century. and river.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 - 18.00 Everyday: 09:00 - 18:00

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SANTA JUSTA LIFT HOUSE OF THE STORIES OF PAULA REGO One of the city’s best-loved landmarks and also known as The London-based painter Paula Rego (currently the the “Elevator of Carmo,” this extraordinary structure was bestknown Portuguese plastic artist of her generation) has built in 1901 by the Portuguese-born French architect Raoul chosen Cascais to display some of her most impressive de Mesnier du Ponsard (an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel, artpieces. The House of Stories museum was designed by explaining the structure’s similarities to Paris’ Eiffel Tower), the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and is located in to connect downtown to (the lowest and highest Cascais city centre. points of the city). Originally powered by steam, it is 45 meters (147ft) high, and remains an interesting example of Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00 post-Eiffel iron architecture. The top of the Neo-Gothic tower, reached via a spiral staircase, has a cafe with splendid views of the city, including over Square, the castle and the river.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00

PENA’S PARK AND NATIONAL PALACE DA REGALEIRA The Pena National Palace is a Romanticist palace in São is an estate located near the historic Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of , Portugal. center of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Deignated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”.

Everyday: 10:00 - 18:30 Everyday: 10:00 - 18:30

CABO DA ROCA SINTRA’S NATIONAL PALACE The coast of northern Portugal curves dramatically down to It is the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. ’s most westerly point, , then shortly It is an significant tourist attraction, and is part of the afterwards turns a sharp corner to run east towards the cultural landscape of Sintra, a designated UNESCO World . Cascais, planted elegantly on the shoreline, was Heritage Site. settled sequentially by Romans, Visigoths and Moors. Everyday: 09:30 - 18:00

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