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Museums & culture· Belém
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
An early 16th-century Manueline monastery with an intricately carved stone cloister. Vasco da Gama's tomb lies inside its church.
Collection · Lisbon
Lisbon museums and landmarks
8 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026
The Belém riverfront with Jerónimos, the tower, the Padrão and MAAT; the cathedral and the Carmo ruins downtown; and two one-of-a-kind museums: Tiles and the Gulbenkian.
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Museums & culture· Belém
Torre de Belém
A 16th-century riverside tower that became the symbol of Portugal's Age of Discovery.
Museums & culture· Belém
Monument to the Discoveries
A 52-metre stone prow on the riverfront, with Henry the Navigator leading a line of explorers. From the top you look down on the giant compass rose set into the pavement.
Museums & culture· Belém
MAAT
A riverside museum of art, architecture and technology, with a curved roof you can walk across. It shares a ticket with the old power station next door.
Museums & culture· Alfama
Lisbon Cathedral
The city's oldest church, a fortress-like Romanesque cathedral with two crenellated towers. Tram 28 rattles right past its front door on the way up to Alfama.
Museums & culture· Chiado
Carmo Convent
This Gothic church lost its roof in the 1755 earthquake and was never rebuilt, leaving its arches open to the sky. A small archaeology museum fills the old chancel.
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Museums & culture· Xabregas
Museu Nacional do Azulejo
A museum devoted to Portuguese tiles in the former Madre de Deus convent. Its highlight is a long tiled panorama of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake.
Museums & culture· Avenidas Novas
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian's private collection, from ancient Egypt to René Lalique's jewellery, set in a quiet modernist garden away from the crowds.
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Before you go
How to visit Lisbon's museums and landmarks
Do Belém in one go
Jerónimos, Belém Tower, the Padrão and MAAT sit along the same stretch of river, about 20 minutes' walk end to end. Take tram 15 from Praça do Comércio and give it a morning.
Skip Belém on Mondays
Jerónimos Monastery and Belém Tower are closed on Mondays, and so is the Tile Museum. Use the day for the cathedral, Carmo or the Gulbenkian instead.
Gulbenkian on a Sunday
It's closed on Tuesdays, and entry is free on Sundays from 2pm. It's next to São Sebastião metro station, outside the old centre.
The Tile Museum is out of the way
It's east of Alfama, away from the metro. Carris buses 759 and 794 stop nearby; allow about an hour and a half to see it properly.
Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.
