Lisboa: Places
Museu República e Resistência
Museu República e Resistência documents the establishment of the Republic in 1910, the crisis that led to the dictatorship of «Estado Novo» (New State ... more »
Museu Taurino
Museu Taurino is situated at Terrugem, about 15 minutes away from Sintra. The collection illustrates the Portuguese art of bullfighting and the histor ... more »
Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas
Collections of silverware, woven fabrics and china crockery, reproducing the atmosphere of a noble house in the 17th and 18th centuries. The active re ... more »
Núcleo Arqueológico da Rua dos Correeiros
A small private museum, owned by the bank Millennium BCP, which reveals the archaeological treasures to be found under the Pombaline Baixa (downtown), ... more »
Oceanário de Lisboa
A visit to the biggest oceanarium of Europe is a constant test to knowledge at all levels. Inhabited by ten thousand animals and plants of more than 3 ... more »
Oceanário de Lisboa
One of the most emblematic elements of the Expo' 98 fair is the Oceanarium, designed by Peter Chermayeff, and which was the most important feature of ... more »
Paços do Concelho
The railroad arrival to the town of Sintra caused great changes in terms of urban development. The quarter of Estefânia was born then, and it is betwe ... more »
Paços do Concelho
The building of Cascais Town Hall is situated at Largo 5 de Outubro, near the bay. The monument dates from the 18th century, before the big earthquake ... more »
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Built in 1960, the actual construction of concrete displaying limestone sculpures is a replica of the original model, built with perishable materials ... more »
Palácio da Regaleira
The Palácio da Regaleira is also known as the "Million-owner Monteiro palace", due to the nickname of its first owner, António Augusto Carvalho Montei ... more »