Portugal
Things to do in Lisbon
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Sightlore has 39 places to explore in Lisbon, and 27 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Lisbon's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Bairro Alto
Bairro Alto is a central district of the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital.
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Carmo Convent
The Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a former Catholic convent located in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Church of Santa Engrácia
The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried.
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Castle of Saint George
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
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Igreja de São Roque
The Igreja de São Roque is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere.
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National Archaeology Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology, of Doctor Leite de Vasconcelos is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Viewpoint with a wide view over Alfama and the Tagus, taking in the dome of Santa Engrácia and the towers of the Church of São Miguel.
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Rua Augusta Arch
The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.
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National Azulejo Museum
The Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese for National Museum of the Azulejo), occasionally known in English as the National Tile Museum, is an art museum in Lisbon, Portugal dedicated to the azulejo, traditional tilework of Portugal and the former Portuguese Empire, as well…
Discovery routes in Lisbon
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Lisbon: Baixa, Chiado and Bairro Alto
From Praça do Comércio and the Rua Augusta Arch to Rossio, past the D. Maria II National Theatre and Rossio Station to the Santa Justa Lift, the Carmo Convent and the Church of São Roque, then Bairro Alto and the São Carlos Theatre.
Lisbon: Alfama and São Jorge Castle
From Lisbon Cathedral and the Church of Santo António to the Santa Luzia viewpoint, São Jorge Castle and Alfama, then São Vicente de Fora, the Braganza Pantheon, Santa Engrácia and the National Azulejo Museum.
Lisbon: from LX Factory to Belém
From LX Factory and the Electricity Museum to the National Coach Museum, Jerónimos Monastery, the National Archaeology Museum and the Navy Museum, then the Monument to the Discoveries and Belém Tower.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
The Queen Maria II National Theatre is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historic theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city.
Rossio railway station
The Rossio Railway Station is a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the Rossio square. The station was formerly known as Estação Central (Central Station) and that designation still appears in its façade.
Bairro Alto
Bairro Alto is a central district of the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital.
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (National Theatre of Saint Charles) is an opera house in Lisbon, Portugal.
Castle of Saint George
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.
Alfama
The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river.
Pantheon of the House of Braganza
The Pantheon of the House of Braganza, also known as the Pantheon of the Braganzas (Panteão dos Bragança), is the final resting place for many of the members of the House of Braganza, located in the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal.
Belém Tower
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
Águas Livres Aqueduct
The Águas Livres Aqueduct is a historic aqueduct system in Lisbon, Portugal. It is considered one of the most remarkable examples of 18th-century Portuguese engineering and one of Lisbon's best-known landmarks.
São Bento Palace
The São Bento Palace is the seat of the Assembly of the Republic, the parliament of Portugal. It is located in the Estrela district of Lisbon.
Tejo Power Station
The Tejo Power Station was a thermoelectric power plant owned by the Companhias Reunidas de Gás e Electricidade, which supplied power to the city and entire Lisbon region.
Museums
National Azulejo Museum
The Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese for National Museum of the Azulejo), occasionally known in English as the National Tile Museum, is an art museum in Lisbon, Portugal dedicated to the azulejo, traditional tilework of Portugal and the former Portuguese Empire, as well…
Electricity Museum
The Electricity Museum is a science and industrial heritage museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
National Coach Museum
The National Coach Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) is located in Lisbon, Portugal.
National Archaeology Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology, of Doctor Leite de Vasconcelos is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula.
Navy Museum
The Navy Museum is a maritime museum in Lisbon, dedicated to all aspects of the history of navigation in Portugal. The museum is administered by the Portuguese Navy and is located in the tourist district of Belém.
National Museum of Ancient Art
The Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, also known in English as the National Museum of Ancient Art, is a Portuguese national art museum located in Lisbon.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum houses one of the world's most important private art collections.
Places of worship
Carmo Convent
The Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a former Catholic convent located in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.
Igreja de São Roque
The Igreja de São Roque is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere.
Lisbon Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé (Sé de Lisboa), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Igreja de Santo António de Lisboa
The Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon is a Roman Catholic church located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon (also known in the Christian world as Saint Anthony of Padua).
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls", is a 17th-century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
Church of Santa Engrácia
The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried.
Jerónimos Monastery
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
Estrela Basilica
The Estrela Basilica or the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a minor basilica and ancient carmelite convent in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lisbon Central Mosque
The Central Mosque of Lisbon is a mosque in Campolide, Lisbon, Portugal, serving the capital city's main mosque. The mosque is the largest mosque in Portugal.
Monuments
Praça do Comércio
The Praça do Comércio, more commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço ( (transl.
Rua Augusta Arch
The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.
Rossio Square
The King Pedro IV Square, popularly known as Rossio, is a square in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon, Portugal. It has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages.
Santa Justa Lift
The Santa Justa Lift, also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal.
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, with the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Nature
Edward VII Park
Edward VII Park is a public park in Lisbon, Portugal. The park occupies an area of 26 hectares (64 acres) to the north of Avenida da Liberdade and Marquis of Pombal Square in Lisbon's city center.
Lisbon Zoo
Lisbon Zoo (Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa) is a zoological garden in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1884. The zoo was originally located in the park of São Sebastião da Pedreira.
Other
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Viewpoint with a wide view over Alfama and the Tagus, taking in the dome of Santa Engrácia and the towers of the Church of São Miguel.
LxFactory
Commercial and artistic hub in Alcântara, a former industrial area of Lisbon, renovated in 2008.
Lisbon Oceanarium
The Lisbon Oceanarium is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98.
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