11 of the best · Lisbon, Portugal
The Jerónimos Monastery and the Tower of Belém, the Castelo de São Jorge, the Praça do Comércio, the Carmo ruins, Tram 28, the Oceanário and Cristo Rei across the river.
Our 11 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Lisbon addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
UNESCO, 1983
The Manueline monastery of the Hieronymites, founded by King Manuel I, with its great cloister.
Above Alfama
The castle on the highest hill of the old city, with its walls, gardens and views over the Tagus.
UNESCO, 1983
The tower dedicated to St Vincent, designed by Francisco de Arruda to guard the mouth of the Tagus.
Avenida Brasília, 1400-038 LisboaExplore View on map
Belém, the castle and the Baixa: the city in three walks.
The back story
The Manueline monastery and tower at Belém, the castle above Alfama, the Baixa rebuilt after 1755 and the trams that climb between them: how to read Lisbon in three walks.
The Age of Discovery.
UNESCO, 1983
The Manueline monastery of the Hieronymites, founded by King Manuel I, with its great cloister.
Founded by Queen Amélia in 1905
Royal and ceremonial coaches from the 16th to the 19th centuries, in a museum founded in 1905.
Avenida da Índia 136, 1300-300 LisboaExplore View on map
A view from the top
The Monument to the Discoveries on the riverbank at Belém, with a viewpoint at the top.
UNESCO, 1983
The tower dedicated to St Vincent, designed by Francisco de Arruda to guard the mouth of the Tagus.
Avenida Brasília, 1400-038 LisboaExplore View on map
Up the hill.
Above Alfama
The castle on the highest hill of the old city, with its walls, gardens and views over the Tagus.
Through Alfama and Graça
The yellow tram that climbs from Martim Moniz through Graça and Alfama to Chiado and Estrela.
The city rebuilt after 1755.
Open to the sky since 1755
The roofless Gothic church of the Carmo, left as the earthquake of 1755 found it, with an archaeological museum.
The riverside square
The great arcaded square on the Tagus, with the Rua Augusta Arch at its head.
East and south.
Across the Tagus
The sanctuary of Christ the King on the south bank, with a lift to a viewpoint over the river and the city.
Alto do Pragal, Av. Cristo Rei, 2800-058 AlmadaExplore View on map
On the Expo 98 site
The aquarium in the Parque das Nações, on the Expo 98 site by the Tagus.
