Entrance to Castelo de São Jorge

Alfama, Castelo & Graça


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Nearby Alfama, Castelo & Graça attractions

2. Castelo de São Jorge

0.12 MILES

Towering dramatically above Lisbon, these mid-11th-century hilltop fortifications sneak into almost every snapshot. Roam its snaking ramparts and pine…

3. Museu do Teatro Romano

0.13 MILES

The ultramodern Museu do Teatro Romano, reopened in 2015 after a two-year renovation and further excavation, catapults you back to Emperor Augustus’ rule…

4. Museu do Aljube

0.15 MILES

Both poignant and haunting, this new and highly important museum has turned the former Portuguese dictatorship's political prison of choice into a museum…

5. Largo das Portas do Sol

0.15 MILES

This original Moorish gateway affords stunning angles over Alfama’s jumble of red rooftops and pastel-coloured houses, underscored by the true blue Rio…

6. Museu de Artes Decorativas

0.15 MILES

Set in a petite 17th-century palace, this museum creaks under the weight of treasures including blingy French silverware, priceless Qing vases and Indo…

7. Miradouro de Santa Luzia

0.16 MILES

From bougainvillea-clad Miradouro de Santa Luzia, your gaze drifts over a mosaic of rooftops and spires to the river below.

8. Gothic Cloister

0.17 MILES

History buffs shouldn’t miss the less-visited Gothic cloister inside Sé de Lisboa, which opens onto a deep pit full of archaeological excavations going…