Museu Calouste Gulbenkian – Coleção do Fundador
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Famous for its outstanding quality and breadth, the world-class Founder's Collection at Museu Calouste Gulbenkian showcases an epic collection of Western…
Must-see attractions in Marquês de Pombal & Around
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Housed in a stunning early-19th-century mansion, this little-known museum presents António Medeiros e Almeida's exquisite fine- and decorative-arts…
Fundação Arpàd Szenes–Vieira da Silva
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Set in a former silk factory, this museum houses paintings by Portuguese artist Vieira da Silva and her husband Arpàd Szenes. Open spaces, wooden beams…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
An urban oasis with British roots, Parque Eduardo VII is named after his highness Edward VII, who visited Lisbon in 1903. The sloping parterre affords…
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian – Coleção Moderna
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Situated in a sculpture-dotted garden, the Coleção Moderna reveals a stellar collection of 20th-century Portuguese and international art. Admission…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
The king laid the Aqueduto das Águas Livres’ final stone at Mãe d’Água, the city’s massive 5500-cu-metre main reservoir. Completed in 1834, the reservoir…
Casa Museu Dr Anastácio Gonçalves
Marquês de Pombal & Around
This architecturally intriguing and rambling house/museum (built in 1905) contains a small but fascinating collection of 19th-century paintings by…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
One of the best places to see the Águas Livres aqueduct is in the leafy Praça das Amoreiras.
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Framed by elegant buildings, this grassy square is dotted with pine, weeping willow and jacaranda trees, with a pond for ducks and a pleasant indoor…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Tucked away in a pocket of Parque Eduardo VII, this trio of glasshouses nurtures tree ferns and camellias in the estufa fría (cool greenhouse), coffee and…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
This tiny pocket of pond-dotted greenery, named after the famous fadista (fado singer), is home to Fernando Botero's voluptuous bronze sculpture…
