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Lisbon Museums and Sights

From: Lisbon, Portugal travel guide

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ABOVE: Mosteiro dos Jer�nimos (Monastery of Jer�nimos), Lisbon.

Museums and monuments

Lisbon's Museu do Oriente europeforvisitors.com
A stunning new museum in a former salt-cod warehouse traces Portugal's historic and cultural role in the Far East, introduces Asian gods, and has temporary exhibits drawn from a collection of more than 13,000 objects.

Ocean�rio de Lisboa europeforvisitors.com
Lisbon's Oceanarium is the biggest aquarium in Europe and the second-largest in the world. The shiplike exhibit building has a huge tank and offers activities that range from backstage tours to slumber parties with sharks.

Sintra's Pena National Palace europeforvisitors.com
Take a suburban train to Sintra, a thousand-year-old mountain town that's famous for its royal palaces--including the park and palace of Pena, where an over-the-top mock Moorish and medieval castle sits atop a rocky promontory.

Cabo da Roca europeforvisitors.com
From Lisbon, it's an easy trip by public transportation to the far Western tip of Continental Europe.

Monastery of Jer�nimos
This superb example of Manueline architecture is one of Lisbon's "must-see" attractions. An interesting Naval Museum is next door.

Tower of Bel�m
The fortress at the entrance to Lisbon on the River Tagus was built in the 16th Century. Don't miss the view from the top.

Sightseeing tours

Viator: Lisbon our partner
Book city tours and regional day excursions online, in your choice of currency, before you leave home.

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