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Lisbon Museums and Sights
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Lisbon, Portugal travel guide
ABOVE: Mosteiro dos Jer�nimos (Monastery of
Jer�nimos), Lisbon.
Museums and monuments
Lisbon's Museu do Oriente
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Book city tours and regional day excursions online, in your choice of
currency, before you leave home.
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