Lisbon Estoril Coast Tourism Guide - Lisbon Art Museums

Lisbon City Guide - Lisbon Museums, Art Galleries & and the Bargain Lisbon Card!

With the exception of the cluster of Lisbon museums and art galleries in Belem to the west, most of Lisbon's museums are situated in the central Lisbon districts (although there are a few further to the North). Museum and monument rich districts include the Baixa and Alfama districts - for fado history head to the fado museum in Alfama. Start at the main square - Praca do Comercio in Baixa. The Lisbon welcome centre is here too, and well worth a look in early on. Move towards the Alfama district east of Baixa for the castle and cathedral. (Lisbon metro links here are Baixa-Chiado or get off at Rossio and take the pleasant walk down to Praco do Comercio).

Other museum and art gallery clusters include those around Gulbenkian (nearest Lisbon metro link - Sao Sebastio, or get off at Parque and walk up through Eduardo VII park). Other clusters of Lisbon attractions and museums can be found at Parque dos Nacoes on the Olivais Docks - the big Oceanarium is here. (nearest Lisbon metro is Oriente and you can easily walk to Parque das Nacoes from it).

One of the biggest concentrations of museums, historic buildings and monuments is at Belem to the west of Lisbon city centre. Take the Metro to Cais do Sodre, change to mainline rail onwards to Belem. Alternatively take a tram (no.15) from Praca do Figueira in the Rossio district or Baixa.

Lisboa Card - Free Lisbon Metro & Transport, Free Museum Entrance

Check with the Lisbon Welcome Centre (open daily from 9am to 8pm), Rua do Arsenal 15 beside Praco do Comercio/Central Baixa, or any of the other Lisbon Tourist Info Points to get hold of the Lisboa Card. If you're in Lisbon for a few days and intending to visit many museums it's well worth picking up a Lisboa Card which gives you free access to all public transport including buses, trams, elevators and the Lisbon Metro - and it also includes free travel to both Sintra and Cascais to the west of Lisbon.

The Lisboa Card also gives you free entry to museums and monuments and around 50 percent discount to other places of interest around Lisbon. You can obtain the Lisboa Card for 1 day, 2 days or 3 days. Check the Visit Lisboa weblink right for details. Visitors should note that many of Lisbon's museums are free to enter on Sunday mornings. Good Lisbon maps can be obtained here (or indeed at Lisbon tourist offices situated at Lisbon Airport, Artesanato do Tejo, Palacio Foz, Belem, Augusta Street and Santa Apolonia Station - see below for full listings).

See the Visit Lisboa weblink right also for information on other Lisboa discount cards including a Shopping Discount Card, and a Restaurant Discount Card.

For full museum listings in Lisbon check the Visit Lisboa weblink right for details, and direct weblinks.

Lisbon Tourist Information Centres

Lisbon Welcome Centre, Comercio Square, Baixa. Tel: 351 210 312810. Open Daily in both Winter and Summer from 9am to 8pm.

Artesanato do Tejo, Arsenal Street 25, Lisbon. Tel: 351 210 312820. Open 10am to 6pm.

Lisbon Airport Tourist Information Centre, Situated in Arrivals. Tel: 351 218 450 660. Open 7am to 12pm daily. Pick up your good Lisbon city centre map from here when you arrive, and indeed the Lisboa Card. See also Santa Apolonia Station, Estacion de Ferrocarril de Sta Apolonia, Terminal Internacional, Lisbon. Tel: 351 218 821 606. Open 8am to 1pm.

Palacio Foz Tourist Information Point, Restauradores Square, Lisbon Tel: 351 213 463 314. Open 9am to 8pm. Also there's a Tourist info kiosk at Calle August. Tel: 351 213 259 131. And if you're in Belem there's a tourist info kiosk point there at Monasterio de los Jeronimos. Tel: 351 213 658 435. Open 10am to 1pm, and 2pm to 6pm.