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| Mosteiro de Sao Vicente de Fora Largo de Sao Vicente, Lisboa, 1100-572 |  |
The interior of the Church resembles both the Valladolid Cathedral, of Herrera, and the Rome Gesú, of Vignola and Giacomo della Porta and reveals the influence of Herrera's taste: it has a cradling covering segmen... more
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| Oceanario de Lisboa Esplanada D.Carlos I - Doca dos Olivais, Lisboa, 1900-005 | |
This world-class aquarium is the most enduring and impressive achievement of EXPO '98. Marketed as the second-biggest aquarium in the world (the largest is in Osaka, Japan), it's in a stone-and-glass building whose cente... more
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| Palacio de Seteais 10 Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra, 2710-517 | |
Nowadays a 5-star hotel, Seteais Palace was built in the last quarter of the 18th Century by Daniel Gildemeester, at the time Dutch Consul in Portugal, this palace was given its present form after the enlargement works c... more
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| Elevador do Lavra Rua de Sao Jose/Rua das Portas de Santo Antao, Lisboa, 2660 - 108 | |
Glória Funicular is one of the funiculars existent in Lisbon, right downtown, most precisely on the Restauradores Square. It makes the connection between this square and Bairro Alto (literally High Quarter) on a 265 metr... more
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| Parque das NacOes Avenue D. Joao II, Lote 1.07.2.1, Lisbon, 1998-014 | |
To the North East of Lisbon city centre on the waterfront, and easily accessible via the Lisbon Metro hopping off at Oriente, sits the superb Parque das Nacoes (Park of Nations) complex. (see Parque das Nacoes weblink ri... more
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| Convento dos Capuchos Serra de Sintra, Capuchos, Sintra, 2710 | |
The rustic simplicity of the convent, however, was not adulterated by the inherent austerity of a structure that is almost rupescent. Visiting the building we walk through its narrow corridors incorporated in granite blo... more
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| Museu Nacional dos Coches Praca Afonso de Albuquerque, Lisbon, 1300-044 | |
The most impressive are the three coaches used by the Marquis de Fontes’ embassy to Pope Clement XI. These coaches were built in Rome in 1716. According to the museum these three coaches “are perfect samples of the c... more
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| Museu da Cidade Campo Grande, 245, Palacio Pimenta, Lisbon, 1700-245 | |
I have a weakness for city museums. I like to pore over old maps and photographs to see how a city grew, what people were wearing at a particular time. I like them even when, as in this case, the curators haven't done an... more
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| Museu da Marinha Praca do Imperio, Lisbon, 1400-206 | |
The main part of the Museum is displayed in themed rooms, many of which are themselves architecturally striking and hung with oil paintings of explorers and historical events. In the entrance hall is a huge planisphere d... more
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| Elevador da Bica Rua de Sao Paulo 234, Lisboa, 1200 | |
The Glória funicular opened on 24 October, 1885, on the west side of the Avenida da Liberdade, connecting Restauradores with the Bairro Alto. Excellent views of the city and castle are to be had from the gardens w... more
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