Lisbon — Sights
Yellow trams grinding up hills above a wide river.
- Belém Tower — The riverside stone fortress, reopened in May after restoration
- Jerónimos Monastery — A cloister carved like stone lace, and Vasco da Gama's tomb
- Monument to the Discoveries — A 52-metre ship's prow with a viewpoint on top
- Alfama & its miradouros (Santa Luzia, Senhora do Monte) — Two classic viewpoints over orange roofs and the river
- São Jorge Castle — The city's highest ramparts; go at sunset
- Tram 28 — A wooden yellow tram over five hilltop neighbourhoods
- Praça do Comércio & Rua Augusta Arch — A yellow-arcaded square on the river, with a rooftop arch
- LX Factory — An old textile mill turned into bookshops, stores and cafés
- Santa Justa Lift — A 1902 iron lift tower with a view over Baixa
- Lisbon Oceanarium — One giant tank ringed by four ocean habitats
- Time Out Market (Mercado da Ribeira) — A market food hall packed with well-known chefs' stalls
- A night of fado — Lisbon's aching song, sung over the Portuguese guitar
- Sintra (Pena Palace & Quinta da Regaleira) — A storybook-coloured palace and a spiral well into the earth
- Cabo da Roca & Cascais — Mainland Europe's last cliff, then a beach town
- Chiado & Bairro Alto — Cafés and bookshops by day, one big street bar by night
- Carmo Convent ruins — Gothic arches standing open to the sky
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum — Egypt to Rembrandt, all from one collector
- São Roque Church — Plain outside, gold-leaf Baroque inside
- Miradouro da Graça — Sunset from a pine-shaded café terrace
- National Pantheon — White dome, terrace over the Tagus
- Águas Livres Aqueduct — Walking on top of an 18th-century aqueduct
- MAAT — Walk up the wave-shaped roof
- Estrela Garden and Basilica — Local park stroll, dome terrace view