Marquis of Pombal

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   Palace of Ajuda

   “Palácio Nacional da Ajuda”

   The vast neoclassical palace begun in 1796 on the site of the royal family's wooden emergency home after the 1755 earthquake.

   • 4 min with the guide here · add about 45 min if you go in
   • Closed now · opens 10:00 · Mon–Tue 10:00–18:00 · Thu–Sun 10:00–18:00 · closed Wed

   Start here
2. 800 m · 12 min walk
3. 2

   Igreja da Memória

   A domed church of 1760 built to mark King Joseph I's escape from assassination — and the resting place of the Marquis of Pombal.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Entry restricted · told from the door
   • Closed today · opens Mon 14:00 · Mon–Sat 14:00–18:00 · closed Sun

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4. 600 m · 9 min walk
5. 3

   Hércules Farnésio

   An 1806 copy of the Farnese Hercules from the Machado de Castro sculpture workshop, standing near the tropical garden gates.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

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6. 230 m · 3 min walk
7. 4

   Padrão-Memória do Chão Salgado

   A stone marker of 1759 on the ground where the Duke of Aveiro and the Távora family were executed, their house razed and the earth salted.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

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8. 210 m · 3 min walk
9. 5

   Jerónimos Monastery

   “Mosteiro dos Jerónimos”

   The great Manueline monastery begun in 1501 with money from the pepper trade, took a century to build and holds Vasco da Gama's tomb.

   • 4 min with the guide here · add about 20 min if you go in
   • Closed now · opens 09:30 · Tue–Sun 9:30–17:30 · closed Mon
   • Ticketed

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10. 190 m · 3 min walk
11. 6

    National Museum of Archaeology, Lisbon

    “Museu Nacional de Arqueologia”

    Portugal's largest archaeological museum, founded 1893 by José Leite de Vasconcelos in the monks' old dormitory wing.

    • 4 min with the guide here · add about 45 min if you go in
    • Closed now · opens 10:00 · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Jan 01, May 01, Jun 13, Dec 25 off · closed easter
    • Ticketed

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12. 300 m · 5 min walk
13. 7

    Cavalos Marinhos

    Pairs of stylised seahorses carved in lioz marble by António Duarte between 1940 and 1942 for the great riverside square.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Seen from outside

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14. 270 m · 4 min walk
15. 8

    Monument of the Discoveries

    The 56-metre prow-shaped monument of 1960, with 33 figures of the Age of Discovery and a vast compass rose paved in front of it.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Closed now · opens 10:00 · Daily 10:00–19:00

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16. 1.2 km · 19 min walk
17. 9

    Belém Tower

    The 16th-century Manueline tower in the Tagus, built 1514–1519 by Francisco de Arruda as Lisbon's ceremonial sea gate — and long its prison.

    • 4 min with the guide here · add about 20 min if you go in
    • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Tue–Sun 9:00–17:30 · closed Mon

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