Location: Lisbon
Top Things to do in Lisbon
The 10 Best Nature & Parks in Lisbon, Central Portugal
The museums of Lisbon celebrate the rich history and culture of this Portuguese capital city. The Maritime Museum is perfect for kids (and grown-ups!) who adore all things nautical, while the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves is a hidden gem of colorful artwork. To fully appreciate the city’s dramatic stone architecture you can take a guided walking tour, or customize your own tour, making sure to visit the Padrao dos Descobrimentos, the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, and the UNESCO World Heritage site the Torre de Belem.
Restaurants in Lisbon
1. Parque do Tejo
2. Oceanario de Lisboa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39,694 reviews
Opened in 1998, the Oceanário was the centerpiece of the XXth Century's last World Fair, themed "The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future", and eternally binds Lisbon to the Oceans.MissionThe Oceanário’s mission is to promote knowledge of the oceans and bring up the public about the duty of protecting natural heritage, through changing their daily habits.While walking through impressive and unforgettable exhibits, visitors are encouraged to learn fascinating things about the oceans and, more importantly, how to make decisions in their daily lives that actively promote the conservation of nature.
Reviewed By southerntraveller49 - Andalucia, Spain
Although tickets are a bit pricey compared to other attractions, the Oceanário justly deserves a visit. Besides its striking contemporary architecture, the contents are also outstanding. The day I went, there was an original and amazing temporary exhibition on undersea forests by a Japanese artist, accompanied by beautiful music from the talented Portuguese composer Rodrigo Leão. Beautiful for your eyes and ears. The permanent exhibition is also impressive and complete. It attracts with its twilight atmosphere every kind of visitor and leaves you with the impression of having had a glimpse of a misterious and riveting world, utterly apart from our daily lives. The Oceanário has a very varied public, but it seems to be focused on families. That implies children, especially if you go there on weekends, but most of them were well behaved, not bothering your visit at all. There are a bunch of other activities run by the organisation, but even if you opt for a single free visit, you´ll notice that this place has the positive trait that you can feel free here to visit the place at your pace. You can go around some sections rapidly if you want, or linger for a while in others and then come back again. It allows a very free vision of the place, it doesn´t give the impression as if there were a prefixed itinerary that you´d have to follow always.
3. Aquario Vasco da Gama
4. Jardim Zoologico
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,738 reviews
LISBON ZOO – GO AROUND THE WORLD IN JUST ONE DAY At Lisbon Zoo, we invite you to travel around the world without leaving Lisbon. Find the Sumatran Tigers in the dense vegetation of the Rainforest, observe Lions, Giraffes and Elephants behaviour at the dry African Savannah and dazzle with the majestic flight of the colourful birds of South America. Our mission is to develop and promote a zoological and botanical park, as a centre of conservation, reproduction and reintroduction of endangered species, through scientific investigation and environmental enrichment programs. Along with education is a strong entertainment component that will ensure a great family time, always with the conviction that when visiting Lisbon Zoo you’re contributing to this great project of conservations of endangered species and their habitats.
Reviewed By marnie457 - Worthing, United Kingdom
Fantastic zoo, reasonable entrance fee, loads of animals to see, cable car trip around the zoo is great and the dolphin show is unmissable
5. Estufa Fria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 558 reviews
Reviewed By alysonBromsgrove
It is a very reasonable entrance fee. The three greenhouses are very well set out. When we visited it was very quiet and at some points we seemed to have the place to ourselves. I collect cacti so found the one devoted to cacti and succulents amazing. Everything was well labelled. The whole place is beautiful and well worth a visit if you love plants.
6. Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,523 reviews
Reviewed By eddg2019
This viewpoint offers wonderful panoramic views over the city in the direction of Castelo de São Jorge. This open area has benches and a cafe at one end. Nearby is the Elevador da Glória, which connects the São Pedro de Alcântara scenic overlook to Restauradores Square via Calçada da Glória, a street, which is decorated with colorful street art.
7. Jardim da Praca do Imperio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 342 reviews
Reviewed By permia
Just opposite the exquisite Monastery this lovely relaxing green space was created for the 1940 Portuguese World Exposition. It is highly ornate with fine sculptures, including a number of sea horses with tails of water creatures. The centrepiece is the grand impressive fountain. Multiple coats of arms crafted from the flora are to be seen. They represent the former Empire territories.
8. Parque Botanico do Monteiro-Mor
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By MeandHeTravel - New York City, United States
As others have written here, the Theatre and Costume Museums are also located here and deserve attention in their own right. Not attaching photos, as the ones already posted here on TripAdvisor give you a general idea. Easy to access by public transportation, this park is a delightful morning or afternoon sojurn. There is a small restaurant on the property which we decided to eat at just on the basis of proximity and convenience. It is a simple establishment with a menu with a choice of two starters and entrees and dessert (which was one of the best desserts we've had in Lisbon). The modest, honest Portuguese cuisine was absolutely delicious accompanied by a lovely white wine (we have since located and have frequently at home) and the value was incredible. Also, it is run by lovely people who were very kind, interesting and helpful. The grounds sprawl beyond the "historical" portion through stands of pines and orchards. On the day we visited, it seemed like the various (and many) types of birds were having a music festival with Dolby surround sound everywhere. It was truly amazing and we also fell over a couple of times trying to spot where the singers were coming from in some of the incredibly high trees. There are a variety of steep stone stairs without railings but not being comfortable with some of them, it was possible to navigate routes to circumvent them without missing anything. Much like traditional Japanese gardens, the view constantly changes as you meander the pathways and it's always a surprise to realize you've missed seeing something when you're standing in the middle of it and have a completely different experience when seeing the same spot from a different angle. Would like to make special mention of the gift shop. The charming woman at the register was incredibly personable, interesting and shared lots of interesting information - the goods on sale in the shop are lovely, sophisticated and unusual. We wish more gift shops would elevate their taste and offer such wonderful items. Really lovely! While we visited the garden at the end of January, it was still beautiful and engaging. Would love to go back in other seasons!
9. Gulbenkian Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By 494arnolds
one of the nicest parks i visited in lisboa, it has lots of shede, water and nice paths which are designed modern and chilled, also loads of different birds there and plenty of places to chillax :-)
10. Takashi Amano Forests Underwatter at Oceanarium Lisbon
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By flawlessJM
Amazing temporary exhibition. You pay an extra to visit it but it was worth it. It's not very big but it's very relaxing. The only downside was that it had many people, otherwise I could stay there for hours. The exhibition is very well made, with underwater forests, all very pretty. Great for opening the mind.
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