What to do and see in Lisbon, Central Portugal: The Best Libraries

December 12, 2021 Tambra Mccollister

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. Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa

Rua Lucio de Azevedo 21B, Lisbon 1600-148 Portugal +351 21 817 2430 http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt
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Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa

2. Biblioteca Palacio Galveias

Campo Pequeno 57A, Lisbon 1000-081 Portugal +351 21 817 3090 [email protected] http://blx.cm-lisboa.pt/gca/index.php?id=404
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Biblioteca Palacio Galveias

3. Livraria Ler Devagar

Rua Rodrigues de Faria 103, Lisbon 1300-501 Portugal +351 21 325 9992 [email protected] http://www.lerdevagar.com
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Livraria Ler Devagar

Reviewed By xxcbxx2 - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

This is such an original looking bookstore, beautifully laid out and a friendly atmosphere. Would recommend popping in!

4. Livraria Ferin

Rua Nova do Almada 70 74, Lisbon 1249-098 Portugal +351 21 342 4422 [email protected] http://www.ferin.pt
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Livraria Ferin

ferin is one of the oldest bookshops in Lisbon, Portugal. In the old centre of the city, chiado, Ferin is very well known by it's titles on history and philosophy and a wide variety of portuguese, french and english books. this bookshop was founded back in 1840 by a belgian family that still owns the business. the bookshop is beautiful and it has two floors, the 1st floor - were you can look at some wonderful and not so easy to find books, some of them hand-binded; the ground floor is a beautiful exhibition place that has a intense program of open conferences, book presentations and even film and music presentations. come and visit us!

Reviewed By 8-drank-was-merry - Naples, United States

Livraria Ferin, which has the look and feel of an older bookstore than Bertrand, is the second oldest bookstore in Lisbon, established in 1840. They sell new books, but also used books, have an old book repair and binding service and have a small old working type set printing press from the 1600s. In the basement in the back right is where you can find the book press, many old books and the repair area. John Koenig wrote of the word he created (vellichor) and that it meant: the strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time — filled with thousands of old books you’ll never have time to read, each of which is itself locked in its own era, bound and dated and papered over like an old room the author abandoned years ago, a hidden annex littered with thoughts left just as they were on the day they were captured.

5. Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

Campo Grande 83, Lisbon 1749-081 Portugal +351 21 798 2000 http://www.bnportugal.pt
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Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

For all interested in Portuguese culture, this website introduces the National Library of Portugal and its services, ranging from those intended for library and the book industry professionals to the activities aimed at researchers and the general public, concerning access, promotion and diffusion of the heritage held at the largest library in the country. It is a vast and diversified heritage covering almost ten centuries of history and culture of the Portuguese society, encompassing all subjects and genres in ever growing library holdings. Thus securing a future for the past and building up a record of the present for the generations to come. The essence of the Library lies in this heritage. Kept alive and inspiring through the multiple forms of access enabled by technologies in constant renovation that convey farther than ever before, in a globalized world, the resources of our language, history and identity. Conservation, access and internationalization remain today, as in the past, the main lines of action in the management of the Institution, alongside increasing its social value by promoting initiatives convergent with the world of research. In this perspective, beyond the Library for the readers we also work towards the Library with the readers. The Library not confined to making content available, but envisaged as a platform for the creation and sharing of knowledge that offers an infrastructure for the participation of the community it serves.

6. Biblioteca Camoes

Largo do Calhariz 17, Lisbon 1200-086 Portugal +351 21 817 2360 [email protected] http://blx.cm-lisboa.pt/gca/index.php?id=396
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7. Biblioteca da Junta de Freguesia de Belem

Rua Joao de Paiva n0 11 2.º Andar, Lisbon 1400-225 Portugal +351 21 013 2330 [email protected] http://www.jf-belem.pt/

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