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“Yellow trams, azulejo-tiled facades, fado bars and warm pastéis de nata straight from the oven.”
- 1Jerónimos MonasteryhistoricManueline masterpiece from 1502 housing Vasco da Gama's tomb, with cloisters carved in honey limestone.
- 2São Jorge Castlelandmark11th-century Moorish fortress crowning Alfama with ramparts offering 360-degree views over Tagus estuary.
- 3Belém TowerhistoricFortified 1519 watchtower blending Gothic and Moorish motifs, standing on the river's edge in Belém.
- 4Gulbenkian Museummuseum6,000-piece private collection spanning Egyptian scarabs to Lalique jewellery, set in modernist gardens.
- 5Miradouro da Senhora do MonteviewpointGraça hilltop terrace popular at sunset; locals bring wine and the view sweeps from the Tagus to Cristo Rei.
- 6National Tile MuseummuseumFormer convent showcasing azulejo art from the 15th century, including a 36-metre Lisbon panorama from 1730.