LISBON - Portugal - page 35

trip ticket, free with Via Viagem card loaded with 24-hour pass—if “zapping,” it'll cost
you €5, daily 7:00-21:00).
Lisbon at a Glance
In Lisbon
▲▲▲ TheBairroAltoandChiadoStroll The high town's views, churches, and Chi-
ado fashion district. See here .
▲▲▲ The Alfama Stroll Tangled medieval streets topped by São Jorge Castle. See
here .
▲▲▲ TheBaixaStroll:Lisbon'sHistoricDowntown The lower town, gridded with
streets and dotted with major squares. See here .
▲▲▲ Gulbenkian Museum Lisbon's best museum, featuring an art collection span-
ning 2,000 years, from ancient Egyptian to Impressionist to Art Nouveau. Hours: Tue-
Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲▲ Museum of Ancient Art Portuguese paintings from the 15th-and 16th-century
glory days. Hours: Tue 14:00-18:00, Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲▲ Parque das Nações Inviting waterfront park with a long promenade (and rental
bikes), a modern mall, the Expo '98 fairgrounds, and an aquarium. Hours: Park always
open. See here .
▲ Fado Museum The story of Portuguese folk music. Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00,
closed Mon. See here .
▲ National Tile Museum Tons of artistic tiles, including a panorama of pre-earth-
quake Lisbon. Hours: Tue 14:00-18:00, Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Mon. See here .
PortWineInstitute Plush place selling tastes of the world's greatest selection of ports.
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-24:00, closed Sun. See here .
São Roque Church Fine 16th-century Jesuit church with false dome ceiling, chapel
made of precious stones, and a less interesting museum. Hours: Tue-Sun 9:00-18:00,
closed Mon. See here .
SãoJorgeCastle Eighth-century bastion, first built by the Moors, with kingly views at
the highest point in town. Hours: Daily March-Oct 9:00-21:00, Nov-Feb 9:00-18:00.
See here .