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Lesser-known places in Lisbon

Lisbon's quieter hills: an aqueduct you can walk across, a cemetery of family mausoleums, a flea market and a palace garden of tiled monkeys and knights.

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  1. Aqueduto das Águas Livres

    • History
    • Daytime
    • Not for everyone

    An 18th-century aqueduct that survived the 1755 earthquake; you can walk the top across the Alcântara valley.

    Getting there
    Calçada da Quintinha, Campolide; bus or taxi.
    Best time
    Morning; closed Mondays and in winter monthscheck.
    Cost
    About €4–6check
    Visit with respect
    Stay on the walkway.
    Not for everyone
    High and windy, with a parapet on one side.
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    Approximate position 38.7290, -9.1690 · Portugal

  2. Cemitério dos Prazeres

    • History
    • Daytime

    A city of family mausoleums with lace curtains and doors, at the end of tram line 28.

    Getting there
    Tram 28 to the terminus.
    Best time
    Morning.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    Do not open mausoleum doors.
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    Approximate position 38.7140, -9.1700 · Portugal

  3. Miradouro da Senhora do Monte

    • Viewpoint
    • Evening

    The highest viewpoint over the castle and river, and quieter than the one at Graça below.

    Getting there
    Uphill from Graça; tram 28 stop Graça.
    Best time
    Sunset.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    There is a small chapel behind: keep noise down.
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    Approximate position 38.7190, -9.1330 · Portugal

  4. Palácio Fronteira gardens

    • Park or garden
    • Daytime

    A 17th-century palace garden with tiled panels of knights, monkeys playing music and a tiled gallery of kings above a water tank.

    Getting there
    Benfica, near Jardim Zoológico Metro; 15 minutes' walk.
    Best time
    Guided visits at set timescheck.
    Cost
    About €5–15 depending on the visitcheck
    Visit with respect
    The family still lives in the palace.
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    Approximate position 38.7400, -9.1830 · Portugal

  5. Casa do Alentejo

    • Odd one
    • Daytime

    A plain doorway near Rossio leads up to a Moorish-style courtyard and tiled rooms of a regional club with a restaurant.

    Getting there
    Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58.
    Best time
    Lunch or afternoon.
    Cost
    Free to lookcheck
    Visit with respect
    It is a club; look quietly if you are not eating.
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    Approximate position 38.7150, -9.1395 · Portugal

  6. Feira da Ladra flea market

    • Market
    • Daytime

    Lisbon's flea market behind São Vicente: tiles, old keys, vinyl and army surplus spread on blankets.

    Getting there
    Campo de Santa Clara; tram 28.
    Best time
    Tuesday and Saturday morningscheck.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    Buy tiles only from sellers who can say where they came from; stolen tiles are a real problem.
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    Approximate position 38.7155, -9.1245 · Portugal

  7. Museu Nacional do Azulejo

    • Museum
    • Daytime

    Five centuries of tiles in a convent with a gilded chapel and a 23 m tile panorama of Lisbon before the earthquake.

    Getting there
    Rua da Madre de Deus; bus from Santa Apolónia.
    Best time
    Weekday mornings; closed Mondayscheck.
    Cost
    About €8–10check
    Visit with respect
    No flash.
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    Approximate position 38.7245, -9.1135 · Portugal

How places get on this list
  • Fewer visitors than the city's top sights: no place on the usual first-day list.
  • Open to the public: a street, park, market, museum or place of worship anyone can walk into, or a tour anyone can book.
  • Legal and safe to visit as described. We leave out private property, closed or fenced sites, abandoned buildings, active rail lines, rooftops and rock pools known for drownings.
  • Where access is limited (Hanoi's Train Street, Berlin's Spreepark, Barcelona's bunkers), we say what the rules are and how to see it without breaking them.
  • Prices, hours and access rules change: anything marked check was right when written but should be confirmed on the day.

Checked 2026-09. Coordinates are approximate; use the map links to find the entrance.