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Uncover Lisbon's Hidden Gems: 8 Underrated Places You Must Explore

1. The Tile Palace's War Gallery

Palácio dos Marqueses de Fronteira, Lisbon, Portugal

This 17th-century palace features an astonishing 'Battle Gallery' where life-sized tile panels depict a historic Portuguese restoration war.

2. A City of the Dead with a Tram Line

Cemitério dos Prazeres, Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon's most beautiful cemetery is a city of the dead, where the oldest operating tram line still passes through its gates.

3. The Fable Museum Monastery

Igreja de São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Portugal

This monastery holds a 'fable museum' in its cloisters, depicted entirely in 18th-century azulejo tiles.

4. Lisbon Before the Quake

Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal

This museum, housed in a former convent, showcases a single, massive 23-meter-long azulejo panel depicting Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake.

5. The Royal Elephant's Park

Tapada das Necessidades, Lisbon, Portugal

This sprawling green space was once a royal hunting ground where an elephant once roamed freely, gifted to a king.

6. The Ophthalmologist's Art Home

Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves, Lisbon, Portugal

This former residence of a renowned ophthalmologist is now a museum of Portuguese decorative arts, built in a unique Romantic style.

7. Walking on an Earthquake Survivor

Aqueduto das Águas Livres and Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, Lisbon, Portugal

Walk atop an 18th-century aqueduct that withstood the great Lisbon earthquake, leading to a monumental underground reservoir.

8. The Cork Nativity Church

Basílica da Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal

The magnificent dome of the Basílica da Estrela, visible from afar, was the first church in the world to feature a nativity scene with figures of cork and terracotta.

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