Visitor guides to 14 Lisbon landmarks — verified 2026 ticket prices, opening hours, current renovation closures, and worth-it advice for every major sight.
This hub collects our visitor guides to Lisbon's landmarks — one dedicated page per sight, each with verified 2026 ticket prices, current opening hours, how long to plan, how to get there, and an honest read on whether the paid version is worth it. Lisbon's headline monuments cluster into a few walkable zones: the UNESCO-listed Manueline showpieces along the river in Belém, the castle and cathedral above Alfama, and the post-1755-earthquake grid of Baixa and Chiado, stitched together by a 1902 iron elevator and a rattling yellow tram.
2026 is a year where checking before you go genuinely matters in Lisbon, which is exactly what these guides are for. The Gulbenkian Museum's Founder's Collection reopens on July 18, 2026 after an 18-month renovation; the National Tile Museum has been closed since November 2025 with no confirmed reopening date; and the Santa Justa Lift still runs while its rooftop viewing platform stays shut. Prices have moved too — the Jerónimos cloister now costs €18 and São Jorge Castle €17, while the church nave beside Jerónimos remains free and Praça do Comércio never charged anything at all. Every guide below reflects what is actually open, actually charged, and actually worth queueing for as of July 2026.
Use the cards to jump straight to the sight you're pricing up. Each guide covers the full ticket tier table (reduced rates, free-entry ages, Lisboa Card discounts where they apply), seasonal hours with last-entry times, the realistic time budget, and the nearby sights worth pairing it with. Below the cards, the Plan your trip section links our Lisbon city guides for itineraries, pass math, and what to do after dark.
Lisbon's 16th-century Manueline fortress on the Tagus — €15 in 2026 (€7.50 reduced, free under 12), open Tuesday to Sunday 9:30am–5:30pm, with 45 minutes to an hour enough for all four floors and the spiral climb to the terrace.
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The UNESCO-listed cloister costs €18 in 2026, but the church nave next door — holding the tombs of Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões — has its own free entrance. Closed Mondays; last cloister entry 5:00pm.
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The full €10 ticket bundles the elevator to the viewpoint terrace, the interior exhibition, and a short film — and unlike most Belém sights it has no weekly closing day, opening daily until 7:00pm in summer.
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One €16 ticket (€12 for Portugal residents) covers both the contemporary MAAT Gallery and the former Central Tejo power station next door — budget 1.5 to 2 hours, or closer to 3 if you read the full electricity-museum exhibit. Closed Tuesdays.
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There is no admission ticket — Lisbon's former industrial complex turned creative quarter in Alcântara is free to enter seven days a week, with the Sunday LX Market running roughly 10am to 6pm and bars open past midnight.
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The €17 adult ticket includes the walled grounds, a guided "Discovering the Castle" tour, the archaeological site, and the Camera Obscura in Ulysses' Tower — open every day of the year, until 9pm from March through October.
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€7 covers the High Choir, Treasury Museum, and ambulatory chapels of Lisbon's Romanesque cathedral — but ticketed areas close on Sundays and Holy Days, when the building is reserved for services.
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The grand riverside square itself is free with no gate and no closing time — only the Rua Augusta Arch viewing terrace (€3.50) and the Lisboa Story Centre on its east side charge admission.
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A working 1902 iron elevator that lifts passengers 45 meters from Baixa up to Largo do Carmo — €6.10 round trip in 2026, though the rooftop viewing platform remains closed for renovation.
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The roofless nave of this 14th-century Gothic church is Lisbon's most visible reminder of the 1755 earthquake — €7 in 2026 (€5 with the Lisboa Card, free 14 and under), closed Sundays.
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Lisbon's most famous ride costs €3.30 on board under the January 2026 Carris fare, running roughly 5:40am to 11:30pm on weekdays — our guide covers the crowd-avoidance windows and the pickpocket reality.
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The Founder's Collection reopens July 18, 2026 after an 18-month renovation; until then the Modern Art Centre (around €12, closed Tuesdays) and the free Gulbenkian Gardens carry the visit.
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Lisbon's landmark aquarium charges €25 for adults in 2026 (€15 ages 3–12, €17 seniors) and opens 10am–8pm every day of the year — most visitors spend 2 to 3 hours around the central tank and its resident sunfish.
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Closed since November 2025 for PRR-funded renovation with no confirmed reopening date as of July 2026 — our guide covers the closure status, the last-published €10 admission, and the best azulejo alternatives meanwhile.
Visitor guide →The visitor guides above answer the per-sight questions — tickets, hours, and whether it's worth it. For sequencing them into actual days, start with our 2 days in Lisbon itinerary, which routes the Belém and Alfama zones without doubling back, and run the numbers on the Lisbon pass — is it worth it before buying anything bundled. If you've covered the headline landmarks already, the hidden gems in Lisbon guide picks up where this hub leaves off, and free things to do in Lisbon shows how far you can get without a single ticket — further than most cities. Round out the plan with day trips from Lisbon for Sintra and the coast, and things to do in Lisbon at night for after the monuments close.
