New National Coach Museum - Novo museu dos Coches

The most visited museum in Lisbon, Museu dos Coches - National Coach Museum, has finally a new building and exhibition! It is definitely two things to visit in Lisbon!
The new museum was design by Paulo Mendes da Costa in Belém in front of the River Tejo not far from the oldest location.

Check the offcial site: http://museudoscoches.pt/pt/

Cheapest way to visit Lisbon Monuments and Museums

If you are interested in visiting Monuments Museums or Monuments in Lisbon and you don't want to spend much money, here are some great tips for you:

- Jerónimo Monastery and Tower of Belém (both World Heritage by UNESCO) as well as Azulejo Museum and National Coach Museum are FREE on Sunday (between 10am and 2pm), and on the other days, if you are a student or a Youth Card holder you have a 60% discount;

- São Jorge Castle and Fado Museum - gives you a 50% discount if you are a student or you have a Youth Card;

- Gulbenkian Museum as well as Modern Art Center are for FREE the whole Sunday;

- Oriente Museum is FREE every Friday between 6pm and 10pm.

- Exhibitions at Bélem Cultural Center (Museu Berardo) are for FREE everyday!

Have a good time in Lisbon!

Sunny day in Belém

There isn't a better choice for a sunny day as going to Belém and experiencing Lisbon's past and the future while walking along the river Tejo and eating the delicious "Pastéis de Belém" (cream puffs made in Lisbon)!

To go there you should catch Tram 15 or Bus 714 both departing from Praça da Figueira and stopping in Belém.

We recommend starting by visiting Mosteiro dos Jerónimos which is a World Heritage Site and the best architecture example of the Portuguese Manueline Style (late Gothic). If you are a student, you can even visit the cloister for free!

When you get hungry just find the blue-tile building where you can buy "Pastéis de Belém", it's the original factory with its own recipe and they are baking them the whole day. And don't be shy: one is clearly not enough!

If you don´t like cakes you should pay them a visit anyway, because the shop, with its old "azulejos", is worth a visit.

Don´t miss CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém, not only for the interesting modern building but also because it houses many exhibitions (Museu Colecção Berardo), most of them gratis, and an Art Factory, and presents all kinds of concerts! Until 18th May you can see the work of the Portuguese Joana Vasconcelos.

Although the view from CCB is wonderful, I would recommend to have an ice-cream and appreciate the river from the terrace of the new Café-Restaurante Nosolo, just next to the Padrão dos Descobrimentos.

To finish this nice trip, you can walk along the river and visit Torre de Belém (Belém Tower) also a World Heritage Site, that was not only used for defense but also as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.