Welcome to Lisbon.
We'll drop off our bags at our lodging and hit the streets!
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Grab a couple of Bolts and head to Jerónimos Monastery.
11:00 - 1:00 €12 Jerónimos Monastery A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Jeronimos Monastery is an outstanding 16th-century monastery that is known for its magnificent ornate architecture and gardens. Built to commemorate Vasco Da Gama's voyage to India, soak up the vaulted ceilings and unique maritime motifs. You’ll find his tomb here along with the tombs of other great Portuguese figures like King Manuel, King Sebastião, the poet Luis de Camões, and more. Observe cloisters with intricate sculptural details, and the tiled decoration on the walls depicting different Biblical stories.
Check out the 200 year old Pastéis de Belém, a famous pastry shop in Lisbon. Portugal's known for its egg tarts, or pastéis de nata. The shop is located at Rua de Belém 84-92 and is a short walk from the Jerónimos Monastery.
1:00 - 3:00pm National Palace of Belém: Feel like the President of the Portuguese Republic for a few hours and make the Palace of Belém your official residence in Lisbon. In this former property of the count of Aveiras, bought by King João V in 1726, stands the official residence of the president of Portugal. Nowadays it is the venue for official receptions in its rooms and halls decorated by artists such as Columbano, Malhoa, João Vaz and Leandro Braga. The entrance hall – Sala dos Bichos – and the ballroom are the most impressive, with chequered marble flooring and painted and bas-relief ceilings. The palace was the residence of Queen Maria II and, later, that of King Carlos.
Discover the troubled history of the occupants of the palace over the centuries as you walk down the steps in the impressive gardens overlooking the Tagus and through the rooms which have witnessed the pirouettes in Portugal’s recent history.
4:00 - 6:00 National Coach Museum - The National Coach Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) houses an important horse-drawn carriage collection of vehicles from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century. The Museum is housed in an old riding school and was inaugurated on May 23rd, 1905 by Queen Amélia of Orleans and Bragança, the Princess of France married to King Carlos I of Portugal. Nowadays, it is one of the most popular museums in Lisbon.
7:00 Book Bolts and head to Estação Fluvial Sul e Sueste - 7:30pm Party Cruise with Open Bar