General Information

Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate. Among all the metropolis in Europe, it has the warmest winters, with average temperatures of 15 °C (59 °F) during the day and 8 °C (46 °F) at night from December to February. The typical summer season lasts about six months, from May to October, although also in April temperatures sometimes reach around 25 °C (77.0 °F).

Lisbon is an illuminated city. The almost constant presence of sunshine and the River Tagus transforms the Portuguese capital into a mirror of a thousand colors - highlighting the city’s unique architecture and beauty.

Lisbon is recognized as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centers on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast.

As we walk through Lisbon - whose history spans back thousands of years – we find streets filled with heritage monuments, and characteristic neighbourhoods where the city first developed and can still be experienced at its most genuine level.

Visit Lisbon of the River Tagus, whose riverfront is dedicated to leisure activities and links the monumental zone of Belém with the modern area of the Parque das Nações. Experience calmer moments in Lisbon in the city’s parks, gardens, belvederes, cafés and esplanades.

Places to visit

Jeronimo's Monastery

The resting place of explorer Vasco da Gama is a church built in the 1500s as part of a magnificent monastery. Its cloisters are considered among the most beautiful in the world and has been listed as a World Heritage Site.

Visits:
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00 (18:00 from May to September)
Tickets: 10€

Casa pastéis de Belém

You can’t leave Lisbon before tasting Portugal’s pastry: pastel de nata, a Portuguese custard tart. “Casa Pastéis Belém”, considered to be the best patisserie in Lisbon, produces and distributes this delicacy since 1837!

St. George's Castle

From the millennium-old battlements of this castle you have a bird's-eye view of the city in the company of roaming peacocks. Inside is a small archaeological museum and down the hill are a couple of terraces with perfect postcard views over Alfama, the city's medieval village-like neighborhood.

Berardo Museum

A Portuguese millionaire has put together one of Europe's greatest modern art collections which includes works by Andy Warhol, Picasso, and Dali among others. Best of all, it's free.

The World's Most Expensive Chapel

See what the gold found in colonial Brazil was able to pay for, hidden in the surprisingly rich São Roque Church. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist inside is a European masterpiece (what look like paintings are actually mosaics!) made in Rome for this Lisbon church, and to see more baroque magnificence head to Santa Catarina Church nearby.

If you develop a taste for this type of golden art, don't miss the golden carriages of the Coaches Museum.