The Tapada da Ajuda Botanical Park is a 100 ha park, originally part the Palácio da Ajuda, created in 1768 by the Italian botanist Domingos Vandelli. Today it is still ... read more
Serralves, with its Contemporary Art Museum, Park and Art Deco Villa, belongs to the Serralves Foundation. Serralves is one of the leading cultural institutions of its ... read more
Quinta da Regaleira, a romantic property and magical place is today managed by a foundation. The House and gardens are open to the public and also used for a variety of ... read more
Quinta da Aveleda is a wine estate in the heart of the Vinho Verde Wine Region, with a beautiful garden. The estate has been cherished by the Guedes family since 1870, up ... read more
Pena Palace, a Romanticist castle and built between 1842–1854 by King consort Ferdinand II, became a national monument in 1910 and transformed into a museum. It is ... read more
Parque Biologico de Gaia is a 35 ha park and centre for environmental education, with a three km-pathway. It contains a wide variety of trees, plants and animals, such ... read more
Palacio de Fronteira dates back to 1671, and is still today the private residence of the present Marques de Fronteira. Part of the palace, its library and 5.5 ha park is ... read more
Palace and Quinta da Bacalhoa has a history from over 400 years, and is famous for its wines and garden. The vineyards, as we see them today are from a later date, ... read more
National Palace and Park of Queluz reflects wonderfully the lifestyle and taste of the Royal Court in the second half of the 18th century and the 19th century. read more
National Palace of Mafra, today a museum, has been built as the result of a vow of King João V (1689-1750) had made to built a convent, in case his wife, Queen Maria ... read more
The National Museum of Natural History and Science, founded in 1926 and today part of the University of Lisbon, contains rich collections of zoology, anthropology, ... read more
Museum Calouste Gulbenkian is part of the similarly named Foundation, and houses one of the largest private art and antiquaries collections in the world. It was created ... read more
Monte Palace is a 7 ha tropical garden, surrounding a museum. The garden contains a huge collection of exotic plants from all over the world, together with swans and ... read more
Monserrate Palace and Park, created and recreated by three Englishmen (Gerard de Visme, William Beckford and Francis Cook) around 1790, 1809 and in 1856 respectively, is ... read more
Monastery of Jeronimus was built between 1501 and early 1600, on the site of the former chapel where Vasco da Gama and his crew prayed before setting sail to the ... read more
Marques de Pombal Palace was the country residence of the famous PM, who ruled the country from 1750-1777. The estate, 200 ha, includes the palace, the gardens, farming, ... read more
Jardins do Palacio de Cristal are the 8 ha gardens, designed by the German landscape architect Emílio David, for the original Palacio Cristal, built for the ... read more
Jardim Do Paco Episcopal de Castelo Branco is a magnificent Baroque garden, commissioned by the Bishop of Guarda, D. João de Mendonça (1711-1736). The Garden is divided ... read more
Jardim do Cerco is a Baroque forest and garden of 8 ha, offering water ponds, waterfalls, wide paths, shady trees, and the Horta dos Frades, Garden of the Friars, with ... read more
Jardim Botanico de Madeira dates back to 1881, but was relocated to its present site of around 8.5 ha, in 1960. It contains 5 ha of garden with about 3000 species ... read more