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Castelo de São Jorge
Castle4.5 · 101 4554.2 · 30 912≈ 1 h 30 minEntry: ~15 €737 m from the center
An 11th-century Moorish fortress crowning Lisbon's highest hill: captured in 1147 by Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first king, it served for centuries as a royal residence. Its ramparts and eleven surviving towers offer the city's finest panoramas over the terracotta roofs of Alfama and the Tagus estuary. Peacocks wander through pine-shaded courtyards, while the Tower of Ulysses houses a 360-degree camera obscura.
Highlights
- Panoramas of Alfama and the Tagus from the ramparts
- Eleven medieval stone towers
- Camera obscura in the Tower of Ulysses
- Pine gardens with roaming peacocks
Opening hours
| Mon | 09:00 – 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Wed | 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Thu | 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Fri | 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Sat | 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Sun | 09:00 – 21:00 |
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