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TOURISM INFORMATION 15th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ERGOMAS

MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS:

MUSEU NACIONAL DO AZULEJO: http://www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt/en-GB/default.aspx (you can also buy a discount ticket, if you buy the pack museum national tile + national pantheon).

PANTEÃO NACIONAL: http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/en/recursos/cedencia-e-aluguer-de-espacos/aluguer-de-espacos-panteao-nacional/ (you can also buy a discount ticket, if you buy the pack museum national tile + national pantheon).

MUSEU ARQUEOLÓGICO DO CARMO (CONVENTO DO CARMO) : https://www.museuarqueologicodocarmo.pt/info_en.html. Next to Carmo Convent (Convento do Carmo) is the Museum of the National Republican Guard; this has free admission – It is recommended to visit both.

MUSEU DA GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA :

Around this region, the main acts of Revolução de 25 de Abril de 1974 took place. This museum exhibits, beyond the history of GNR (National Republican Guard), the events of this revolution. The museum has free entrance and it is next to the Carmo Archaeological Museum - Carmo Convent. It is recommended to visit both.

http://www.arquivomuseugnr.pt/entrada.aspx?IDMenu=59&P=Museu.

MUSEU MILITAR DE LISBOA: It is next to the train station of Santa Apolônia. https://www.exercito.pt/pt/quem-somos/organizacao/ceme/vceme/dhcm/lisboa ; https://www.visitlisboa.com/see-do/sightseeing-activities/museums-monuments/museu-militar-de-lisboa

CASTELO DE SÃO JORGE: http://castelodesaojorge.pt/site/en/tickets-schedule-and-information/

TORRE DE BELÉM: http://www.torrebelem.gov.pt/en/

MOSTEIRO DOS JERÓNIMOS: http://www.mosteirojeronimos.gov.pt/en/

MUSEU COLEÇÃO BERARDO: on Saturdays, admission is free. http://en.museuberardo.pt/

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MUSEU CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN: on Sundays, from 2 pm, admission is free. https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/

MAAT (MUSEU ARTE, ARQUITETURA E TECNOLOGIA): https://www.maat.pt/en

 

OTHER PLACES: MIRADOUROS/BELVEDERES:

Troughout dozens of belvederes it is possible to contemplate Lisbon from various perspectives. Here are some that we suggest (all free): Miradouro de Santa Luzia, Miradouro São Pedro de Alcântara, Miradouro da Nossa Senhora do Monte, Miradouro do Parque Eduardo VII, Miradouro Panorâmico de Monsanto, Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.

 

GARDEN OF CAMPO GRANDE: in the month of June, on Sundays at 5:00 pm, free admission: Somersby Out Jazz (jazz festival).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VISITING LISBON

THE POMBALINE DOWNTOWN

On the 1st November 1755 a violent earthquake, followed by equally devastating fires, destroyed the centre of Lisbon.

The Royal Palace, the House of India, aristocratic palaces, the Opera House that was still under construction, art and royal treasures were all irreversibly lost.

From the ruins of medieval Lisbon came a zone redesigned along modern and functional lines. The whole project became linked up to the will and pragmatism of the all-powerful Marquis of Pombal, minister to José I. He set about the swift implementation of a redevelopment project drawn up by Carlos Mardel and Eugénio dos Santos. In the wake of the cataclysmic destruction, the first priority was to rehouse people and get mercantile trading restarted. To do this, it was necessary to rebuild rapidly. The Lisbon dating from the second half of the 18th century was set down according to geometric pattern, a grid on which buildings were built. They were provided with a "cage-like" anti-earthquake system. This was a system of crossed wooden beams over which the walls were built. The construction was totally revolutionary for the time as it was the first time a system of mass production was applied to housing with the standardisation of certain details: the windows, the verandas on the first floor, the steps and inner areas covered with layers of tiles.

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BAIRRO ALTO

Bairro Alto, a neighborhood laid out in 1513, is a place that truly changes from night to day. In daylight this bohemian district is a sleepy place, hungover from the previous night, with not much going on except for the shops down Rua do Norte. When the sun sets a new life begins, with restaurants opening their doors, and crowds showing up to spend their bar-hopping night. The bars are small, forcing everyone to spill out onto the streets and creating a street party atmosphere. Rua da Atalaia, Rua do Diário de Noticias and Rua da Barroca become filled with caipirinha-sipping crowds, most under 40, but mixing different urban tribes, straight and gay. It's a place inhabited by old ladies and young artsy hipsters, giving it a vibe that is simultaneously old-fashioned and avant-garde, a shabby-chic neighborhood that really needs no name. It's simply the "bairro," the neighborhood where everything happens -- at night. Crossing the street (Calçada do Combro) you step into the small Bica neighborhood, known for its famous funicular. This is another picturesque neighborhood that goes down the hill, together with neighboring Santa Catarina which is known for its lookout terrace.

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BELÉM TOWER (TORRE DE BELÉM)

Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is on of the architectural jewels of the region of Manuel I. In the Tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ricochet shots over the water. The Tower of Belém is a cultural reference, a symbol of the specificity of Portugal at the time, including its privileged exchange with other cultures and civilizations. As a protector of Portuguese individuality and universality, the Tower saw its role confirmed in 1983 when it was classified by UNESCO as ‘Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.

JERÓNIMOS MONASTERY (MOSTEIRO DOS JERÔNIMOS)

King Manuel I had the idea of erecting a large monastery close to the site where Henry the Navigator had built a church dedicated to Santa Maria de Belém in the 15th century. With a view to perpetuating the memory of Henry and acknowledging his own great

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devotion to our Lady and St. Jerome, Manuel I chose to establish the monastery of Santa Maria de Belém on a site just outside Lisbon on the banks of the river Tagus. The monastery was given to the order of St. Jerome, which is why it was given the name of Jerónimos Monastery. The monastery is a cultural reference point that has attracted artists, chroniclers and travelers in the courses of its five centuries of existence. It received, and became a burial place, for kings, and later poets. Today it is admired by one and all, not only as a remarkable piece of architecture but also as integral part of Portuguese cultural and identity. The Jerónimos Monastery was declared a National Monument in 1907 and in 1983 UNESCO classified it as a ‘WORLD HERITAGE SITE’.

MONUMENT OF THE DISCOVERIES (PADRÃO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS)

The Monument of the Discoveries (in Portuguese ‘Padrão dos Descobrimentos), created by Cottinelli Telmo (1897-1948) and the Sulptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898-1975), was first erected in 1940, in a temporary form, as part of the Portuguese World Exhibition. Built with perishable materials, it had a light iron and cement frame, while the moulded sculpture was made of gypsum (formed of plaster and burlap, and reinforced by a wooden and iron structure). The Monument was reconstructed in 1960 to mark 500 years since the death of the Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator). This time it was made of concrete and rose-tinted Leiria stone masonry, with the sculptures made of Sintra limestone masonry.

The Centro Cultural das Descobertas was opened in 1985. Architect Fernando Ramalho remodeled the interior, giving the Monument a view point, auditorium and exhibition hall. Standing alone in a striking position on the breakwater on the bank of the Tagus, the Monument of the Discoveries evokes the Portuguese overseas expansion, recalls the country’s glorious past and symbolizes the enormity of the work carried out by the Infante, the driving force behind the Discoveries. A stylized caravel seems to be setting out to sea, with Henry the Navigator in its prow. On the two lateral ramps ascending to the symbolic figure of the Infante are some of the major figures of the Portuguese overseas expansion and cultural figures from the age of

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the Discoveries, 32 in total, all portrayed with symbols that allude to their identity: navigators, cartographers, warriors, colonizers, missionaries, chroniclers and artists. Composed of a vertical element consisting of a stylized mast oriented North-South, with two Portuguese coats of arms on each side with its five small shields, surrounded bt a band with 12 castles and stylized fleurs-de-lis in the centre.

On each side are three triangular structures, each with one curved side, giving the illusion of sails blown out by the wind.

The north side is formed by two giant stones which bear inscriptions in metallic letters. On the left side, the inscription above an anchor reads ‘TO THE INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE AND THE PORTUGUESE WHO DISCOVERED THE SEA ROUTES’. On the other side, the inscription above a laurel wreath reads, ‘ON THE V CENTENARY OF THE INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE 1460-1960’. In the middle of the Monument a flight of nine steps gives access to a platform with a view over the entire surrounding area. A second flight of five stairs and a portal with around arch formed by vaulted stones lead through to the interior of the monument. The Monument is flanked by two metal armillary spheres on two parallelepiped platforms.

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To know more about Lisbon you may find online information available at:

https://www.visitportugal.com/en/destinos/lisboa-regiao

http://www.yellowbustours.com/en/cities/lisbon/tours/

http://www.tuk-tuk-lisboa.pt/index_en.html

http://metro.transporteslisboa.pt/eng/

https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/

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THE UNDERGROUND MAP

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