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- Rossio Square
- Santa Justa Elevator
- Tram 28
Viewpoints
- Miradouro de Santa Catarina
- Miradouro de Santa Luzia
- Miradouro das Portas do Sol
- Miradouro São Pedro Alcântara
Castles & Palaces
- Ajuda Palace
- Belém Palace
- Belém Tower
- Castle of São Jorge
- Fronteira Palace
- Neccessidades Palace
- Queluz Palace
- São Bento Palace
Religious Buildings
- Carmo Convent
- Cathedral (Sé)
- Conceição Velha Church
- Estrela Basilica
- Graça Church
- Jeronimos Monastery
- Memória Church
- National Pantheon of Santa Engracia
- Saint Anthony Church
- São Domingos Church
- São Roque Church
- São Vicente de Fora Monastery
Zoological
- Aquario Vasco da Gama
- Lisbon Zoo
- Oceanarium
Museums and Galleries
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- Carris Transport Museum
- Fado Museum
- Interactive Science Museum
- Lisbon Museum
- MAAT (Museum of Art,
Architecture and Technology) - Military Museum
- MUDE
- National Archeology Museum
- National Coach Museum
- National Museum of Ancient Art
- National Tile Museum
- Orient Museum
- Planetarium Calouste Gulbenkian
- Roman Theatre and Museum
- Water Museum (Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir)
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Capuchos Convent
- Parque da Pena (Pena Park)
- Peninha Sanctuary
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Águas Livres Aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres)
Lisbon's impressive 18th Century aqueduct is an impressive piece of engineering, which supplied water to the city right up to 1967. It's possible to visit the aqueduct, but it's even more fun to walk across it.
History
Águas Livres Aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres)
The aqueduct is made up of 109 stone arches, the most impressive span the Alcântara Valley (best seen from the Campolide train station), the tallest of which rises to a spectacular 65m (213ft) from the ground with a span of 29m (95ft), the tallest stone arch in the world. These arches were designed by Carlos Mardel, whose impressive construction survive the 1755 earthquake that did so much damage to other parts of Lisbon.
TOP TOURS OF THE ÁGUAS LIVRES AQUEDUCT
Aqueduct Mysteries Private Tour
The best way to visit a country is with local friends! People you can trust, and who are willing to, in a friendly and relaxed way, share with you their full knowledge about the places and make you feel welcome! Our guides are highly educated and competent professionals, with several years of experience. They can offer you suggestions, advice, and support in your authentic experience of Portugal, whatever your budget or personal interests may be.
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Free Water Aqueduct
This insightful tour starts at the Aguas Livres Aqueduct, where we will enjoy fantastic views over the Alcântara valley. Leaving the Aqueduct we continue to Mãe d'Água (Amoreiras Reservoir), where the Aqueduct ends and where water flows through tunnels to the centre of Lisbon. Arriving at the Royal Prince's Garden we will visit the Patriarchal Reservoir, a water cistern in the garden's underground. Book with confidence; you can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Discover & Feel Lisbon like a Local: Small-Group Tour
We want to make you feel like a LOCAL in LISBON and we know we will. It is our mission to take you on a journey to explore Lisbon and all of its SECRETS! We will take you to places you would never hear about and have you taste our food and culture as only a Portuguese could! Explore the Tower of Belém and Jerónimos Monastery, try out our famous Pastel de Belém, for an unforgettable breakfast! Head up the hill towards Monsanto, what we locals like to call the "Lungs of Lisbon". See the best view of Lisbon from the Monsanto Panoramic Tower! Stop at Benfica for lunch in a typically Portuguese restaurant, where you will be the only tourists around. Visit to the Águas Livres Aqueduct, which was built in the 18th-century to bring Lisbon's first clean water. Stop at the Graça viewpoint, using a scenic route and passing through the old neighbourhoods. We finish our tour in Rossio to try out our famous liqueur, Ginjinha!
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Walking the Aqueduct
The walkways are sufficiently wide enough to curb any feeling of vertigo, leaving your mind free to appreciate the incredible views from this vantage point. The path between the main entrance at Campolide and Monsanto is about a kilometre. It lies on a flat plane, with no stairs or climbing of any sort. The aqueduct attained National Monument status in 1910. The walk starts at the EPAL's Water Museum station in Calçada da Quintinha Road, in Campolide.
Open between 1 March and 30 November, Tuesday to Saturday: 10h00 - 17h30
FREE
Getting to the Águas Livres Aqueduct
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The Calçada Estação train station is 10 minutes stroll from the start of the aqueduct walk: • Linha de Sintra/Azambuja: Timetable Trains of Portugal Website |
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| The 702 bus gets you close, alight at the Cç. dos Mestres, Rua 5: Timetable |
Museu da Água, Epal, 6 Calçada da Quintinha, Campolide, Lisboa, Portugal.
38° 43′ 11.4″ N | 09° 07′ 11.8″ W | +351 218 100 215
museu@epal.pt | Website
Águas Livres Aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres)
