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Schedules and prices of Saint George Castel

Schedules of Castelo de São Jorge

March to October

November to February

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Saint George Castel ticket

26 to 64 years : 15,00 euros.
13 to 25 years : 7,50 euros.
Disabled person + assistant : 12,50 euros.
+ 65 years : 12,50 euros.

– Until 12 years : Free.

Tickets for a guided tour of the Castle
Tickets for a guided walking tour in Alfama + entrance to the Castle
Tickets to Tower of Saint George’s Castle Church + 1 Drink

Address: Castelo de São Jorge in Rua de Santa Cruz. 1100-129 Lisbon.

History of Saint George Castle

The fortification, built by Muslims in the mid-11th century, was the last stronghold of defense for the elites living in the citadel, the Moorish Mayor, whose palace was nearby, and the city’s administrative elites.
After the conquest of Lisbon, on October 25, 1147, by Dom Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal. Transformed into a Royal Palace by the kings of Portugal in the 13th century, São Jorge Castle was the place chosen to receive illustrious national and foreign characters, to hold parties and to acclaim themselves Kings throughout the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
Until the beginning of the 16th century, São Jorge Castle enjoyed its golden period as a royal space. The old buildings from Islamic times were adapted and expanded to accommodate the King, the Court, the Bishop and install the royal archive in one of the castle’s towers.
With the integration of Portugal into the Crown of Spain, in 1580, São Jorge Castle acquired military use. However, it was after the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, with the appearance of new buildings that hid the older ruins.
With the restoration works of 1938, the castle and the remains of the old Royal Palace were rediscovered.

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Portuguese Tourism Authority
R.N.A.V.T. : 5266

E-mail: info@fernandolopes.pt

Cellphone: +351 969 550 167

Phone: +351 211 315 522

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Schedules and prices of Ruins and Museum of Carmo

Schedules of Ruins and Archaeological Museum of Carmo

From Monday to Saturday

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Ruins and Archaeological Museum of Carmo tickets

Lisboa Card

– Until 14 years Free.

Address: Largo do Carmo, 1200-092 Lisboa.

History of Ruins and Archaeological Museum of Carmo

The construction of the Carmo church began in 1389, following the religious devotion of its founder, the Constable of the Kingdom, Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira. Built on the hill bordering the castle of São Jorge, it rivaled the Cathedral of Lisbon and the Convent of São Francisco.
From an early age, this religious space was considered emblematic of Lisbon and its own national identity, due to the fact that it is associated with the name of one of the most famous Portuguese heroes of the Middle Ages. By choosing the Carmo church for his burial, Nuno Álvares Pereira marked, in a decisive way, the entire history of the Gothic monument.
In 1755, the earthquake, which violently shook the city, caused serious damage to the building, worsened by the subsequent fire that almost completely destroyed its contents. In 1756, its reconstruction began, in neo-Gothic style, definitively interrupted in 1834, due to the extinction of the Religious Orders in Portugal. In the mid-19th century, with a romantic taste for ruins and ancient medieval monuments prevailing, it was decided not to continue rebuilding the building, leaving the body of the church’s naves open to the sky.
The ruins of Carmo were transformed into a memorial to the 1755 earthquake.
The Carmo Archaeological Museum was founded in 1864 by the first president of the Association of Portuguese Archaeologists, Joaquim Possidónio Narciso da Silva (1806-1896). It was the first Art and Archeology museum in the country, and was born from the objectives of safeguarding the national heritage that was deteriorating and deteriorating, as a result of the extinction of Religious Orders and the countless damages inflicted during the French Invasions and the Liberal Wars.
In the early years, it brought together countless fragments of architecture and sculpture, funerary monuments, tile panels, weapons stones, and many other objects of historical, artistic and archaeological interest. At the end of the 19th century and the end of the 20th century, important art and archeology collections from different sources entered the Museum, including the collection of Roman epigraphy, the collection of pre-Columbian ceramics and mummies and the collection originating from the excavation of the Castro de Vila Nova de São Pedro, in Azambuja (Calcolithic c.3500 BC), currently has around a thousand artefacts on permanent display.

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R.N.A.V.T. : 5266

E-mail: info@fernandolopes.pt

Cellphone: +351 969 550 167

Phone: +351 211 315 522

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Timetables, prices and tickets for Rua Augusta Arch

Schedules of Rua Augusta Arch

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Tickets prices

Tickets : 4,50 Euros.

– Until 06 years : Free.
– Lisboa Card holders : Free.

Tickets to Rua Augusta Arch
Tickets Augusta Arch + Lisbon Cathedral

Address: Rua Augusta 2 in Praça do Comércio. 1100-053 Lisboa.

Rua Augusta Arch history

Construction began after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and was completed in 1875.
From the top of the arch, there is a 360-degree view of Praça do Comércio, Rua Augusta, and the new Lisbon, rebuilt in a more modern style with straight streets and squares. Unlike Lisbon before 1755, which was in the Medieval style, very similar to the streets of Alfama, around Lisbon Cathedral, and the walls of São Jorge Castle, an area less affected by the earthquake.

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E-mail: info@fernandolopes.pt

Cellphone: +351 969 550 167

Phone: +351 211 315 522

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Opening hours, prices and tickets of Ajuda Palace

Palace schedules

Thursdays to Tuesday

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Tickets prices

25 to 64 years : 8,00 Euros.
65 or + years : 4,00 euros.
13 to 24 years : 4,00 euros.
Tickets to Ajuda Palace
Tickets Palácio da Ajuda + Royal Treasure Museum

Free :
– Until 12 years.
– Lisboa Card holders.
– Sundays and holidays, for residents in Portugal.
– With a disability equal or + than 60% and one companion.

Address: Largo da Ajuda. 1349-021 Lisboa.

Ajuda Palace history

The Ajuda Palace was the official residence of the Portuguese royal family until 1910, when the Republic was established and the royal family was exiled, the Palace was closed. Opened to the public as a museum in 1968, the palace still retains the typically 19th century layout and decoration of the rooms.