The Oceanário opened in 1998 and was the centrepiece of the 20th Century's last World Fair, themed The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future. It eternally binds Lisbon to the Oceans. Discover 8000 sea creatures and 7 million litres of saltwater.

Designed by British architect Amanda Levete, the MAAT opened on the banks of the Tagus to great fanfare in the autumn of 2016. Comprising a former power plant and a separate curvy modern annexe with 7,000 square metres of exhibition space and gleaming white stone turning gold in the setting sun, which is, in itself, an exceptional sight.

The Coach Museum was an initiative of Queen D. Amélia de Orléans e Bragança, wife of King D. Carlos I (1889-1908), who inaugurated it in 1905. It contains an exceptional and unique collection of richly adorned royal vehicles, from the 17th to 19th centuries, used by the Portuguese, other European courts, the Patriarchs of Lisbon and Portuguese noble houses up until the advent of the motor car. The new National Coach Museum building, inaugurated in May 2015, houses the most representative part of the collection. Occupying a site in Belém, it serves a two-fold purpose as a cultural facility and a public space. In the words of Pritzker prize-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who designed it, “the museum has no doors and creates opportunities for interaction on every side.”

St. George’s Castle is a magical place, a charming hilltop citadel. Once used as a fortress, today it is home to many local families and a place that certainly deserves a visit. A National Monument since 1910, its memory values and antiquity prove its historical, archaeological and architectural relevance, in terms of Portuguese cultural heritage.

By now, most travellers may have heard about Portugal‘s picture-perfect capital full of medieval infrastructure sandwiched between 19th-century and contemporary buildings. Despite the many steep hills throughout the city, walking is the best way to experience Lisbon (the tram may be the second best way), and each side street and corner have different treasures to discover. One, possibly unexpected, example is Lisbon’s street art.