Things to do in Lisbon on a longer stayneighbourhoods, viewpoints, markets and rainy days

Checked on 10 October 2026. Prices and hours are 2026 figures from the venues and the city. We have not been to every place on this page for this guide.

The short answer

On a stay of a few weeks, do Lisbon one neighbourhood per half day, and keep the rest of the day for work or rest. Start with the castle and Alfama, Belém, and Parque das Nações; add a free viewpoint at sunset and a market lunch; leave Sintra and Cascais for the weekends (day trips from Lisbon). For children, see Lisbon with kids; for work, Lisbon for digital nomads. Day-by-day plans for 2 to 5 days: Lisbon itinerary.

One neighbourhood at a time

Area	What to do	Cost (2026)	Good for
Castelo and Alfama	São Jorge castle: walls, towers, camera obscura; then walk down through Alfama	€17 adult, free up to 12 [1]	First week, school-age kids
Graça	Senhora do Monte and the Graça viewpoint next to it	free [7]	Sunset after work
Baixa and Chiado	The flat grid between Rossio and the river, then up on foot to Chiado (the Santa Justa lift is suspended [21])	free to walk	A short city morning
Belém	Jerónimos Monastery, the riverside, the Belém Tower (reopened May 2026)	Jerónimos €18, Tower €15, both free up to 12 and closed Mon [3][4][17]	Half day
Parque das Nações	Oceanário and the science centre, riverside paths	Oceanário from €25.50 adult [13]	Rain, heat, kids
Avenidas Novas	Gulbenkian garden and museum	garden free; museum €16, free Sun from 14:00 [5][6]	A quiet break, rain
Campo de Ourique and Estrela	Mercado de Campo de Ourique, Jardim da Estrela	free to walk in	Everyday life with kids

Where to stay in these areas is a separate question: where to stay on the Lisbon coast. Metro, trams and the airport: getting around Lisbon and the coast.

Viewpoints (miradouros)

Lisbon’s miradouros are open-air viewpoints; the ones on this page need no ticket. Senhora do Monte is described by the tourist board as one of the calmest, with the castle, the river and Baixa in one view, a few metres from the Graça viewpoint [7]. The castle has the classic view too, but inside the paid walls [1]. The Santa Justa lift and its viewing platform have been out of service since September 2025: Carris still listed the suspension on 10 October 2026 [21].

Markets and food halls

Market	When	What it is
Time Out Market (Mercado da Ribeira, Cais do Sodré)	Sun–Wed 10:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 10:00–02:00 per the FAQ; home page says daily to midnight [9]	Food hall with many stalls under one roof; busy at meal times
Mercado de Campo de Ourique	Sun–Wed 7:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 7:00–1:00 [10]	Neighbourhood market with food stalls, in a residential area
Feira da Ladra (Campo de Santa Clara)	Tuesday and Saturday, 9:00–18:00 [11]	Open-air flea market next to Alfama
LxMarket at LX Factory (Alcântara)	Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00–19:00 [18]	Makers’ market inside a former textile factory, now shops and cafés [19]

Working nearby: the Second Home coworking is in the Mercado da Ribeira [16], the building that houses the Time Out Market [9].

Trams and funiculars: what they cost

• Tram 28 is a ride, not just transport, and it is often full. A ticket bought from the driver costs €3.30; the same trip on a Navegante card (€0.50) is €1.90 for an hour on Carris and the metro, or €1.72 with Zapping credit [8]. Pickpockets on tram 28, the sea and nights out: Is Lisbon safe?.
• Funiculars (ascensores) cost €4.30 on board for up to two trips [8], but after the Glória accident on 3 September 2025 only the Graça funicular had reopened by 10 October 2026; Bica, Lavra and the Santa Justa lift were still suspended and Glória out of service [21].
• 24-hour Carris/Metro ticket: €7.25 [8]. It pays off from the fourth €1.90 ride of the day (fifth with Zapping), or sooner if you ride the tram paying on board.

On a rainy day

Pick one indoor cluster so you do not cross the city in the rain:

1. Parque das Nações: the Oceanário (daily 10:00–20:00) and the Pavilhão do Conhecimento next door [13].
2. Gulbenkian: the museum reopened after renovation [15]; free on Sundays from 14:00 and for under-18s, otherwise €16; closed Tuesdays [5][6].
3. Belém: the Jerónimos Monastery (closed Mondays) [3]. The Belém Tower is small and can close in bad weather [17].
4. Food halls: the Time Out Market or Campo de Ourique for a long lunch [9][10].

The National Tile Museum, a classic rainy-day pick, was still closed for renovation on 10 October 2026 [20]. Save the castle for a dry day: it is mostly walls, paths and open terraces. A rainy-day plan built around children (with ages and prices) is in Lisbon with kids; how often it actually rains, month by month, is in Lisbon weather by month.

With kids, briefly

Children up to 12 enter the castle, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Tower free [1][17], under-18s the Gulbenkian Museum [6], and the Oceanário charges by time slot, cheapest in the late afternoon [13]. The full plan (zoo, science centre, beaches, health) is in Lisbon with kids, and the easy train trips for families are in day trips from Lisbon.

A week of evenings on a work month

If you are working through the day, a realistic week looks like this:

• Weekday evenings: a viewpoint at sunset (Senhora do Monte, Graça), then dinner at a market [9][10]. From March to October the castle stays open until 21:00 (last admission 20:30) [2].
• Tuesday or Saturday morning: Feira da Ladra [11]; on weekends, the LxMarket at LX Factory [18].
• Saturday evening: the Gulbenkian museum is open until 21:00 [5].
• Sunday afternoon: the Gulbenkian Museum, free from 14:00 [6], and its garden.
• Weekends: one day trip: Sintra, Cascais, or a beach on the Cascais line.

Cafés and coworking spaces for the working hours: Lisbon for digital nomads.

Lisbon at Christmas

In 2025 the city’s Christmas lights came on in Terreiro do Paço on 22 November and lit up every evening from 17:30 until 6 January [12]; the 2026 dates were not announced on 11 October 2026. The Wonderland market in Parque Eduardo VII, New Year’s Eve in Praça do Comércio, what closes on 25 December and how transport runs over the holidays are all in Lisbon in December, including the Óbidos Christmas village [14].

Practical

• Book the castle only on its official box office; it warns against other platforms. A strike on 17 October 2026 may disrupt castle visits [1][2].
• The Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Tower close on Mondays, the Gulbenkian on Tuesdays [3][5][17]. Plan the week around that.
• Belém tickets often sell out and cannot then be bought on the day, so book online [17].