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Sight in Lisbon

Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa

Lisbon's zoo since 1884, about 2,000 animals at Sete Rios on the blue metro line; 2026 tickets child €19, adult €31.

Address
Praça Marechal Humberto Delgado, Sete Rios, Lisboa
Hours
Daily; 10:00–20:00 from 21 Mar to 20 Sep, 10:00–18:00 from 21 Sep to 20 Mar (ticket office closes 18:45 / 17:15).
Price level
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Great with kids

Under-3s free, child 3–12 €19 (2026). Shows can be cancelled for animal welfare or weather. Research.

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  • 2026 prices: under 3 free; child 3–12 €19; adult 13–64 €31; 65+ €22; ID may be asked for age checks. [zoo.pt, valid from 1 Jan 2026]
  • Open every day: 10:00–20:00 from 21 March to 20 September, 10:00–18:00 from 21 September to 20 March. [zoo.pt]
  • Founded 1884; at its current site in Sete Rios since 1905; about 2,000 animals of more than 300 species. [Wikipedia, rev. 30 Jun 2026]

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  1. 1Gulbenkian Museum and Garden

Further afield: Castelo de São Jorge (5 km), Museu Nacional do Azulejo (National Tile Museum) (6 km), Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (6 km), Pavilhão do Conhecimento (7 km), Oceanário de Lisboa (7 km), Torre de Belém (Belém Tower) (7 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.

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Castelo de São Jorge

The castle above Alfama: walls, towers and a camera obscura. €17 adults, under-13s free (2026); open to 21:00 March–October, to 18:00 from 1 November. Castle museum closed for works (26 Oct 2026).

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Gulbenkian Museum and Garden

A free city garden next to the reopened Gulbenkian art museum; the museum is free for under-18s and for everyone on Sundays from 14:00 (2026).

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Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

The monastery in Belém that the state museums agency calls a masterpiece of Portuguese architecture; €18 in 2026, closed Mondays. Pair it with the Belém Tower.

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Museu Nacional do Azulejo (National Tile Museum)

Lisbon's tile museum in the former Madre de Deus convent. Closed for renovation since 1 November 2025 and still closed on 10 October 2026; no confirmed reopening date found.

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