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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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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.
- Address
- Rua da Madre de Deus 4, Lisboa
- Hours
- Closed for renovation works (PRR) as of 10 Oct 2026. When open, the state museums agency lists Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:15 (check before you go).
- Price level
- €
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What the sources say (research)
- Status on 10 October 2026: closed. Both the state museums agency (MMP) and the museum’s own site say the museum is closed to the public for renovation works funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). [museusemonumentos.pt; museunacionaldoazulejo.pt, 10 Oct 2026]
- Since when: closed from 1 November 2025. When the closure was announced, completion was planned for the end of the first half of 2026; that date has passed, and we found no confirmed reopening date on the official sites on 10 October 2026. [Observador/Lusa, 24 Oct 2025]
- What it is, when open: the national tile collection, from the second half of the 15th century to today, in the former Convento da Madre de Deus, founded in 1509. Usual hours when open: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:15; normal ticket €10. [museusemonumentos.pt]
- Meanwhile: the museum’s shop has reopened in the Palácio Foz on Praça dos Restauradores, focused on pieces from the museum. [museunacionaldoazulejo.pt]
- Other ideas for a rainy day: things to do in Lisbon.
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Further afield: Gulbenkian Museum and Garden (4 km), Pavilhão do Conhecimento (4 km), Oceanário de Lisboa (5 km), Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa (6 km), Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (9 km), Torre de Belém (Belém Tower) (10 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.
Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.
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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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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.
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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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