Lisbon Private Tour (Mercedes-Benz E / V Class)

One of the most emblematic squares in Lisbon, where you can find the state of King Jose I and his horse Gentle sculpted by Machado de Castro, after you can climb the Rua Augusta Arc and see of amazing view of the river and Portuguese pavement.

This lift connects which Gold Street to Carmo square was built in neogothic style with one of the best viewing points in the city with a panorama of downtown, St. George castle and the ruins of the church of the Carmo convent.

Built in the mid-11th century with its remaining military towers from the Moorish period. The castle was built on a hilltop overlooking the historic center of Lisbon and Tejo (Tagus) River. When D.Afonso Henriques conquered Lisbon in 1147 to become the first king of Portugal the castle began its golden age as home for the royalty. The buildings within the castle were enlarged and enhanced to receive the king with his court and bishop.

Besides its amazing gardens you can see the museum filled with 19th century art, from painting, sculpture and drawing to photography.

The Belém Tower, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, takes you back to the discoveries age in the 15th and 16th centuries where Lisbon was one of the world's main trade hub. To protect the city from enemy ships the King John II conceived a project, completed in 1514, which included the Tower with a heavily armed bastion in the river.

Here you can climb to the top to see how caravels depart in the 15th century to the world's ocean. This tribute to the golden age of Portugal was built in 1940. In this stone sculpture you can identify the main navigators like Bartolomeu Dias who turned the cape of torments into the cape of good hope, Vasco da Gama who discovered the maritime rout to India, Pedro Álvares Cabral who discovered Brazil and Magalhães the first European to cross the southern pacific and circumnavigate the earth.

Classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, King Manuel I built this large monastery near the church that D. Henry ordered to build in the mid of the 15th century. This remarkable work of architecture and Portuguese identity were named Jerónimos Monastery after the donation to the monks of the Saint Jerome Order. In the church you can find the graves of Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões, two Portuguese heroes from the discoveries.

Created by Queen D.Amélia of Orleans and Bragança as a way to preserve the important collection of vehicles belonging to the royal house. The museum gathers vehicles from the 17th to the 19th century including coaches, berlins, sedan chairs and carriages, making this one of the most visited museums in Lisbon.

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