Porto Wine Museum
Free: Saturdays and Sundays This museum is located by the river in an old warehouse from the 18th century. Its main goal is to introduce the Porto wine history with an emphasis for its commercial importance in the Porto development. Address: Rua de Monchique 45 – 52, 4050-394 Porto Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10am-1.30pm 2pm-5.30pm Sun...
Potsdamer Platz
Free: All time After the WWII and during the Cold War era, the area of Potsdamer Platz was a desolate land since it was situated right in the no-man’s land by the Berlin Wall. It wasn’t until 1995 that it has become the site of major redevelopment projects. Today, you will find bold modern architecture...
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
Free: All time Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien is an exhibition space for contemporary art housed in a former hospital building. When the hospital closed in 1970, the building has been used as spaces for cultural and artistic institutions including artist studios and projects spaces for exhibitions, theater and dance. Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien owns a collection of about 450...
Topography of Terror
Free: All time The Topography of Terror is a permanent exhibition at the site where the headquarters of the Secret State Police – the SS – were located during the Third Reich. The exhibition documents the history of the institutions and the terror created during the Nazi reign. Through mostly photographic material and documents, visitors...
Brandenburg Gate
Free: All time The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin’s most important monuments. Once, a symbol of the division of Germany during the Cold War between East and West Berlin, it now symbolizes the New Berlin’s unity. Tourists flock this site like they do Times Square in New York City. And where there are tourists,...
East Side Gallery
Free: All time When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the stretch of 1.3km of the wall along Muhlenstrasse was spared. It became the East Side Gallery – an open air gallery with murals painted by 118 artists from 21 countries in the world. The artists, through their murals, commented on the political events...
Hazul – Street Art
Free: All time Hazul is a street artist with an amazing talent and probably one of the most well known street artists in Porto. He started on age 16 graffiting his signature but 7 years ago he started to draw abstract shapes, inspired in ancient cultures like Egyptians or Celtics. His drawings can be recognized by their unique...
Bairro Alto and Alfama Tour | Pancho Tours
Free: All time Pancho tours was created by young travelers from all around the world and want to be a reference tour agency for backpackers by offering the cheapest options and alternative activities. The walking tours offered are free (well, are based on tips) and you can choose between two options (or go to both!):...
Orient Museum
Free: Fridays 6pm – 10pm This museum is dedicated to Asian Art and features art collections of Portuguese and Asian that are result of the Portuguese presence in the East. The collection includes Indo-Portuguese pieces, Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian ceramics, textiles, furnishings, paintings, and masks. Address: Av. Brasília, Doca de Alcântara (Norte), Lisbon Opening hours:...
Modern Art Center
Free: Sundays The Modern Art Center is a part of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The main exhibition includes drawings, paintings, sculptures or installations of well known Portugueses artists such as Amadeo Souza Cardoso, Almada Negreiros or Paula Rego. Address: Rua Dr. Nicolau de Bettencourt, 1050-078, Lisbon Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am -7.45pm Direction: Buses 716, 718, 726, 742,...
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Free: Sundays The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum is a part of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The public main collection contains more than 1300 pieces of ancient and modern art from Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Islamic to Asian and European Art. Address: Av. de Berna 45A 1067-001, Lisbon Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am -7.45pm Direction: Buses 716, 718, 726,...
National Coach Museum
Free: Sundays / Holidays 10am-2pm | Holders of a Lisbon Card The National Coach Museum has one of the finest collections of historical carriages in the world and is one the most visited museums of Lisbon. You can find rare items here like an 17th century travelling coach used by King Filipe II of Portugal...
