Lisbon Free Walking Tour
3h · rated 9.8/10 in 102,669 reviews
Guided in English
Reserve a spotWhat is free in Lisbon on Sundays
Free museum hours in Lisbon change with the day of the week. This is the list for Sunday: first what is free on this day in particular, then what is free on any day.
Free walking tours in Lisbon3
These have no fixed price. You reserve a spot, and at the end you tip the guide what you think the tour was worth.
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Free on Sundays in particular6
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Sunday afternoon)
Avenidas NovasFree on certain daysIndoorGood with kidsArtHistory
One man's collection, and one of the best small museums in Europe: Egyptian pieces, Persian carpets, Rembrandt, Turner, Monet and a room of René Lalique jewellery. It is free every Sunday from 14:00.
- Lalique dragonfly brooch is in the last room
- Rembrandt's old man is in the Dutch gallery
- Garden windows frame the Islamic art rooms
- Free when
- Sundays · from 14:00 to closing at 18:00, last entry 17:30. Closed Easter Sunday, 24 and 25 December and 1 January
- Free for whom
- Everyone. Under-18s are free at any time
- Reservation
- No advance booking needed for the free slot. Ask for the free ticket at the desk
- Time needed
- 1h30–2h
- How to get there
- Metro to São Sebastião or Praça de Espanha (blue line), 5 minutes on foot
Worth it? Yes.The single best free museum slot in Lisbon, with no residency condition. A line forms from about 13:45, so see the garden first and join it then. Two hours covers the collection if you skip the temporary show.
Source: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
FREENatural History and Science Museum (Sunday morning)
Príncipe RealFree on certain daysIndoorGood with kidsHistoryArchitecture
The University of Lisbon's museum in the old Polytechnic School. The draw is the 19th-century chemistry laboratory and lecture theatre, kept as they were, plus minerals, dinosaurs and hands-on physics for children.
- Laboratorio Chimico has its original benches and glassware
- Steep wooden lecture theatre next to the lab
- Mineral hall is on the upper floor
- Free when
- Sundays · 10:00–13:00. The museum closes at 17:00 and is shut on Mondays and public holidays
- Free for whom
- Everyone
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1h–1h30
- How to get there
- Metro to Rato (yellow line), then 5 minutes down Rua da Escola Politécnica
Worth it? Yes.Old-fashioned in places, and better for it. Go straight to the Laboratorio Chimico on the ground floor, then let children loose in the physics rooms. The same free Sunday morning covers the botanical garden behind it.
Source: Museus da Universidade de Lisboa · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
FREEJardim Botânico de Lisboa (Sunday morning)
Príncipe RealFree on certain daysGood with kidsNatureLocal life
A walled botanical garden from 1878 on the slope between Príncipe Real and Avenida da Liberdade. Tall palms, cycads and a huge Moreton Bay fig grow in terraces, and you barely hear the city.
- Avenue of palms on the upper terrace
- Giant fig with buttress roots near the lower path
- Enter by 12:30, last admission is half an hour before
- Free when
- Sundays · 10:00–13:00. The garden opens daily, 10:00–17:00 from October to March and 9:00–20:00 from April to September. Closed 25 December and 1 January
- Free for whom
- Everyone
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1h
- How to get there
- Metro to Rato (yellow line), then 5 minutes down Rua da Escola Politécnica. The entrance is beside the museum
Worth it? Yes.Do it together with the museum on the same free morning, garden first while it is cool. The paths drop steeply, so the walk back up counts as exercise. Not much is in flower in midwinter.
Source: Museus da Universidade de Lisboa · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Arpad Szenes–Vieira da Silva Museum (Sundays)
AmoreirasFree on certain daysIndoorArtLocal life
A former royal silk factory on a quiet square under the aqueduct arches, showing the abstract painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and her husband Arpad Szenes. It is free for everyone all day on Sundays.
- Vieira da Silva's city grids on the upper floor
- Aqueduct arches frame the square outside
- Kiosk in the garden for a cheap coffee
- Free when
- Sundays · 10:00–18:00. Closed Mondays and public holidays
- Free for whom
- Everyone on Sundays. Under-25s and Lisbon residents are free every day
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 45 min–1h
- How to get there
- Metro to Rato (yellow line), then 6 minutes to Praça das Amoreiras
Worth it? Yes.Small, calm and never busy. You need 45 minutes. The real bonus is the square outside, Jardim das Amoreiras, with mulberry trees and the aqueduct running along one side. A good second stop after the botanical garden.
Source: Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Jerónimos Monastery and national museums (residents' 52 days)
BelémFree on certain daysResidents onlyGood with kidsHistoryArchitecture
Portugal's 37 national museums, monuments and palaces, including the Jerónimos cloister, Belém Tower, the Coach Museum and the National Pantheon, are free for residents of Portugal on any 52 days a year. Tourists pay full price every day, Sundays included.
- Two-storey Manueline cloister is the paid part
- South portal carvings are visible free from the street
- Azulejo and Ancient Art museums are closed for works
- Free when
- Any opening day, up to 52 visits a year. Jerónimos and the tower open Tuesday to Sunday, the tower 9:30–17:30
- Free for whom
- Residents of Portugal only, showing a Cartão de Cidadão at the ticket desk. Children up to 12 are free for everyone
- Reservation
- Not bookable online. The free ticket is issued in person at the ticket office
- Time needed
- 1h–1h30
- How to get there
- Tram 15E to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. Train from Cais do Sodré to Belém, then 10 minutes on foot
Worth it? Yes.Older guides still say national museums are free on Sundays. That ended in 2024. If you are visiting from abroad, budget €18 for Jerónimos or see it from the square. The official page names the citizen card, so foreign residents should ask at the desk what else is accepted.
Source: Museus e Monumentos de Portugal · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
MAC/CCB (Sunday mornings, residents)
BelémFree on certain daysResidents onlyIndoorGood with kidsArtArchitecture
The contemporary art museum inside the Centro Cultural de Belém, home of the former Berardo collection: Warhol, Picasso, Bacon, Paula Rego. It used to be free for all. Now it charges €15, with free Sunday mornings only for people who live in Portugal.
- Pop art room with Warhol and Lichtenstein
- Upper terrace garden looks over the Tagus
- Arrive by 12:30 to see it properly before the cut-off
- Free when
- Sundays · 10:00 until 14:00. The museum stays open to 18:30, and to 19:00 from July to September
- Free for whom
- Residents of Portugal only, with ID and proof of address. Children up to 6 are free for everyone
- Reservation
- No online booking. Free tickets only in person at the MAC/CCB desk
- Time needed
- 1h30–2h
- How to get there
- Tram 15E to Centro Cultural de Belém. Train from Cais do Sodré to Belém, then 10 minutes on foot
Worth it? Yes.If you live in Portugal, this is two hours well spent. Visitors from abroad pay the full €15. The CCB terraces and olive garden over the river are open to anyone at no charge, and worth the stairs.
Source: Centro Cultural de Belém · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Free every day, Sunday included17
- Miradouro da Senhora do MonteGraçaAlways · open terrace, any hour, every day
- Miradouro da GraçaGraçaAlways · open terrace, any hour, every day
- Miradouro de Santa LuziaAlfamaAlways · open terrace, any hour, every day
- Miradouro de São Pedro de AlcântaraBairro AltoAlways · open garden, any hour, every day
- Alfama on footAlfamaAlways · public streets, any hour, every day
- Praça do Comércio and Ribeira das NausBaixaAlways · public square and promenade, any hour, every day
- MAAT exterior and riverfrontBelémAlways · the riverside steps and garden are open public space at any hour. Roof access is sometimes closed, especially in bad weather
- Belém riverfront and tower from outsideBelémAlways · public promenade, any hour, every day
- Gulbenkian GardenAvenidas NovasAlways · every day, sunrise to sunset
- Museu do DinheiroBaixaAlways · Wednesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00. Closed Monday and Tuesday
- Igreja de São RoqueBairro AltoAlways · church Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00, Monday 13:00–18:00 (to 19:00 April to September). Visits pause during Mass, Tuesday to Sunday at 12:30
- Jardim da EstrelaEstrelaAlways · open every day, from early morning until late evening
- Changing of the Guard at Belém PalaceBelémThird Sunday of the month · 11:00, lasts about one hour
- Parque Eduardo VII viewpointMarquês de PombalAlways · open park, any hour, every day
- LX FactoryAlcântaraAlways · the street is open daily and into the night. LX Market stalls on Sundays 11:00–18:00
- Galerias MunicipaisCampo Grande and BelémAlways · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–18:00. Each space closes between exhibitions, so check what is on
- Time Out Market (Mercado da Ribeira)Cais do SodréAlways · Sunday to Wednesday 10:00–00:00, Thursday to Saturday 10:00–02:00
PAID · ONE PER CITY
If you spend on one thing in Lisbon, make it this.
Jerónimos Monastery cloister
The two-storey cloister is the finest Manueline stonework anywhere, every arch carved with ropes, coral and sea creatures, and nothing free in Lisbon comes close. At €18 it is the dearest ticket in Belém, so go at 9:30 opening when the stone is in soft light and the tour groups have not arrived.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
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