Lisbon Free Walking Tour
3h · rated 9.8/10 in 102,669 reviews
Guided in English
Reserve a spotWhat is free in Lisbon on Thursdays
Free museum hours in Lisbon change with the day of the week. This is the list for Thursday: 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.
Free Walking Tour of Alfama
2h30 · rated 9.8/10 in 18,393 reviews
Guided in English
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Guided in English
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Free on Thursdays in particular1
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
Free every day, Thursday included16
- 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
- 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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