Ponte 25 de Abril

The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River. It has a total length of 2,277 metres (7,470 ft), making it the 46th longest suspension bridge in the world.

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Santuario Nacional de Cristo Rei

The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon visited that monument. The project was inaugurated on 17 May 1959. The giant statue was erected to express gratitude because the Portuguese were spared the direct destructive effects of World War II.

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Porto Brandao (Pass By)

Portuguese Fisheries Company Ruins Initially, vessels dedicated solely to coastal fishing, by trawler, operated from the Santos pier, on the north bank, in Lisbon, but at a certain point it was necessary to expand the support infrastructure to the south bank of the Tagus – the chosen location. was Olho de Boi, in Almada, given that there was a disused building, formerly belonging to the Companhia de Fiação e Textos Lisbonenses. The building then became the Company's mechanics area and the hub for the remaining factory structures that were later built. There was already a wall, which allowed the docking of the trawlers. This was later extended with the construction of a pier that advanced a few tens of meters in relation to the existing structure, thus making it possible to reach a deeper area more favorable to the maneuvering of vessels. A few years later, the company expanded along the riverside area, eastwards, to the pier at Fonte da Pipa.

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Between the cliff of Almada and the Tagus River, Jardim do Rio is a spacious and refreshing space, ideal for a pleasant walk along the Ginjal pier, or simply to relax on the grass by the Tagus. The panoramic elevator of Boca do Vento, allows access to the garden from the viewpoint, offering visitors an exemplary view over the entire riverside area of ​​Almada. From Fonte da Pipa, a fountain built by King João V in 1736, to the houses on Cais do Ginjal, Jardim do Rio extends along the escarpment, standing out like a small gem on the riverfront of Almada . Its leafy vegetation and modern urban furniture combine perfectly with the freshness of the water, providing an atmosphere of communion that soothes the senses.

Pontal de Cacilhas

Cacilhas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 6,017, n an area of 1.09 km2. Cacilhas is situated on the south bank of the river Tagus facing the city of Lisbon.

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Fragata D. Fernando II e Gloria

Dom Fernando II e Glória is a wooden-hulled, 50-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was launched in 1843 and made her maiden voyage in 1845. Built at the shipyard of Daman in Portuguese India, it was Portugal's last sailing warship to be built and also the last ship that undertook the Carreira da Índia (India Run), a regular military line that connected Portugal to its colonies in India since the beginning of the 16th century. After long service it was almost destroyed by a fire in 1963 with the burned wooden-hull remaining beached at the mud-flats of the river Tagus for the next 29 years. Finally in 1990 the Portuguese Navy decided to restore her to her appearance in the 1850s. During the World Exhibition of 1998 the ship remained in Lisbon as a museum ship on the dependency of the Navy Museum, being classified as an Auxiliary Navy Unit (UAM 203). Since 2008, the ship lies on the southern margin of the Tagus river in Cacilhas, Almada.

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Did you know you can see a submarine in Cacilhas, Almada? Just on the other side of the river of Lisboa, you can see the 'Barracuda'. It served the Portuguese Navy for 40 years with more than 52000 hours navigated.

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Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)

The Praça do Comércio is a large, harbour-facing plaza in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, and is one of the largest in Portugal. Facing the Tagus (Tejo) to the South, the plaza is still commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço as it hosted the Paço da Ribeira until the latter was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake (the subway station located there is still named after the old name of the plaza). After the earthquake, the plaza was completely remodeled as part of the rebuilding of the Pombaline Downtown (Baixa), ordered by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, who was (chief) Minister of Portugal from 1750 to 1777, during the reign of the Portuguese King José.

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Castelo De Sao Jorge

Saint George's Castle is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century BC while the first fortifications built date from the 1st century BC. The hill on which Saint George's Castle stands has played an important part in the history of Lisbon, having served as the location of fortifications occupied successively by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, and Moors, before its conquest by the Portuguese in the 1147 Siege of Lisbon. Since the 12th century, the castle has variously served as a royal palace, a military barracks, home of the Torre do Tombo National Archive, and now as a national monument and museum.

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Panteao Nacional (Pass By)

The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried. It is located in the Alfama neighborhood, close to another important Lisbon monument, the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

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Cais do Sodré and nearby Santos were once some of the roughest, toughest areas of Lisbon. Cais do Sodré was (and to a limited extent) still is the red light area of the capital. Now both districts have been transformed into Lisbon's trendiest night life area, where you are more likely to find bistros than brothels. The warehouses and factories of the docks in Santos are now designers' studios and fashionable cafes, shops and galleries.

MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia (Pass By)

MAAT is a cultural project for the city Lisbon that is focused on three areas - Art, Architecture, and Technology. The €20m museum sits on the River Tagus (Rio Tejo) to the west of the city centre and "one of Europe's most lyrical new museums". It establishes a connection between the new building and the Tejo Power Station, one of Portugal's most prominent examples of industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century, and one of the most visited museums in the country. The museum is designed by Amanda Levete Architects. MAAT's ambition is to present national and international exhibitions by contemporary artists, architects, and thinkers. The programme also includes various curatorial perspectives on EDP Foundation's Art Collection, reflecting current subject matters and trends.

MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia (Pass By)

The Electricity Museum was a former museum belonging to the EDP Foundation installed in the old Central Tejo, Av. from Brasilia, Lisbon. It is now integrated into the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) under the name Circuito Central Elétrica. The museum presents in its spaces, the past, present and future of Energies, in a concept of Museum of Science and Industrial Archaeology, where thematic and experimental exhibitions coexist side by side, with the most varied cultural and business events. It is located in the Belém area, on land conquered by Lisbon from the Tagus River at the end of the 19th century, in one of the areas with the greatest historical monuments in the city where we can find, among others, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Cultural Centre, the Torre de Belém, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the Palace and Museum of the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic, or the Cordoaria Nacional.

Padrao dos Descobrimentos

Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus river estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or "Age of Exploration") during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Torre de Belem

Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance, and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (100 ft), four-storey tower. Since 1983, the tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Jerónimos Monastery. It is often portrayed as a symbol of Europe's Age of Discoveries and as a metonym for Portugal or Lisbon, given its landmark status. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

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The Champalimaud Foundation is a private biomedical research foundation. It was created according to the will of the late entrepreneur António de Sommer Champalimaud, in 2004. The complete name of the foundation honors the mother and father of the founder and is Fundação Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud. The mission of the Foundation is "to develop programmes of advanced biomedical research and provide clinical care of excellence, with a focus on translating pioneering scientific discoveries into solutions which can improve the quality of life of individuals around the world."

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Estatua "Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral" (Pass By)

Located in the Jardim da Torre de Belém, we can admire the monument that reproduces in life size the "Lusitânia" seaplane used by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, in the first crossing of the South Atlantic, heading to Brazil, in 1922. Inaugurated on October 15 from 1991.