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Entrance ticket to the Ajuda National Palace, the only palace in Lisbon that still preserves its 19th-century style and room arrangements. The visit takes in decorative arts, silverware, paintings, tapestries and a collection of over 17,000 porcelain, earthenware and stoneware pieces.

📱 Tickets on your smartphone. ⚡ Show your digital ticket at the store located at the bottom of the Arch, on Augusta Street. Climb to the top of the Rua Augusta Arch with these tickets, see Célestin Anatole Calmels' sculptures and enjoy the incredible 360° view of the Lisbon harbour and beyond. Highlights. 🌇 Enjoy an

Entry ticket to Belém Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with access to the Governor's Room, Kings' Room, chapel and lower and upper batteries. The top offers a spectacular view over the Tagus; children under 13 enter free and Portugal residents enjoy free entry on Sundays and public holidays.

Admission to São Jorge Castle with an audio guide, covering the walls and towers that have withstood countless sieges, the Tower of Ulysses and the Martim Moniz Gate. From the heights there are panoramic views over Lisbon's historic centre and the Tagus, in gardens where peacocks roam freely.

An acoustic fado concert with voice, Portuguese guitar and fado guitar in the secret garden of Casa da Amália, the Lisbon house where the Queen of Fado lived for 44 years.

⭐ Discover the music that expresses the soul of Lisbon - a live on-stage concert for 17 years. Enjoy an exciting fado show in the heart of Lisbon and immerse yourself in a visual journey through the city's most iconic sunlit locations. Talented singers, accompanied by acoustic guitar and the magnificent, unique Portugu

📱 Tickets from your phone. ⚡ Instant access to your tickets. Experience the magic of Portuguese fado in Lisbon! Let yourself be immersed in authentic melodies within an intimate and vibrant setting. A cultural experience you can't miss and that will win you over. Discover the essence of Portuguese culture on an unforg

A 40-minute guided tour of the house where Amália Rodrigues lived for 44 years, recreating her daily life with her stage dresses, jewellery, awards and personal objects, available in Portuguese, French or English.

Entry ticket to Monserrate Palace in the Serra de Sintra, with skip-the-line access to the 19th-century palace and its Gothic, Moorish and Indian influences. The ticket also covers the romantic botanical gardens, with lakes, fountains, grottos and plants from around the world.

Skip-the-line tickets to explore the Moorish Castle fortification in Sintra, walking its trails and enjoying panoramic views over the town and the surrounding hills.

The Banksy Museum in Lisbon brings together 100 works by the mysterious street artist, from murals and graffiti to canvases, projections and video installations. Icons like Girl with Balloon and Sweep It Under The Carpet appear alongside pieces from France, Italy, Ukraine, the USA and the UK.

The Museum of Illusions in Lisbon's Chiado packs more than 20 interactive illusions, immersive rooms and brain teasers that combine science, art and entertainment. The flexible visit lasts about 45 minutes at your own pace and is ideal for families, couples, friends and school groups.

Skip-the-line entry to the National Palace of Queluz, the Portuguese Royal Family's 18th-century summer residence, and its lush gardens with a free hop-on hop-off service and the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art on site.

Admission to the Park and National Palace of Pena in Sintra, the former monastery turned royal residence by King Fernando II, with access to the exotic park and the Chalet of Countess d'Edla.

An interactive centre inside the iconic Ponte 25 de Abril in Alcântara, with multimedia exhibits on the bridge's history, virtual reality and an elevator ride up to a panoramic viewpoint over Lisbon and the Tejo.

📱 Smartphone tickets. ⚡ Instant access to your tickets Discover the enchantment of Castelo de São Jorge with a fast-track entry and guided tour! Dive into centuries of history as you explore this hilltop fortress that transformed from a Moorish base to a royal palace, military center, and prison. Climb the Torre de Ul

📱 Tickets on your phone. ⚡ Instant access to your tickets. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, the Jerónimos Monastery is a must-see for both Lisbon residents and visitors to the Portuguese capital! An unprecedented tribute to Portuguese identity and culture that will not leave anyone indifferent. Sit

Tickets. 🎫 Adult ticket (+18). 🎫 Senior ticket (+65). 🎫 Student ticket. 🎫 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children). Free entry for children under 5. Highlights. 🥼 An engaging and unique journey through 5000 years of health history. 🔬 A vast collection of objects of rare artistic, anthropological, and scientific valu

In Doclisboa 2026's Risks section, the Portuguese premiere of John Torres's The Remotes: days before emigrating, a grieving detective investigates two sisters linked to a sinister navigation app in a world of automation, surveillance and diffuse violence. Screenings on 17 and 20 October at São Jorge, Sala 3, in dialogue with Lino Brocka's Manila in the Claws of Light.

Manuel Mozos' documentary traces the history of the Jornal do Fundão, the weekly founded in 1946 that became a bastion of freedom, resistance and social cohesion, through clippings from its pages read by members of the community. World premiere on 20 October at 14.00, São Jorge, Room 3, in a school session open to the public.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Dalaga Si Misis, Binata Si MIster at the Cinemateca, a comedy about a married couple with swapped roles. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

Two Portuguese premieres paired in the 'From Earth to the Moon' section: Cold Call follows an unexpectedly tender conversation between an artist and a scam-baiter, while The Case Against Space, winner of the Doc Alliance Prize for Best Feature Film 2026, reconstructs the first labour strike in space, in 1973. Screening on 20 October at 16.15, São Jorge, Room 3.

This visit introduces the bird species that make up the avifauna of the Foundation's Garden, with a focus on their songs.

In this International Competition world premiere, Paula Gaitán engages in an intimate dialogue, filmed over the last decade in New York, with Ken Jacobs, one of the great masters of experimental cinema, revealing his thought and unseen images of him and Flo Jacobs. Screenings on 20 October at 18.30 and 23 October at 10.30, São Jorge, Room 3, with a conversation with the filmmaker.

Two world premieres in the PT Competition: in The Continuation, a writer sets out in a farewell letter the reasons for her sudden disappearance, and in Mysticisme du Sud three friends search for a magical lake that mysteriously appeared in southern Tunisia. Screening on 20 October at 19.00, São Jorge, Room M. Oliveira.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Bayan Ko:Kapit Sa Patalin at the Cinemateca, a drama about a country clinging on at the edge. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Wanted: Perfect Mother at the Cinemateca, a comedy in search of the perfect mother. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

A theatre play titled COCK.

The duo Curbside Lambsear — Magdalena McLean (caroline) and Annabelle Mödlinger — performs folk threaded with loops on the border between pop and experimental rock, on a bill that also includes Anaís.

Imarhan bring the desert blues revolution to Portugal, presenting their new album Essam in two concerts: 19 October at Casa da Música, Porto, and 20 October at Lisboa Ao Vivo, Lisbon.

Nemzzz, one of the biggest voices in UK Rap, brings his new project 'Locked In' to Capitólio, Lisbon, for a first headline show.

A curated jam session on the house sound system every Tuesday night until midnight — bring an instrument or just come to listen, with free entry at the door.

Falso nove perform their second album 'Não Sonho Quase Nada' live for the first time at the Coliseu Club, a Portuguese-language indie rock record built around childhood, memory and the anxieties of adult life.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Sa Kabila Ng Lahat at the Cinemateca, a drama about what lies beyond appearances. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

The 4K-restored director's cut of William Greaves' 1971 film records the 'fight of the century' between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, a bout that mirrored America's deep divisions over race, war and politics. Portuguese premiere on 20 October at 21.45, São Jorge, Room M. Oliveira.

Alex Bakri's documentary follows Hussein Darby, the last projectionist of Cinema Jenin, as he crosses the West Bank and even tries to enter Israel to repair the cinema's 50-year-old projector when a German NGO arrives to restore it — an analysis of development aid in Palestine and a tribute to a dying film culture. Screenings on 15 October at 14.00 (school session open to the public) and 20 October at 22.00, with descriptive subtitles, plus a round table on Palestinian film archives.