Botanic Garden of Lisbon, today part of the University of Lisbon, offers an oasis of peace amidst one of the largest collections of subtropical vegetation. It contains ... read more
Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra was created in 1772 by the historic PM, The Marquis of Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo. The grounds, 13 ha, were ... read more
The National Museum of Costume, opened to the public in 1977, contains a large collection of 18th and 19th century costumes, consisting mainly of private donations, as ... read more
Estufa Fria, Lisbon Greenhouse dates back to 1933 and is built on an old basalt mining site. It is a 1.5 ha park, including lakes, waterfalls, brooks, statues and ... read more
Jardim Botanico de Madeira dates back to 1881, but was relocated to its present site of around 8.5 ha, in 1960. It contains 5 ha of garden with about 3000 species ... read more
Monte Palace is a 7 ha tropical garden, surrounding a museum. The garden contains a huge collection of exotic plants from all over the world, together with swans and ... read more
The National Museum of Natural History and Science, founded in 1926 and today part of the University of Lisbon, contains rich collections of zoology, anthropology, ... read more
Parque Biologico de Gaia is a 35 ha park and centre for environmental education, with a three km-pathway. It contains a wide variety of trees, plants and animals, such ... read more
The Tapada da Ajuda Botanical Park is a 100 ha park, originally part the Palácio da Ajuda, created in 1768 by the Italian botanist Domingos Vandelli. Today it is still ... read more