National Coach Museum – Portraits Gallery
On the second floor of the old Royal Riding Hall is a gallery of oil portraits of Portuguese royals. ThisContinue Reading
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National Coach Museum – Nunes’ Portuguese Monarchs
The National Coach Museum is not just about the carriages and coaches. Occasionally they will put up really interesting temporaryContinue Reading
Chapitô @ Lisbon
An original, unique and artistic way to get a view of Lisbon. Climb up one of the city’s most iconicContinue Reading
National Coach Museum – The Art of Equestrian
Scattered around the National Coach Museum are some of things used by the unsung heroes of the Royal Riding Hall.Continue Reading
National Coach Museum – Functional Coaches
Besides the transportation and regalia, there are some really interesting functional carriages in the exhibition.
National Coach Museum – The Aristocrats
The royalties were not the only ones that went around town in their carriages, aristocrats and high clergymen were alsoContinue Reading
National Coach Museum – The Royal Collection
After passing the Embassy’s coaches, you start to move into the 18th century carriages with the more comfortable berlins andContinue Reading
National Coach Museum – Picadeiro Real
This was the Royal Riding Hall of Belém that was converted to a museum in 1905 to display the royal carriages.Continue Reading
National Coach Museum – The Royal Coaches
Before the invention of automobiles, the aristocrats and upper classes travel around in coaches and carriages drawn by horse. TheContinue Reading
Museum of the Presidency of the Republic – Belém Palace
It is a functioning residence of the President just like the Istana in Singapore, but the President does not liveContinue Reading