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Museu Nacional dos Coches (National Coach Museum) Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Hours Tues-Sun 10am-6pm
Location Praça de Afonso de Albuquerque
Phone 21/361-08-50
Prices Admission 3€ ($3.90), 1.50€ ($1.95) students 14-25, free for children under 14
Season Closed holidays

Frommer's Review

The most visited attraction in Lisbon, the National Coach Museum is the finest of its type in the world. Founded by Amélia, wife of Carlos I, it's housed in a former 18th-century riding academy connected to the Belém Royal Palace. The coaches stand in a former horse ring; most date from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Drawing the most interest is a trio of opulently gilded baroque carriages used by the Portuguese ambassador to the Vatican at the time of Pope Clement XI (1716). Also on display is a 17th-century coach in which the Spanish Habsburg king, Phillip II, journeyed from Madrid to Lisbon to see his new possession.

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