Portas do Sol

Alfama, Castelo & Graça


Near one of the city’s iconic viewpoints, this spacious sun-drenched terrace has a mix of sofas and white patio furniture, where you can sip cocktails (€7) while taking in magnificent river views. DJs bring animation to the darkly lit industrial interior on weekends.


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Nearby Alfama, Castelo & Graça attractions

1. Largo das Portas do Sol

0.01 MILES

This original Moorish gateway affords stunning angles over Alfama’s jumble of red rooftops and pastel-coloured houses, underscored by the true blue Rio…

2. Museu de Artes Decorativas

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Set in a petite 17th-century palace, this museum creaks under the weight of treasures including blingy French silverware, priceless Qing vases and Indo…

3. Miradouro de Santa Luzia

0.06 MILES

From bougainvillea-clad Miradouro de Santa Luzia, your gaze drifts over a mosaic of rooftops and spires to the river below.

4. Alfama

0.13 MILES

Wander downhill (to save your legs) through Alfama's steep, narrow, cobblestoned streets and catch a glimpse of the more traditional side of Lisbon before…

6. Museu do Teatro Romano

0.16 MILES

The ultramodern Museu do Teatro Romano, reopened in 2015 after a two-year renovation and further excavation, catapults you back to Emperor Augustus’ rule…

7. Museu do Aljube

0.18 MILES

Both poignant and haunting, this new and highly important museum has turned the former Portuguese dictatorship's political prison of choice into a museum…