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Basilica da Estrela

Lisbon, Portugal
Ranked #26 of 173 attractions in Lisbon
4.5 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Religious Sites
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Essex, England
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

We stumbled across this by chance, but so glad we did. Beautiful church. You must find the crib scene - it's hidden in one of the side rooms and access is not obvious, but seek it out. Brilliant craftsmanship - photos do not do it justice. We paid the 5 Euros to go up on to the roof (very narrow... More

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Lisbon
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

Go inside by the end of the afternoon, look up, and admire the sunlight filteres by the tower windows. More

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Lisbon
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

The Basilica is really neat to check out inside, very beautiful inside, but across the street is the jardim da estrella, or estrela park and that is great place to people watch. plenty of space for family picnics too. we went once a week during the summer with our two small children and friends. the locals go here all the... More

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Lisbon, Portugal
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012
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very historic and beautiful, nice to take some photos More

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Oregon, USA
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

This is a quiet little church by a beautiful garden. The marble is amazing. More

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Shumen, Bulgaria
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

That is a very beautiful basilica with great attractions around. It happened that there was a concert inside the basilica and we had a wonderful experience! Highly recommended! More

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New York
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012

Modern and old church, interesting and beautiful. Just go around and explore yourself, and you will like it More

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Ghent, Belgium
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

The church itself is of little interest. However the visit to the roofs and bell-tower offers a superb view of Lisboa (costs 4€/pers). Don't forget to take a stroll in the nearby homonymous park. More

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Chico, California
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

There was a service going while we were there. Very pretty church. More

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Athens, Greece
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

I did not have the chance to visit the basilica inside, but I admired it as building as well the surounding area which I found fantastic, as I was passing there by bus. More

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