This interactive museum will transport you back to the most devastating natural disaster of Lisbon’s history – the 1755 earthquake. During this historic earthquake, 12,000 to 50,000 people ...

There, you can discover some exceptional works of art, including a gigantic panel depicting the city of Lisbon as it was before the 1755 earthquake. The museum's peaceful setting, with its cloisters ...

Lisboa, as it is known in Portuguese, is one of the oldest cities in western Europe, where the Mediterranean cuisine and climate, Unesco heritage sites and a thriving nightlife are the top draws ...

The galleries were first discovered in 1771, when Lisbon was being rebuilt after the devastating Great Earthquake of 1755. Tickets to visit the galleries usually sell out within 15 minutes.

The panic among Lisboetas was also understandable as residents of the city are used to living in the shadow of 1755, when a massive earthquake collapsed Lisbon’s churches during mass, launched ...