Which one to choose in Lisbon
Carmo Convent vs Jeronimos Monastery
Two churches in Lisbon. Carmo Convent has 2 tickets and tours to book; Jeronimos Monastery has 17 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Lisbon, Portugal
The ruined Carmelite church is ticketed, because the shell now houses the city's archaeological museum, and the ticket covers both. It is inexpensive and rarely sells out, though a queue forms in the middle of the day in summer. Most visitors arrive without planning to, by taking the iron lift from the lower town, which delivers you to a walkway almost at the door; the lift itself has long queues and is included in the city transport pass, so use the pass rather than paying at the machine.
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Lisbon, Portugal
The church of Santa Maria is free; the cloister is the ticket, and the two are entered by different doors, which confuses visitors who queue in the wrong place. Book the cloister online with a time slot, because the walk-up line in Belem stretches along the facade by mid-morning. The Lisboa Card covers entry and lets you skip to the reserved lane, which pays for itself if you are also seeing the Belem Tower and riding the trams. Combined tickets with the Belem Tower or the Ajuda palace save a few euros.
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