Which one to choose in Lisbon
Jeronimos Monastery vs Lisbon Cathedral
Two churches in Lisbon. Jeronimos Monastery has 17 tickets and tours to book; Lisbon Cathedral has 3 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 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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Lisbon, Portugal
The nave is free; the cloister and the treasury each charge a small separate fee, and a combined ticket covers both. The cloister is the more interesting of the two because an archaeological dig has been running in it for years, exposing Roman, Visigothic and Moorish layers beneath the Gothic arcades. The treasury holds church silver and vestments in upstairs rooms. Guided walking tours of the Alfama district include the cathedral and cost several times the entry.
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