Secret Lisbon

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Discover the hidden side of Lisbon with Secret Lisbon, a travel guide that takes you beyond the usual tourist spots. Perfect for locals, curious visitors, and armchair explorers, this book reveals the city's lesser-known gems.

Explore Lisbon's offbeat secrets and uncover its unique, tucked-away wonders.

Secret Lisbon invites you to wander away from the typical paths and uncover the city's most unusual and intriguing sites. This guide is crafted by local experts who reveal the well-guarded treasures of Lisbon, making it ideal for anyone eager to explore the unfamiliar.

Within its pages, you'll find:

• The city’s most stunning hidden tiles
• The preserved head of Lisbon’s serial killer, kept in formalin
• The Kabbalistic meanings behind the south portal of Jeronimos Monastery
• The fascinating theory of the fifth Portuguese empire, visible throughout the city’s geography
• Charming forgotten alleyways
• The remarkable panoptic design of a former hospital
• Impressive wax masks displayed in the Dermatology Museum
• A secret passage inside the Avenida Palace hotel
• The mysterious abbey beneath Palacio Foz
• The reason the Portuguese coat of arms leans at 17 degrees on Rossio station’s facade

Stepping far from the usual crowds and clichés, Lisbon still holds many secrets that reveal themselves only to locals and travelers who love to think outside the box.

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