Category Archives: Visits

On February 22, the Club went on a very interesting guided tour of the Sant’Ana Sanatorium in Parede (Cascais). The former Sant’Ana Sanatorium stands out for its long façade, parallel to Avenida Marginal, which reveals the eclectic taste of early 20th century Portuguese architecture, combined with a deep functional capacity, well expressed in the articulationContinue reading “Visit to the Sanatorium of Sant’Ana”

In November, the Club took a guided tour of the Lactário Museum, founded in 1901 by Colonel Rodrigo António Aboim Ascenção with the aim of improving the living conditions of children in Alfama, where there was a population with obvious food shortages and poor housing conditions. The Foundation, which focused on supporting early childhood, distributedContinue reading “Lactarium Museum, Odivelas Monastery and Aljube Museum”

On 11 November, the Club took a guided tour of Casa Ermelinda Freitas, in Fernando Pó, which allowed us to appreciate the evolution of the winemaking process from its beginnings, which started with 2 grape varieties in 1920, to the present day, with 29 grape varieties. A story made up of the work of fourContinue reading “Visit to the Ermelinda Freitas House”

The tour of Seixal began with a visit to the Corroios Tide Mill, which was built by King Nuno Álvares Pereira in 1403 and is one of the few tide mills still in working order. It currently serves as the centre of the Seixal Municipal Ecomuseum. Next we went to Quinta da Fidalga, which wasContinue reading “Trip to Seixal”

The second quarter began with an Easter Concert – Mozart’s Requiem – at the Belém Cultural Centre (CCB). This was followed by a tea party at the CMN and guided tours of the Berardo Collection at the CCB and the interesting Carris museum.

In January 2023, the Club began its activities with a New Year’s Eve concert at Gulbenkian. This was followed by a tea meeting at the CMN and, finally, a guided tour of the Biester Palace. This palace, built at the end of the 19th century and known as the “House of Witches” because of itsContinue reading “Visit to the Biester Palace”

On 23 November, the Club offered its members a cultural afternoon with a guided visit to the Tile Museum, Madre de Deus Convent and Santos-o-Novo Convent, conducted by Dr. Anísio Franco, whose descriptions and explanations of the convents were excellent. In the Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus, the carved wood and tilesContinue reading “Visit to the convents of Madre de Deus and Santos-o-Novo”

On June 7, the Lyceum Club paid a visit to the recently inaugurated Royal Treasury Museum in Palácio da Ajuda, where we were able to admire, divided into 11 thematic nuclei, a precious collection made up of gold and diamonds from Brazil, coins and medals of the Crown, the valuable jewels of the Crown withContinue reading “Visit to the Royal Treasury Museum”

The Lyceum Club held on June 2nd a guided visit, with Dr. Miguel Pamplona, to the French Embassy, located in the former Palace of Santos belonging to the Lancastre family and acquired in 1909 by the French Government.

On April 28th, the first cultural event with the new Lyceum Club Board took place, an interesting guided tour to the Lisbon Geographical Society. In 1875, a group of 74 intellectuals, journalists and politicians of the time asked King Luís to create the Lisbon Royal Geographical Society, with the aim of promoting and assisting theContinue reading “Guided tour to the Lisbon Geographical Society”