This is an amazing building with some lovely contents and tapestries. There is a service bus which dropped us outside. The ballroom and throne room alone are worth the entry fee. The walk down the hill to Belem is interesting as it is lined by former barracks and now the equestrian training school.

This palace is a little out of the way and seemed to be less visited/crowded than other attractions but it was AMAZING! I would say it’s not to be missed! It has endless amounts of beautiful artifacts and decor. We spent a pretty long time here. They have some nice staff placed through the building who helped answer some questions as well. And it’s included free in the Lisboa card.

I'd suggest visiting the Palácio Nacional da Ajuda and the Museu do Tesouro Real (the Royal Treasury) on the same day as they are a little way out of Belem and are next door to each other. There wasn't very much information provided about the Palace but was lovely to see the beautiful rooms and furniture. Free entry with a Lisbon Card (definitely worth getting) so worth having a quick look around, even if only for 30 minutes.

Amazing place. Took a bus from central lisbon and was there in 30 minutes. Short walk, uphill, and you’re at the front door. Lovely & shabby, not blingy, looks like its been lived in and loved for years. Amazing number of rooms to explore.

The palace has two museums, the royal treasure and the palace itself. Both have unique pieces of Portuguese history, beautiful paintings, furniture, tapestries, jewelry, porcelains. There is plenty of information around the palace, one can learn a lot about the Portuguese royal family and its history. On the negative side, the Palace deserves further investment, several areas need restoration works, the surrounding gardens look abandoned, it’s a shame that such a beautiful building and art collection do not have more attention and investment from the Portuguese authorities.

I have been to Lisbon a couple of times already so I have already seen most of the main sights. I was down in Belem to see the Tejo Power Plant museum and once done with that I walked over to check out the Belem tower and the Jerónimos Monastery both of which were absolutely slammed with tourists on this sunny spring day. Since I had seen both before I didn't feel like waiting in a line an hour so I looked for something nearby I hadn't seen before and saw this palace so I headed on over walking from the monastery. If you do this keep in mind that it is almost entirely up hill for the walk. Anyway I got the palace and basically had it almost to myself. I'd say there might have been about a dozen folks I saw while I was there not counting staff. The palace is interesting and I say that having been to a fair number of European palaces in my time. Each room had signage in English to explain the room function and give the background of various items of interest in the room. I have probably been to a dozen European palaces and this one by far was the least busy and yet still quite interesting. There is also the royal treasures collection next door which I wasn't aware of so missed it. All in all I thought it was worth going out of your way to to see it especially if you wanted to get away from the tourist hordes.

An absolutely stunning museum, well maintained, beautifully presented and not overcrowded. My husband and I love visiting palaces in different countries and this palace-museum is one of the best. This place is one of the few that we really liked in Lisbon. This museum is today the only visitable royal palace in Lisbon, which still preserves its rooms with the authenticity of the 19th century. The Royal Palacio da Ajuda began to be built in 1796. It became the permanent official residence of the Portuguese royal family from the reign of D. Luís I (1861-1889) until 1910, the year of the establishment of the Republic. In its collections presented to the public, it brings together notable works of art, tapestry, furniture, painting, sculpture, porcelain, glass, engraving and photography of different origins, especially from the 18th and 19th centuries, constituting one of the most important decorative arts museums of the country. Highlights include works by authors such as El Greco, Greuze, Géricault, among others. In the same building you can visit the Royal Treasury Museum, which houses the royal treasure with the Portuguese crown jewels and the fine jewelry used in civil and religious ceremonies, as well as the most imposing tableware from an 18th century European royal table. The Palace open daily (except Wednesday) 10 am - 18 pm, a visit duration approx. 1.5 hours. Approximately located significantly higher than the Belem area. I highly recommend visiting it for those who love everything beautiful and in particular palaces and luxury.

If you love history this is a great tour. Self guided but each room has information in a number of languages. While you can’t tour the entire palace you can see a number of rooms that will give you a feel for what royal life must have been like. Good experience