As much as we love Lisbon’s urban energy, sometimes we just want to get away from it all. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As cities go, Lisbon is hardly a dreary or stressful place. But it’s still a big city, and one that largely lives life outdoors. That means anything you want to visit, whether it be a miradouro<\/a><\/em>, esplanade, rooftop or park, a few hundred other people have probably had the same idea. Here’s where we go to get a dose of nature\u2014and art\u2014almost all to ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: Ann Abel<\/a>, Text Overlay: Devour Lisbon Food Tours<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hidden in plain sight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the outside, the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga<\/a> (National Museum of Antique Art) looks like any other perfectly pleasant Lisbon museum<\/a>. And inside the galleries, that’s very much the case. The collection of Renaissance-ish-era works is impressive, and the museum is a very nice place to spend a few hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is not advertised behind the yellow facade is the garden out back. You don’t need to pay the museum admission fee to enter it. In fact, you don’t even need to buy anything at the cafeteria. Mostly, you just need to know it’s there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n