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Pastelaria Sala de Cha Versailles, Avenida da República 15A, phone 21/354-63-40.

Mosteiro do Jeronimós is located at Praça do Império, phone 21/362-00-34; www.mosteirojeronimos.pt. Open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from May to September, only until 5 p.m. the rest of the year. Admission to the church is free, but the cloisters are 4.50€ ($5.60) adults 26 and older, 2.50€ ($3.15) adults and children 15-25, free for seniors 65 and over and children under 14.

Museu do Marinha, phone 21/362-00-19, is located within the Mosteiro de Jeronimos (see above) and shares the same hours. Admission is 3€ ($3.75) adults, 1.50€ ($1.90) students and children ages 6-17, free for seniors (65 and over) and children under 5.

Torre de Belem is also at the Praça do Império, phone 21/362-00-34; www.mosteirojeronimos.pt. Tues-Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. between May and September, until 5 p.m. the rest of the year. Admission is 3€ ($3.75) adults, 1.50€ ($1.90) for adults 15-25 years, free for children under 14 and for seniors (65 and over). On Sundays admission is free until 2 p.m.

Museu Nacional des Coches, Praça de Afonso de Albuquerque, phone 21/361-08-50. Admission 3€ ($3.75), 1.50€ ($1.90) students 14-25, free for children under 14. It’s open Tuesdays to Sundays 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. year round.

Museu da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Largo das Portas do Sol 2, phone 21/881-46-00. Mon-Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission 5€ ($6.25), 2.50€ ($3.15) seniors, free for children under 12.

Doca Peixe, Armazem 14 at Doca de Santo Amaro in the City Center, phone 21/397-35-65

Castelo de Sao George, Rua da Costa do Castelo, phone 21/887-72-44; www.egeac.pt. Open daily 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. from April through September, until 6 p.m. the rest of the year. Admission 3€ ($3.75) adults, free for children under 10

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Rua das Janelas Verdes 95; phone 21/391-28-00; www.mnarteantiga-ipmuseus.pt. Open Tuesdays 2-6 p.m.; Wednesday through Sundays 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Admission 3€ ($3.75), 1.50€ ($1.90) students, free for children under 14.

Solar do Vinho do Porto, Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara 45, phone 21/347-57-07. Open Monday through Saturday from 2 p.m. until midnight.

Nariz do Vinho Tinto, Rua do Conde 75 in Lapa,  phone 21/395-30-55. Reservations required.

Senhor Vinho, Rua do Meio à Lapa, 18, phone: 21/397-26-81; www.restvinho.com

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer guides in bookstores now. Her book, Pauline Frommer's New York, was named Best Guidebook of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association.

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