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The Castelo de S. Jorge Education Department offers various programs with activities meant to encourage understanding of various aspects of spatial-temporal continuity of Castelo de S. Jorge heritage. These offer thematic interpretations of its history, spaces, characters and knowledge about events gathered over time, providing a taste for historical knowledge and appreciation of cultural heritage, as a factor in human development.
DISCOVERY AT THE CASTLE | DISCOVERING THE CASTLE
MONDAY TO SUNDAY | 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm
GENERAL PUBLIC | Duration 1.5 hrs | Castelo S. Jorge admission ticket
This guided tour of the inner castle, archaeological site and the permanent exhibition offers visitors an interpretation and closer look at the heritage and history of the Castelo de S. Jorge, de-coding its spaces and relating them to experiences from the past.
DISCOVERY AT THE CASTLE | LISBON THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
MONDAY TO SUNDAY | 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
GENERAL PUBLIC | Duration 20 min | Castelo S. Jorge admission ticket
Observation and commentary on the monuments and most emblematic areas of Lisbon especially highlighting the different perspectives of the historic town and modern city through observation of real time images captured by our periscope and reflected in a mirror.
BATS IN THE CASTLE
JUL, AUG and SEPT | SATURDAY| 8:30 pm
GENERAL PUBLIC | Duration 2 hrs | €
NATUGA
Did you know that the Castelo de S. Jorge has a resident bat colony? Join a biologist on a night time walk around the Castelo de S. Jorge and, with the help of an ultrasound detector, discover, observe and identify various species of bats and learn about the extraordinary importance of bats in ecosystems.
