Film and TV locations in Lisbon
22 places to shoot in Lisbon, Portugal: 5 industrial and derelict locations, 5 transport and infrastructure locations, 2 bars, restaurants and shops and 10 more. 10 have a photo and 6 carry practical details the location publishes itself.
What is here
- Industrial and derelict locations 5
- Transport and infrastructure 5
- Bars, restaurants and shops 2
- Theatres, arenas and venues 2
- Film studios and backlots 2
- Villages and countryside 2
- Historic towns and streets 1
- Churches and monasteries 1
- Offices, schools and public buildings 1
- Hotels and interiors 1
Alfama
Historic town & street
Lisbon's oldest quarter, a hillside maze of steep cobbled lanes, tiled facades and tram lines above the Tagus.
Seen in: Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
Cabo da Roca Lighthouse
Transport & infrastructure
Working lighthouse on Cabo da Roca near Colares, mainland Europe's westernmost point, standing on wind-blown cliffs above the Atlantic.
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Central Tejo, MAAT
Industrial & derelict
Former early 20th century thermoelectric power station on the Lisbon riverfront in Belem, now part of the MAAT museum complex, with its former turbine halls hired out for corporate events.
Cinema São Jorge
Theatre, arena & venue
Art Deco cinema opened in 1950 on Lisbon's Avenida da Liberdade, run by the city's culture agency EGEAC and host to the city's main film festivals, with its screening rooms available for space rental.
Culturgest
Theatre, arena & venue
Arts centre run by a bank foundation inside its Lisbon headquarters, with galleries and auditoriums used for theatre, music, cinema and conferences, and its own space-rental service.
Estudios Valentim de Carvalho
Studio & backlot
Television studio complex in Paco de Arcos with six sound stages used for national broadcasts, music recording and the Portuguese Eurovision selection show.
Seen in: Festival RTP da Cancao
Six studios. Studio 1: 176 m2 (16 x 11 m, 6.5 m ceiling) with 2 dressing rooms with shower, a make-up room and a meeting room. Studio 2: 450 m2 with...
Fábrica Braço de Prata
Industrial & derelict
A former military ammunition factory in Marvila, Lisbon, converted into a cultural complex with a theatre, bar and exhibition halls across its old industrial buildings.
Quinta da Fidalga
Village & countryside
Municipal park and former country estate in Seixal, on the south bank of the Tagus, with wooded grounds listed by the national film commission for garden and forest settings.
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Santa Marta Lighthouse
Transport & infrastructure
Working lighthouse on the Cascais waterfront built inside the grounds of the former Santa Marta Fort, a white tiled quadrangular tower with blue stripes and a red lantern overlooking the Tagus estuary, with a lighthouse museum on site.
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Time Out Market Lisboa
Bar, restaurant & shop
The restored 1892 Mercado da Ribeira market hall by Cais do Sodré in Lisbon, now a large food hall with dozens of kitchens and counters under Time Out's management.
Includes a dedicated events room (Estudio Time Out) of 400 square metres on the first floor of the market; full exclusive venue hire covers over 3,000...
Armazéns do Chiado
Bar, restaurant & shop
A rebuilt 19th century department store in Lisbon's Chiado district, now a shopping centre behind its restored historic facade after the 1988 Chiado fire.
Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station
Industrial & derelict
Steam-powered water pumping station in Xabregas that operated from 1880 to 1928, preserving four steam engines inside its industrial hall as part of Lisbon's water museum.
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Convent of Jesus, Setubal
Church & monastery
Late 15th century Manueline convent church in Setubal, one of the earliest examples of the style, with twisted stone columns and a vaulted interior, its former convent buildings now housing a municipal museum.
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Corroios Tide Mill
Industrial & derelict
Restored 17th century tide mill on the Coina estuary in Seixal, part of the Seixal municipal ecomuseum, using the rise and fall of the tide to power its milling machinery.
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Estacao do Rossio
Transport & infrastructure
Neo-Manueline railway station on Lisbon's Rossio square, with two horseshoe-arched doorways on its facade and platforms reached through a tunnel under the Bairro Alto hill.
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Estudio da Fabrica
Studio & backlot
Multifunctional video and photo studio in the Lisbon area with two sound stages for commercials, music videos, interviews and online video production.
Two studios of 200 m2 each, both 10.00 m wide x 14.00 m deep (20.00 m in total) x 7.60 m high, with 5.00 m to the lighting grid (Prolyte X30D truss)....
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Museum Condes de Castro Guimaraes
Office, school & public building
Early 20th century neo-Manueline mansion on the Cascais waterfront, built as a private residence and now a municipal museum with towers, a library and gardens overlooking the bay.
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Pero Negro Railway Station
Transport & infrastructure
Small rural railway station on the Oeste line near Sobral de Monte Agraço, with a period station building, platform and level crossing still used by regional trains.
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Pestana Palace Lisbon
Hotel & interiors
19th century palace in Alcantara converted into a luxury hotel, keeping its period reception rooms and gardens alongside newer hotel wings, listed in the national film commission's palace catalogue.
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Quinta de Sant'Ana do Gradil
Village & countryside
Working farm and vineyard estate near the village of Gradil, 35km north of Lisbon, with 12 hectares of vines, olive and cypress groves, orchards, meadows and several holiday cottages.
Five holiday houses, gardens, swimming pool
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Setubal Fishing Dock
Transport & infrastructure
Working fishing dock on the Sado estuary at Setubal, with moored trawlers, quayside fish auction sheds and views across the estuary to the Troia peninsula.
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Wine Cellars Jose Maria da Fonseca
Industrial & derelict
Historic wine cellars of one of Portugal's oldest table wine producers, founded in 1834 in Azeitao, with ageing cellars, a museum house and production buildings open to visitors.
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What Portugal pays back
Portugal runs the SCRI.PT cash rebate (RIPAC), worth 30% / 25% (large track); 30% to 40% (medium track). Work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
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