Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon

Truly spectacular. An exceptionally well done museum, keeping things as close as possible to how they were under King Luis in the late 1800s. Very beautiful. There is a "guide page" for every room explaining what it was used for and even quoting "memories" from primary sources, which I found very interesting. Try to enter each room and take in your surroundings first of all. Try to think about what it was used for and what people thought of it. Then read the guide page. Undisturbed by tour groups when I went. Please don't come in a big tour group because you'll get in the way and ruin the experience for everyone else.

We loved this place. Cheap entrance (kids free, adults 5 per head or so). Really interesting place to see. Surprisingly, no visitors, we have seen probably 10 other visitors. And there is a botanical garden around the corner (2 eur per head, family discounts etc.) So, although the palace is not on the main tourist route it is definitely worth to visit.

Impressive national palace. Fans of royalty and all related stuff should visit this palace, where the Portuguese royal family lived in the 19th century. There are plenty of rooms with lots of different decorations that will give you a taste of the life in that era. It's easy to park nearby in case you go by car.

Nice place. Looks like every average palace in entire Europe. Good price for entering with student’s discount. Walk around took about 50minutes and was quite interesting. Too bad there was nothing which would make this place extraordinary. Staff was very nice and polite. However, entering to the palace is not marked anywhere so you have to “sneak” inside looking for the ticket office and entrance to museum itself.

A typical european palace with some impressive rooms to visit and many interesting information given during the tour ( non-guided). The best thing is that is not crowded with tourists and you don't have to wait in a queue for the tickets. It worths a visit.