Museu Nacional do Azulejo

The experience

Housed in the former Madre de Deus convent founded in 1509, this national museum traces five centuries of Portugal's signature azulejo tilework. Highlights include a gilded Baroque convent church and a 23-metre panorama of pre-earthquake Lisbon rendered entirely in blue-and-white tile. The cloisters and chapel are part of the visit.

The definitive collection of Portuguese tile art, in a jewel-box former convent away from the crowds.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.