The water museum also known as "Aqueduto das Águas Livres" is located in the center of Lisbon exactly in Alcantara near the Tejo River, for today we paid a ticket for 12 people for 48 euros, it gives an average of 4 euros per adult, you can reserve either by calling you have their phone number on Gmaps or you can simply arrive and pay your entrance fee, I came on a Saturday so it's better to write to the email to confirm.🚩📸

It is not possible to walk inside the aqueduct because you would have to pay another ticket and schedule it online, plus it is in a different area, but today's activity includes a walk starting from the gardens where there are signs describing the history of the aqueduct, you can also walk 2km along the outdoor path where settlers in 1750 could travel from one part of Lisbon Campolide to Alcantara, along the way we will have beautiful views of Lisbon north-south, we will also be able to climb 65 meters high which is the maximum size of the aqueduct.📸🌍🕵🏻‍♂️

How can a simple aqueduct be an architectural success when there are thousands of them in Europe? This is probably the question you're asking yourself. These two gentlemen (José da Silva Paes and Reinaldo Manuel dos Santos), both architects and engineers, who carried out this work, went down in history because the great Lisbon earthquake occurred in 1755, literally devastating the entire city. However, only one piece of architecture was spared damage, and that was the aqueduct. This demonstrates that all the personnel who worked on this project created an indestructible and very modern structure for its time.📸👨🏻‍🏫🚩

The aqueduct began its construction in 1753 and was inaugurated in 1750, however, in 1748 it was already carrying water through the gutters, in total it has a length of 14,174 meters, it has secondary branches apart from the main canal, it begins in "belas" and ends in "amoreiras", in total it irrigated water to more than 54 km of extension, the material used mostly was stone. The idea for this project was born with King John V who did not see it appropriate that certain areas had water and others did not, of course, in the monarchy there are always "personal objectives" however, this king would go down in the history of Portugal for his great feat.🚩👨🏻‍🏫🫅🏻

If one day you visited or intend to visit Lisbon the first thing you will see from the plane is the aqueduct, this structure can be seen from many parts of the Lisbon hills, if you intend to go south or north of the country you will normally have to pass by the aqueduct and the "25 de Abril" bridge, therefore, being a place where you will have to pass... Why not visit it and learn about it? From here we can familiarize ourselves with the surroundings, we are currently in "Campolide" from here we see "Campo Grande" where the bus station is, we can also see Benfica where the stadium is, the famous "Monsanto" park is also visible, the skytrain station, literally with a map we can get to know all of Lisbon.🕵🏻‍♂️🌍

I would have liked to walk inside, but it is not possible, however, on this walk we will enter one of the doors, which they made an adaptation so we could see it inside, as you can see there is a stone channel in the ground that served to distribute the water using the force of gravity and natural movement of water, almost all the main cities in Portugal have an aqueduct.🗺️

What does a serial killer have to do with the aqueduct? You've probably asked yourself that question, let me tell you... In 1820, in the "Campolide" valley, lived a Galician man named Diego Alves, a guy with a boring and normal life, typical of the 18th century. One day, he realized that stealing was easier than working, and together with other friends, they devised a macabre plan! They waited for people to pass by the aqueduct to rob them and then throw them from a height of 65 meters where they died, making it look like a "suicide." Diego killed more than 70 people, which made everything strange when among the victims were children, of course... Children don't commit suicide. The police already had suspicions and set a "trap" to catch the killer, and that's where Alves was arrested and sentenced to death. The incredible thing about the story is that Diego was the first serial killer in Portugal... People wondered "what is the essence" that leads to committing acts like these? Well, they decapitated Diego and kept his head in the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon so that when science is more advanced they can discover "what makes us bad." And well, you can visit the head whenever you want...💀💀💀