Maria I Pavillion: Residence of Kings, Queens and Presidents of the 20th Century

This tour reveals a 60-year history, told in one of the stages of Portuguese national diplomacy and foreign policy, that has witnessed remarkable episodes of the history of Portugal, Europe and the World.

In the private spaces where distinguished guests of the Portuguese Republic stayed between 1940 and 2004, the D. Maria I Pavilion evokes personalities such as Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; the Generalissimo Franco of Spain; US General Eisenhower; Sukarno from Indonesia; José Sarney from Brazil; Nicolae Ceausescu from Romania; King Juan Carlos of Spain; Samora Machel from Mozambique, François Mitterrand from France; the Emperors of Japan, among many others, who marked the history of the 20th century.