Belem Tour – Birthplace of Great Discoveries
We will spin this tale while walking through the most beautiful part of the city, the waterfront district of Belem.
We will spin this tale while walking through the most beautiful part of the city, the waterfront district of Belem. Looking around you will immediately feel the growing power of Portugal during the Age of Discovery. The maritime might externalised itself in a unique and lavish, Portuguese architectural style – the manueline. Two great symbols of Belem were built in this style. The first is the magnificent Jeronimos Monastery – a place where sailors embarking from the safe port of Lisbon were praying for protection and then returning from voyages – were thanking God for still being alive. The second is the Belem Tower, a lonely guard of the port and the mouth of the Tagus river. See with us the impressive Monument to the Discoveries, featuring 33 figures crucial to the history of Portuguese exploration as well as the compass rose with mappa mundi. But that’s not all we have in store! During the tour you will also have a chance to try Portuguese favourite sweet – pasteis de nata in one of the most renowned cafes in the city! Now that’s something you simply cannot miss while visiting Lisbon!