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Stop At: Torre de Belem, Avenida Brasilia - Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal

The Torre de Belém is located in the parish of Belém, municipality and district of Lisbon, in Portugal. On the right bank of the river Tagus, where Belém beach once existed, it was originally surrounded by water around its perimeter. Over the centuries it was surrounded by the beach, until today it is incorporated the terra firma.

One of the ex libris of the city, the monument is an icon of the architecture of the reign of D. Manuel I, in a synthesis between the medieval tradition tower and the modern bulwark, where pieces of artillery were available.

Over time, the tower was losing its defense function of the Tagus bar and, from the Filipino occupation, the old warehouses gave way to dungeons. On the four floors of the tower, the Governor's Room, the Kings Room, the Audience Hall, and finally the Chapel with its fifteenth-century vaults remain.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal

The Monument to the Discoveries (Monument to the Discoveries) is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and District of Lisbon, in Portugal. The architectural design is of Cottinelli Telmo and the sculptures are of Leopoldo de Almeida.

 In a prominent position on the right bank of the River Tagus, the original monument in perishable materials was erected in 1940 on the occasion of the Portuguese World Exhibition to honor the historical figures involved in the Portuguese Discoveries. The present replica, in concrete and stone, is later, having been inaugurated in 1960.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Praca do Imperio Belém, Lisbon 1400-206 Portugal

The Jerónimos Monastery or Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém is a Portuguese monastery of the Order of St. Jerome built in the 16th century. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pastéis de Belém, R. de Belém 84-92, 1300-085 Lisboa, Portugal

At the beginning of the 19th century, in Belém, near the Jerónimos Monastery, it worked a refining of sugar cane associated with a small place of varied commerce. As a consequence of the Liberal revolution occurred in 1820, all the monasteries and monasteries of Portugal were closed in 1834, expelling the clergy and the workers.

In an attempt to survive, someone from the Monastery puts up for sale at this store some sweet pastries, quickly called "Pastéis de Belém".

Duration: 30 minutes