Belém Tower
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Basic info
How to visit
Prices
18-64: 8€ | Concessions: 4€
Free access
- Lisboa Card Holders
- Children under 13
- Sundays (only for Portugal residents)
- Unemployed EU citizens
Opening times
9.30am–6pm | Tuesday – Sunday
Last admission at 5.30 pm
Closing days
Mondays
January 1st, Easter Sunday, May 1st & December 25th
Location
Jardim da Torre de Belém
Public transports
Train (Cascais line)
Cais do Sodré > Belém station | 1,45€
Tram: 15
Bus: 728, 714, 727, 729, 751
More details
- Virgin and Child Sculpture
- Moorishstyle watchtowers
- Governor’s Room
- All the exterior with ropes carved in stone and balconies in manueline style
- The rhino gargoyle on the western façade (related with first rhinocero brought to Portugal from India in 1513)
1514 – Begining of construction during the reign of King Manuel I. Designed by Francisco de Arruda.
1520: The tower is completed serving to defend the entrance to the harbor.
1655: Functioned as a control point for merchant navigation and customs
1846: Restoration works
1865 – Installation of a beacon (until 1940)
1983: Classification by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
the surroundings
- Monument to the Discoveries (919 m)
- Archaeology Museum (1 km)
- Jerónimos Monastery (1.1 km)
- National Coach Museum (1.6 km)
- Quake (1,7 Km)
Pastéis de Belém
Rua de Belém nº 84 a 92
Phone: +351 213637423
Lisbon iconic custard tart
Long queues but mooving fast
On-site cafe & take-away custard tart
Le Chat
Jardim 9 de Abril
Phone: +351 213963668
12h30 – 1h00 (Mon – Thu)
12h30 – 2h00 (Fri – Sat)
12h30 – 1h00 (Sun)
Restaurant with a nice terrace
It has an extensive cocktail list
Tickets availability
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