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Belém Tower

Name: Belém Tower
Address: Av. Brasília, Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

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Afonso

September 12, 2022

On a 40-minute walk along the river, visit one of the most incredible monuments in Lisbon

Frederico

March 10, 2022

The harmony and delicate ornamentation of the Tower of Belém suggests a finely cut jewel to all laying eyes on her. However, its contemporaries took a rather different perspective: a formidable and imposing bastion defending the entrance to the Tagus and capable of combining firepower with the St Sebastian tower on the other bank of the river. Its construction was ordered by king Manuel I (1495-1521) and it was built by Francisco de Arruda between 1514 and 1521. The tower was built on a basalt island that was close to the right bank of the Tagus in front of Restelo beach. However, with the gradual change in the course of the river, the tower has ended practically swallowed up by the bank.

Vasco

December 13, 2019

Belém Tower, officially Torre de São Vicente, is a fortification located in the parish of Belém, municipality and district of Lisbon (near the Jeronimos Monastery). Classified as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 1983, it was elected one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal on July 7, 2007. Enjoy a visit to the tower and take this opportunity to visit the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and taste the famous "Pastéis de Belém", in the pastry shop of the same name, located in Belém (right next to the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos)