Belem Tower stands proudly by the river, telling centuries of Lisbon’s maritime history. In this video, we explore its ...

The waterfront Belém is a historic neighborhood that houses some of Lisbon's most important monuments, museums and one very popular Portuguese tart cafe, the Pasteis de Belém. Here you'll find the ...

The Belém Tower has guarded the entrance to Lisbon for more than 500 years. Built on a small basalt island next to the northern bank of the Tagus River, the tower (and the people manning it) has ...

Belem Tower, Just outside the city-centre limits, Belem is a spacious green parish, which is located at the mouth of Tagus river from where earlier naval vessels used to set sail for their discovery ...

Belém includes the city's most famous monuments, such as the Belém Tower, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Pastéis de Belém pastry shop (not, strictly speaking, a monument, but it might as well be).

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Some rulers really justify their descriptions. Ethelred the Unready was decidedly that, especially ...

When Portugal was a leading seafaring nation, the Belém Tower welcomed explorers and merchant vessels to the port of Lisbon. Today, it's a tourist attraction with a fantastic view. The tower was ...

These properties were included in 1983 in the World Heritage List under criteria (iii) and (vi) for the whole of the Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belem, and under criteria (i) and ...