| Page Views: 1,119 Last Visit to Belém: May, 2004 | Interesting Belém by Bwana_Brown - last update: Nov 9, 2007 |
We managed to spend most of a beautiful sunny afternoon in Belém on our third day in Portugal. However, I think that our earlier walking up and down the hills of both Lisbon and Sintra had tired us out more than we had realized!
Belém is quite an interesting part of Lisbon, situated in the westen part of the city and separated from the main tourist areas of the city. Still, it was great to wander in its gorgeous parks and stroll along the Tejo (Tagus) River as we visited both the Monument to the Discoveries and the Tower of Belém!
We had an added bonus when we arrived on a Sunday while the Presidential Guard at the Palace was putting on a changing of the guard display! Throw in a tour of the best Royal Coach Museum in Europe and a stroll around a Botanical Garden, and it was not a bad way to put in an afternoon! |
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| Pros: | "Some amazing historical relics in a very small area" | | Cons: | "The major divided highway along the riverfront cuts it in half" | | In A Nutshell: | "You really should see Belém if you ever visit Lisbon!" |
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hopang Fri Sep 4, 2009 22:33 UTC
Interesting Belém page with excellent photographs. Tower of Belém and Monument to the Discoveries certainly look amazing. Coach Museum, park and Botanical Garden sound wonderful to visit and explore. ~ho & pang | Trekki Fri May 1, 2009 18:00 UTC
Oh marvellous, I might stay in Belém forever! I love the discovery monument and will also visit the monasterio :-) | Mikebb Fri Apr 10, 2009 03:12 UTC
Nice page Glenn, we had a morning in Belem Sept'08, also visited the Monestary. Nice memories, have not started my page yet. Have an enjoyable Easter. Off to Singapore in 4 weeks. | Dabs Wed Nov 14, 2007 05:15 UTC
I loved this suburb of Lisbon, seems to me we stayed close enough to walk or maybe we took the subway. I'm sure I have pictures from the Coach Museum, oops ;-) |
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