Lisboa Trip Overview
Discover one of the most majestic and popular areas of the Lisbon waterfront during this 3-hour private walking tour. This is the place where the famous world explorers set off on voyages of discovery in the 15th century, but also where Portugal hosted the World Exhibition in 1940. Full of history and charm, Belém is the perfect neighborhood to stroll around on foot. Visit the Square of the Empire, the famous Monument of the Discoveries, and the the exotic “Portuguese House for the Colonies.” In the end you will certainly gain a completely different image of Lisbon.
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* Duration: 3 hours
* Starts: Lisboa, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Discover one of the most majestic and popular areas of the Lisbon waterfront during this 3-hour private walking tour. This is the place where the famous world explorers set off on voyages of discovery in the 15th century, but also where Portugal hosted the World Exhibition in 1940. Full of history and charm, Belém is the perfect neighborhood to stroll around on foot. Visit the Square of the Empire, the famous Monument of the Discoveries, and the the exotic “Portuguese House for the Colonies.” In the end you will certainly gain a completely different image of Lisbon.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Afonso de Albuquerque Square, Rua Belem, Belem Portugal
Belém area avatars from the Discoveries period to the 1940 Exhibition
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Vasco da Gama Garden, Rua Vieira Portuense Belém, Lisbon 1300-571 Portugal
Old Belém town (or what’s left of it)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria de Belem Church, Praca do Imperio, Lisbon 1300 Portugal
The facade and the interior spaces of the most lavish late Gothic Cathedral in Lisbon with insightful explanations on its historical and mystical meaning
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jardim da Praca do Imperio, Rua Belem, Lisbon Portugal
This square was the hub and is the main heritage of the Portuguese World Exhibition. We do quick stops by the heraldic flower beds, the monumental fountain and the seahorses
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
We walk around and try to shed light on the the main icon of the 1940 exhibition, not forgetting the majestic wind rose that covers the pavement at its feet.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Museu de Arte Popular Avenida Brasilia, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
The Museum of Popular is a conundrum and a real oddity of Modernist Lisbon.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Torre de Belem Garden, Avenida de Brasilia avenida da torre de Belem/avenida de Brasilia next to combattentes memorial, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
The other great monument of the Discoveries Age and the Restelo upper class neighborhood that developed after the 1940 Exhibition
Duration: 15 minutes
