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BELÉM

At the mouth of the Tagus river, where the green suburb with many museums, parks
caravels set sail on their voyages of discovery, and gardens, as well as an attractive riverside
Belém is inextricably linked with Portugal’s setting with cafés and a promenade. On
golden Age of Discovery. When Manuel I sunny days there is a distinct seaside feel
came to power in 1495 he reaped the profits to the river embankment.
of those heady days of expansion, building Before the Tagus receded, the monks in the
grandiose monuments and churches that monastery used to look out onto the river
mirrored the spirit of the time. Two of the and watch the boats set forth. In contrast
finest examples of the exuberant and exotic today, several lanes of traffic along the busy
Manueline style of architecture are the Avenida da Índia cut central Belém off from
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the Torre de the picturesque waterfront, and silver-and-
Belém. Today, Belém is a spacious, relatively yellow trains rattle regularly past.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Historic Buildings Restaurants pp132–3
2 Museu Nacional dos Coches 1 Palácio de Belém 1 Belém 2 a 8
5 Museu Nacional de Arqueologia q Torre de Belém p72 2 Nosolo Italia
6 Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian t Palácio Nacional da Ajuda 3 Vela Latina
7 Museu de Marinha Monuments
0 Museu Colecção Berardo 9 Monument to the Discoveries
Parks and Gardens
Cultural Centres
3 Jardim Botânico Tropical 8 Centro Cultural de Belém
r Jardim Botânico da Ajuda
Churches and Monasteries
4 Mosteiro dos Jerónimos pp68–9
w Ermida de São Jerónimo
e Igreja da Memória
C. DO MIRAN TE Á AJU D A
CALÇADA DA AJUDA

RUA GONÇALVES ZARCO C. DA MEMÓRIA RUA DAS MERCÊS AJUDA

ESTÁDIO AV. DA ILHA DA MADEIRA T. D A M E M Ó R I A
MUNICIPAL C A L Ç A D A D O G A LVÃO
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RUA DE ALCOLENA
AVENIDA DO RESTELO
RUA D OM FRANCISCO D E A L M EIDA
AVENIDA DA TORRE DE BELÉM RUA SÃO F. XAVIER IMPÉRIO BELÉM PR. ALFONSO DE Belém See Lisbon Street Finder
RUA 4
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The magnificent Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site For keys to symbols see back flap
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