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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This guide helps you get the most from sights, using maps, pictures and
a visit to Lisbon, providing expert illustrations. Hotel and restaurant
recommendations as well as detailed recommendations plus features on
practical information. The opening subjects such as entertainment and
chapter Introducing Lisbon maps the city food and drink can be found in Travellers’
and sets it in its historical and cultural Needs. The Survival Guide contains
context. Each of the five area chapters, practical information on everything
plus The Lisbon Coast, describe important from transport to personal safety.
Lisbon Area Map
lisbon area b y area  63 1For easy reference, the sights
Lisbon has been divided into BELÉM covered in the chapter are
five main sightseeing areas. at the mouth of the Tagus river, where the green suburb with many museums, numbered and located on
parks and gardens, as well as an attractive
caravels set sail on their voyages of discovery,
riverside setting with cafés and a promenade.
belém is inextricably linked with Portugal’s
Each of these areas has its own golden age of Discovery. When Manuel i on sunny days there is a distinct seaside a map. The sights are also
feel to the river embankment.
came to power in 1495 he reaped the profits
before the Tagus receded, the monks in the
of those heady days of expansion, building
grandiose monuments and churches that monastery used to look out onto the river
and watch the boats set forth. in contrast
mirrored the spirit of the time. Two of the
chapter, which opens with a list finest examples of the exuberant and exotic today, several lanes of traffic along the busy marked on the Street Finder
avenida da Índia cut central belém off from
Manueline style of architecture are the
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the Torre de the picturesque waterfront, and silver-and-
of the major sights described. belém. Today, belém is a spacious, relatively yellow trains rattle regularly past. maps on pages 166–79.
Sights at a Glance
All sights are numbered Museums and Galleries Historic Buildings 1 Belém 2 a 8
Restaurants pp132–3
1 Palácio de Belém
2 Museu Nacional dos Coches
q Torre de Belém p72
5 Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
2 Nosolo Italia
3 Vela Latina
and plotted on an Area Map. 6 Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian t Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
7 Museu de Marinha
Monuments
0 Museu Colecção Berardo
9 Monument to the Discoveries
Parks and Gardens
3 Jardim Botânico Tropical Cultural Centres A locator map shows clearly where
8 Centro Cultural de Belém
Information on the sights is easy r Jardim Botânico da Ajuda the area is in relation to other parts
Churches and Monasteries
4 Mosteiro dos Jerónimos pp68–9
to locate as the order in which w Ermida de São Jerónimo of the city.
e Igreja da Memória
C. DO MIRAN TE Á AJU D A
they appear in the chapter CALÇADA DA AJUDA Each area is indicated by
follows the numerical order RUA GONÇALVES ZARCO C. DA MEMÓRIA RUA DAS MERCÊS AJUDA a colour-coded thumb tab
used on the map. R. GIL E ANES MUNICIPAL DO AV. DA ILHA DA MADEIRA RUA 1 5 C A L Ç A D A D O G A LVÃO T. D A M E M Ó R I A (see inside front cover).
ESTÁDIO
RESTELO
RUA DE ALCOLENA R. DOS JERÓNI MOS RUA 4 RUA 1 CALÇADA DA AJUDA
AVENIDA DO RESTELO
RUA D OM FRANCISCO D E A L M EIDA
maps 1 & 2
Sights at a Glance AVENIDA DA TORRE DE BELÉM RUA SÃO F. XAVIER R. DOM LOURENÇO DE ALMEIDA PRAÇA DO BELÉM R U A D E B E L É M See Lisbon Street Finder Stars indicate the sights
JARDIN
PR. ALFONSO DE
VASCO DA
ALBUQUERQUE
GAMA
lists the chapter’s sights RUA BARTOLOMEU DIAS IMPÉRIO A V E N I D A D A Í N D I A Fluvial de Belém Belém that no visitor should miss.
VILA CORREIA
Estação
AVENIDA DE BRASÍLIA
by category: Churches, A V E N I D A D A Í N D I A T e j o 0 metres 500 500
0 yards
Museums and Galleries,
64  lisbon area b y area
The magnificent Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site For keys to symbols see back flap belÉm  65
Historic Buildings, Parks
and Gardens. street-by-street: Belém 3 . Jardim Botânico
Tropical
Exotic plants and
Portugal’s former maritime glory, expressed in
the imposing, exuberant buildings such as the trees gathered from
Portugal’s former
Jerónimos monastery, is evident all around colonies fill these BelÉm
belém. in salazar’s (see p19) attempted revival peaceful gardens,
of awareness of Portugal’s Golden age, the which were once part Tejo
of the Palácio de Belém.
area along the waterfront, which had silted up
since the days of the caravels, was restructured locator Map
to celebrate the former greatness of the nation. 4 . Mosteiro dos Jerónimos See lisbon Street Finder maps 1 & 2
Vaulted arcades and richly carved columns
Praça do império was laid out for the exhibition
Street-by-Street Map of the Portuguese World in 1940 and Praça adorned with foliage, exotic animals and 19th-century café, sells pastéis de Belém,
Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, a
navigational instruments decorate the
afonso de albuquerque was dedicated to
Manueline cloister of the Jerónimos monastery.
2This gives a bird’s-eye view Portugal’s first Viceroy of india. The royal rich custard in a flaky pastry cup.
Palácio de belém, restored with gardens and
a riding school by João V in the 18th century,
of the heart of each of the briefly housed the royal family after the
1755 earthquake.
sightseeing areas. T R A V e s s A d o s f e R R e I R o s
l A R g o
d o s
J e R Ó N I M o s T . M A R T A P I N T o
P R A Ç A d o I M P É R I o R u A d e B e l É M Central Lisbon
A suggested route for
a walk is shown in red. R u A V I e I R A P o R T u e N s e
1 Palácio de Belém
Also known as the Palácio Cor de Rosa
5 Museu Nacional (pink palace) because of its faded pink
façade, the former royal palace is the
de Arqueologia
70  lisbon area b y area b elÉm  71 Archaeological finds ranging residence of the Portuguese president.
It also houses the Museu da Presidência
Torre de Belém from an Iron Age gold da República.
(see p72) bracelet to Moorish artifacts 2 Museu Nacional
are among the interesting
progress in shipbuilding 8 Centro Cultural 0 Museu Colecção exhibits on display. dos Coches (see p66)
from the mid-15th de Belém Berardo
century, capitalizing on
the experience of long- Praça do Império. Map 1 B5. Praça do Império. Map 1 B5.
Tel 213 612 878. @ 727, 728,
Tel 213 612 400. @ 727, 728, 729,
distance explorers. 751. v 15. £ Belém. Open 8am– 729, 751. v 15. £ Belém. 0 metres 50 Praça Afonso de
Small replicas show the 8pm Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Sat, Sun & Open 10am–7pm Tue–Sun. 7 Albuquerque
transition from the bark public hols. & 7 ∑ ccb.pt ∑ museuberardo.pt 0 yards 50 is named after the first
to the lateen-rigged Portuguese Viceroy of
caravel, through The construction of a stark The brainchild of business India. A Neo-
the faster square- modern building between mogul and art collector José Praça do Império Manueline column in
rigged caravel, to the the Manueline splendour of Manuel Rodrigues Berardo, is the great square in front Key the centre bears his
Portuguese nau. Also the Jéronimos monastery and this fascinating gallery, located Rua Vieira Portuense runs along a small park. Its statue, with scenes
of the monastery. The
here are navigational the Tagus proved controversial. in the Centro Cultural de central fountain is lit up Suggested route colourful 16th- and 17th-century houses contrast from his life carved
instruments, astrolabes Built as the headquarters of Belém, boasts around 1,000 on special occasions. with the typically imposing buildings in Belém. on the base.
and replicas of the Portuguese presidency The huge pavement compass in front of the Monument to the Discoveries works by more than 500 artists.
16th-century maps of the European Community, The Museu Colecção Berardo
showing the world as the Centro Cultural de Belém royal patrons and all those who the Republic of South Africa in provides a rich compendium
it was known then. The opened as a cultural and took part in the development 1960. The central map, dotted of a century of modern and
stone pillars, carved with conference centre in 1993. It of the Portuguese Age of with galleons and mermaids, contemporary art through
the Cross of the Knights stresses music, performing arts Discovery. The monument shows the routes of the a variety of media, from
of Christ, are replicas of and films. An exhibition centre is designed in the shape of discoverers in the 15th and 16th canvas to sculpture and
the types of padrão set houses the Museu Colecção a caravel, with Portugal’s coat centuries. Inside the monument, from photography to
up as monuments to Berardo (see opposite). of arms on the sides and the a lift whisks you up to the sixth video installations.
Portuguese sovereignty Both the café and restaurant sword of the Royal House of floor where steps then lead Among the highlights are
the building, whose peaceful
Henry the Navigator stands at
Façade of the Museu de Marinha on the lands discovered. spill out onto the ramparts of Avis rising above the entrance. to the top for a splendid Pablo Picasso’s Tête de Femme
(1909), a good example of the
panorama of the river and
A series of rooms
Spanish artist’s Cubist style;
displaying models of
gardens of olive trees and
Belém. The basement level is
the prow with a caravel in hand.
7 Museu de Marinha modern Portuguese ships geometric lawns look out In two sloping lines either side used for temporary exhibitions. several variants of Andy
leads on to the Royal Quarters, over the quay and the river. of the monument are stone The monument also functions Warhol’s famous Brillo Box
Praça do Império. Map 1 B4. Tel 213 where you can see the statues of Portuguese heroes as an educational centre where (1964–8); Jeff Koons’s Poodle
620 019. @ 727, 728, 729, 751. v 15.
Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun (Oct–Apr: exquisitely furnished wood- linked with the Age of children can learn about (1991) and Balthus’s Portrait
to 5pm). Closed 1 Jan, Easter, 1 May, panelled cabin of King Carlos Discovery. On the western face Portugal’s golden Age of de Femme en Robe Bleue (1935).
25 Dec. 8 (213 620 019). & (free and Queen Amélia from the these include Dom Manuel I Discovery and Lisbon’s Other artists on show include
first Sun of the month). 7 royal yacht Amélia, built in holding an armillary sphere, the chequered history. Piet Mondrian, Francis Bacon,
∑ museu.marinha.pt Scotland in 1900. poet Camões with a copy of Os The Padrão is not to Willem de Kooning, Richard
The modern, incongruous Lusíadas and the painter Nuno everyone’s taste but the setting Long and Henry Moore. There
The Maritime Museum was pavilion opposite houses Gonçalves with a paint pallet. is undeniably splendid and the is also much Portuguese art
inaugurated in 1962 in the original royal barges, the On the monument’s north caravel design is imaginative. on display, including Alberto
west wing of the Jerónimos most extravagant of which The modern complex of the Centro Cultural side, the huge mariner’s The monument looks Carneiro’s sculptures, etchings
monastery (see p68–9). It was is the royal brig built in 1780 de Belém compass cut into the paving particularly dramatic when by Paula Rego and dramatic
here, in the chapel built by for Maria I. The collection ends stone was a viewed from the west in the black-and-white photographs
Henry the Navigator (see p23), with a display of seaplanes, present from light of the late afternoon sun. by Fernando Lemos.
that mariners took Mass before including the Santa Clara which 9 Monument to Detailed Information
embarking on their voyages. made the first crossing of the the Discoveries Eastern Face of the
A hall devoted to the South Atlantic, from Lisbon to Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Avenida Monument to
Discoveries illustrates the Rio de Janeiro, in 1922. de Brasília. Map 1 C5. Tel 213 031
950. @ 727, 728, 729, 751. v 15. the Discoveries 3All the sights in Lisbon are
Vasco da Gama (c.1460–1524) £ Belém. Open May–Sep: 10am–
7pm daily; Oct–Apr: 10am–6pm
In 1498 Vasco da Gama sailed around Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, described individually. Addresses
the Cape of Good Hope and opened 25 Dec. & for lift. ∑ padraodos
the sea route to India (see pp22–3). descobrimentos.pt
Although the Hindu ruler of Calicut, who
received him wearing diamond and ruby Standing prominently on the and practical information are
rings, was not impressed by his humble Belém waterfront, this massive
angular monument, the Padrão
offerings of cloth and wash basins, da
Gama returned to Portugal with a cargo dos Descobrimentos, was built
of spices. In 1502 he sailed again to in 1960 to mark the 500th Afonso V (1432–81), provided. The key to the symbols
India, establishing Portuguese trade anniversary of the death of patron of the first explorers Pedro Álvares Cabral
routes in the Indian Ocean. João III Henry the Navigator (see p23). Henry the Navigator (1467–1520), discoverer
nominated him Viceroy of India in 1524, The 52-m- (170-ft-) high (1394–1460) of Brazil
but he died of a fever soon after in the 16th-century painting of monument, commissioned Fernão Magalhães used in the information block
town of Cochin. Vasco da Gama in Goa by the Salazar regime, Vasco da Gama (Magellan), who crossed Padrão erected by Diogo
commemorates the mariners, (1460–1524) the Pacific in 1520–21 Cão in the Congo in 1482
is shown on the back flap.
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