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Lisbon: Castle, Alfama, Belém
Lisboa, PT · 5 stops · 24 km (14.8 mi) · about 1 h driving · 12 spoken stories
Drive from the airport through Lisbon's medieval heart to the riverside monuments in about an hour. You'll start with São Jorge Castle's panoramic views, drop into the narrow lanes of Alfama with its fado history, stop for pastéis de nata at the original bakery, and finish at Belém Tower by the Tagus.
Photo: Mon Œil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) to Belém Tower, Lisbon
The stops
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São Jorge Castle
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.
“Here we are at São Jorge Castle, the hill that has been watching over Lisbon for a very long time.”
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Alfama
lunchThe Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias (parishes) of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".
“This is Alfama, the oldest neighborhood in Lisbon, spilling down the slope between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus.”
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Jerónimos Monastery
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
“The Jerónimos Monastery is the centerpiece of Belém, built for the Order of Saint Jerome beside the Tagus.”
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Pastéis de Belém
Pastel de nata is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau, Goa, Malacca and Timor-Leste, and other parts of Asia.
“Three minutes from the monastery, this is Pastéis de Belém, and the story runs straight back through that cloister.”
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Belém Tower
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. The tower symbolizes Portugal's maritime and colonial power in early modern Europe.
“And here is the last of the Belém monuments, the Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent.”
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