Tagged With "Belem"

Prince Henry certainly knew how to overnight sailors in style. I have visited this museum and found it just terrific. It is worthwhile for seaman and landlubber alike. The original church on the site was built about 1450 by Prince Henry the Navigator, and became the place where sailors spent the night before leaving on the expeditions that built Portugal’s colonial empire.

Nice! While you were in Belem, did you try the Pasteis de Belem, the delicious little custard tarts?

Our first day in Lisbon was awesome. We got to see so much of the city, and watch the sunset from a castle.   On our second day in Lisbon we took the train to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Torre de Belém...

Sunlight and shade highlight the complex carving of this stonework at the Monastery of Jeronimos at Belem, in Lisbon. This late-Gothic style is called Manueline, after King Manuel I. It’s marked by ornate stonework, often including maritime...

Belém is a neighborhood of Lisbon along the Tagus River. Belém has many reasons to visit it, both old and new.   Belém is the area from which many exploratory ships left Lisbon. It sits near the mouth of Tagus River. For that...

DrFumblefinger comes across an interesting sculpture while visiting the fascinating National Coach Museum in Belem.