Belém

Belém is a tram stop in Belém, Lisbon. Belém is situated nearby to the church Ermida de Nossa Senhora das Dores, as well as near the park Afonso de Albuquerque Square Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Monument to the Discoveries.

Monastery of the Hieronymites

Protected area

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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. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 670 metres west of Belém.

Monument to the Discoveries

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The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 730 metres southwest of Belém.

Electricity Museum

Museum

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The Electricity Museum is a science and industrial heritage museum in Lisbon, Portugal. The Electricity Museum unfolds along the perimeter of the old thermoelectric plant – the Tejo Power Station, which illuminated the city of Lisbon for more than four decades. Electricity Museum is situated 350 metres southeast of Belém.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belém and Ajuda.

Belém

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Belém is a district in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ajuda

Village

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Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.