Praceta Diogo Cão

Praceta Diogo Cão is a park in Alcântara, Lisbon. Praceta Diogo Cão is situated nearby to the playground Parque Infantil da Rua de Diogo Cão, as well as near the marketplace Mini Mercado Lily Super.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Monastery of the Hieronymites

Protected area

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1½ km west of Praceta Diogo Cão.

Monument to the Discoveries

Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.

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 1½ km southwest of Praceta Diogo Cão.

Igreja e antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora

Church

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Igreja e antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Boa Hora is a church, which is situated 330 metres northwest of Praceta Diogo Cão.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajuda and Belém.

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.