Vela Latina

Vela Latina is a shopping center in Belém, Lisbon. Vela Latina is situated nearby to the police station GNR - Destacamento de Controlo Costeiro de Lisboa, as well as near the bridge Ponte do Bom Sucesso.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belém Tower and Monastery of the Hieronymites.

Belém Tower

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 260 metres southwest of Vela Latina.

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 800 metres northeast of Vela Latina.

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 680 metres east of Vela Latina.