Chafariz do Largo da Paz

Chafariz do Largo da Paz is a fountain in Belém, Lisbon which is located on Largo da Paz. Chafariz do Largo da Paz is situated nearby to the post office CTT, as well as near the village Ajuda.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Igreja da Memória.

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 1 km southwest of Chafariz do Largo da Paz.

Igreja da Memória

Church

Photo: Jose Manuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Memory Church is a church in Ajuda, Portugal. It holds the Mausoleum of the Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. It is classified as a National Monument. Igreja da Memória is situated 200 metres southwest of Chafariz do Largo da Paz.

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 1¼ km south of Chafariz do Largo da Paz.

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.