Fonte das Quarenta Bicas

Fonte das Quarenta Bicas is a fountain in Ajuda, Lisbon. Fonte das Quarenta Bicas is situated nearby to the garden Plantas da Europa Central e Atlântica, as well as near Plantas da Ásia.

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 Fonte das Quarenta Bicas.

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 370 metres south of Fonte das Quarenta Bicas.

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 south of Fonte das Quarenta Bicas.

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.