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Belém & Jerónimos Monastery Tour

Name: Belém & Jerónimos Monastery Tour
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.9

4.9 ·

Trace Portugal's age of exploration on a guided walk through Belém and Jerónimos Monastery. You will tour the cloister and church, pause at the Discoveries monument and finish with an original Pastel de Belém.

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Full description

This guided tour ties Belém's riverside district to Portugal's age of exploration. The walk includes a guided stop at the Monument to the Discoveries, then moves inside Jerónimos Monastery for the cloister and the church, where Vasco da Gama's tomb is visited.

A tasting of an original Pastel de Belém is part of the route. Reviewers single out the guides' detailed historical explanations and their attention to practical needs such as bathroom breaks.

Tower admission and boat tours are not included, so the focus stays on the monastery and the district's maritime story.

A tasting of an original Pastel de Belém is part of the route. Reviewers single out the guides' detailed historical explanations and their attention to practical needs such as bathroom breaks.

Tower admission and boat tours are not included, so the focus stays on the monastery and the district's maritime story.

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Address

Praça do Império 3, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal · Lisboa

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Hours

Departures daily except Mondays at 9:30 and 14:00, ~3 hours.

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Booking

Booking required

Duration

Best time

morning or afternoon

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Departures run daily except Mondays at 9:30 and 14:00, so book the morning slot for cooler walking
tower admission and boat trips cost extra if you want them
wear comfortable shoes for roughly three hours on foot.

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Reviews

Detailed historical explanations made the monastery's architecture more meaningful to this traveler, who praised the guide's knowledge and engagement.

GetYourGuide traveler

1/5

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