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Belem Highlights (including the the famous pastries!)

Name: Belem Highlights (including the the famous pastries!)
Start: 2025-06-26T14:00:00Z
Location: Lisbon

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

Lisbon

Duration

4 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 4 guests

Language

English, Portuguese

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Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Lisbon's past in Belém, where exploration thrived. Explore national monuments and indulge in the unique Pasteis de Belem custard tarts on an unforgettable journey.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

The Portuguese began their exploration of the world from here at Belém therefore it’s a perfect place to begin your exploration of Lisbon. There are many things to do in Belém apart from eating the famous "Pasteis de Belem" custard tarts (which you will do). It’s one of the most important neighbourhoods of Lisbon and is full of national monuments, museums, public parks, and grand buildings. You’ll finish this tour with an excellent understanding of the history of Lisbon and Portugal, and a better understanding of the World it self.

What You Get

Private Guide

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Good To Know

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

What You’ll Experience

Torre de Belem

Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

Monument to the Discoveries

Created by Cottinelli Telmo (1897–1948) and the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898–1975), Padrão dos Descobrimentos was first erected in 1940, in a temporary form, as part of the Portuguese World Exhibition, built with perishable materials. It had a light iron and cement frame, while the moulded sculpture had a light iron and cement frame, while the moulded sculpture was made of gypsum (formed of plaster and burlap, and reinforced by a wooden and iron structure). The monument was reconstructed in 1960 to mark 500 years since the death of the Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator). This time it was made of concrete and rose-tinted Leiria stone masonry, with the sculptures made of Sintra limestone masonry.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos

The Jerónimos Monastery, also called Hieronymites Monastery, is along with the Tower of Belém, one of the most visited sites in Lisbon. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983. This landmark is called Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Portuguese

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Palacio Nacional da Ajuda

In the first half of the 18th century, King John V planned to build a summer residence in the Ajuda hill. The building of this Royal Palace in this place, however, would take place only after the Earthquake of 1755 which destroyed the royal residence, Paço da Ribeira (Ribeira Palace), at the Terreiro do Paço (Palace Public Square). On King José I 's initiative, the Royal Palace of Ajuda was built on the grounds acquired by his father firstly as a wooden building - commonly known as the Real Barraca (the Royal Hut) which burned to the ground in 1794 - and then as the Palace as it is nowadays.

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Pastéis de Belém

In the early 19th century, in Belém, right next to the Jerónimos Monastery, there was a sugar cane refinery connected to a small shop. Because of the 1820 Liberal Revolution, all Portuguese convents and monasteries were closed down years later and, consequently, all workers and clergy were expelled from them. In an attempt to survive, someone from the Monastery placed sweet pastries for sale at the small shop, which quickly became known as "Pastéis de Belém" (Belém Pastries) given the location where they were sold and the recipe remains exactly the same to this day.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Cais do Sodre, São Paulo Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal, PT

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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from $292.50

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Western European Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: June 26, 2025

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Western European Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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Belem Highlights (including the the famous pastries!)

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Torre de Belem

Monument to the Discoveries

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos

Palacio Nacional da Ajuda

Pastéis de Belém

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more