Free Tour around Belém - The Birthplace of the Portuguese Discoveries and its Famous Navigators
Hi Lisbon Walking Tours is a local company founded to provide tours with small groups for a better experience of the city and take you out of the beaten track to show the authentic Lisbon. Our team of local guides, are very knowledgeable, well informed, entertaining and free to give their touch according to the expectation of each group. We are passionate about Lisbon and would like to share this love with you providing the best walking tours around the city and showing why Lisbon has become such a popular destination recently, with its charming streets, lovely architecture, colorful houses and fantastic weather.
Pickup
Look out for the guide with an orange umbrella at Praça Afonso de Albuquerque, next to the statue in the middle.
Description
Join us on a fantastic tour around Belém, the Birthplace of the Discoveries! Portugal was the first global empire in the world, and everything started in this lovely district called Belém.
Vessels left its harbors to navigate through the unknown, to cross the dangerous of the oceans and discover new land, building churches, forts and cities on two third of the world and making Portugal one of the richest empires in the world.
Belém is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the city, with its many historical buildings and famous Unesco heritage sites, like the Jeronimos Monastery and the Tower of Belém.
Our team of local guides, are very knowledgeable, well informed, entertaining and free to give their touch according to the group to guarantee the best tour!
Some of the incredible places we'll see on this tour: Afonso de Albuquerque Square, Presidential's Palace, the gardens of Belém, the Thai Temple, the Coaches Museum, the 25 of April Bridge, Pastel de Belém Shop, Jerónimos Monastery, the Imperial Square, the Monument to the Discoveries, The Compass Rose ,the Cultural Centre of Belém, the Tower of Belém and many more...