Belém Tower The Belém Tower is beautiful! Isn’t it? Yes, we think so too. But be aware that this is not her real name. Initially named Torre de São Vicente a par de Belém, it officially maintains the name Torre de São Vicente de Belém, in honor to the patron saint of the city of […]
Vasco da Gama Park We have to tell you that the research for this post was not easy. We turned on the “bookworm” mode and found some references here and there. Nonetheless, we had some trouble confirming and deepen what we were discovering. Our scientific vein meant some frustration in this research process. There were
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Belém National Palace The first house built in this place is from 1559. D. Manuel, a Portuguese nobleman, bought the land from the Jerome’s friars and built here the Quinta do Outeiro das Vinhas. The farm remained in the family until 1726, when it was purchased by King João V. With Brazil’s gold flowing abudantly
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Jerónimos Monastery At the end of the 15th century, Belém was around an hour and half from Lisbon. In the old times, there were no cars or tarred roads. People moved on foot, in carts and on Roman roads. Belém had only a small fishing village. Perhaps due to its geographical location, as it is
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