Wonders and Luxury of Belem District

What to expect

Luxury of Royal Chambers
You will visit the Ajuda Palace - the embodiment of wealth and royal grandeur. There is no other impressive collection of elegant furniture, tableware, tapestries, and other interior details anywhere else in Portugal. I will tell you about the palace's owner, the country's last queen, who was a lover of lavish luxury. You will admire the incredibly beautiful ceiling frescoes, living rooms, bedrooms, and diplomatic halls, and learn the stories that the Ajuda chambers remember. And then treat yourself by visiting a secret pastry shop: there you will taste the famous Belem pastries. And if you wish, indulge in a cup of aromatic coffee or taste several types of port wine.

Two Wonders of Portugal
Next, you will see masterpieces of the Manueline style. The 'Maritime Style' is considered either a modification of late Gothic or a Portuguese version of the Renaissance, but one thing remains constant: it is very, very beautiful. You will see two of the 'seven wonders' of Portugal. The first will be the Jeronimos Monastery, from where the Portuguese squadrons set sail to the New World. Here lies buried King Manuel and the key figure of the Age of Great Discoveries Vasco da Gama. At the Monument to the Discoveries, you will understand the territories Portugal possessed and how the Portuguese colonial empire looked. And at the foot of the Belem Tower - another national wonder - you will be amazed at how elegant and miniature a fort can be, which for many years defended the bank of the Tagus River.