{"id":20169,"date":"2025-09-07T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=20169"},"modified":"2025-09-21T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T12:19:40","slug":"belem-district","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/belem-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Belem District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful and highly popular historic neighbourhood in western Lisbon where the Tagus River flows to the sea. It\u2019s from here that Vasco da Gama sailed to India in 1497 discovering a new sea route to the East, and where Christopher Columbus stopped in 1493 on his way back from the New World. Enjoy the city\u2019s 16th century houses, the restaurants and outdoor cafes on Rua Vieira Portuense, and the nearby \u00a0Botanic Gardens near Jeronimos Monastery.<br \/>\nThe Belem District is home to some of Lisbon\u2019s iconic attractions including <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/jeronimos-monastery\/\"><strong>Jeronimos Monastery<\/strong><\/a> et le <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/belem-tower\/\"><strong>Belem Tower<\/strong> <\/a>on the Tagus Riverfront, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/lisbon-cathedral\/\"><strong>Lisbon Cathedral<\/strong><\/a>, the impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-ponte-25-de-abril-bridge\/\"><strong>25 April Bridge<\/strong><\/a>, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/discoveries-monument\/\">Discoveries Monument<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Up hill in the Ajuda Neighbourhood visit the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/national-palace-of-ajuda\/\"><strong>Royal Palace of Ajuda<\/strong><\/a> and its Botanical Gardens. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The district is home to many museums including the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/coaches-museum\/\"><strong>Coaches Museum<\/strong><\/a> filled with royal fairytale vehicles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-museum-of-contemporary-art-mac-ccba\/\"><strong>MAC\/CCBA Modern and Contemporary Art Museum<\/strong><\/a>, the MAAT Museum with its iconic building and changing exhibitions, and the National Archaeology Museum in the former dormitory of the Jeronimos Monastery. Near the Monastery enjoy<a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/lisbons-tropical-garden\/\"><strong> Lisbon\u2019s Tropical Garden <\/strong><\/a>for a beautiful and peaceful retreat from the bustling city.<br \/>\nWhile in Belem be sure to enjoy the Pastel de Bel\u00e9m or Pastel de Nata, the famous sweet custard tart that the locals like to eat along with their coffee.<br \/>\nTo reach Belem District, use Tram #15 from the central Pra\u00e7a do Comrcio,<br \/>\nTram # 28 with its sightseen route of Lisbon\u2019s attractions including Belem, or take the the hop-on\/off riverboat from Cais do Sodre pier for a 45 minutes sail to Belem.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful and highly popular historic neighbourhood in western Lisbon where the Tagus River flows to the sea. 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Enjoy the city\u2019s 16th century houses, the restaurants and outdoor cafes on Rua Vieira Portuense, and the nearby \u00a0Botanic Gardens near Jeronimos Monastery.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","attraction-type":[28],"class_list":["post-20169","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","hentry","attraction-type-neighborhood"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Belem District - Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/belem-district\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belem District - Travel with Joy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A beautiful and highly popular historic neighbourhood in western Lisbon where the Tagus River flows to the sea. 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