2/5 - Day trip to Belem

Belem Tower is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460 – 1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. For a short time in 1524 he was Governor of Portuguese India under the title of Viceroy.

The Maritime Museum of Lisbon is dedicated to all aspects of the History of navigation in Portugal. It occupies a part of the neo-Manueline Western wing of the Jerónimos Monastery as well as a modern annex built to the North of the monastery.

The exhibits include historical paintings, archaeological items and many scale models of ships used in Portugal since the 15th century. It is one of the most visited Portuguese museums.

The Monument to the Discoveries is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Exploration, of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations. The Monument to the Discoveries represents a romantic idealisation of the Portuguese past that was typical during the regime of Salazar.

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